Great house

Uppercross was a moderate-sized village, which a few years back had been completely in the old English style, containing only two houses superior in appearance to those of the yeoman and laborers, the mansion of the squire, with its high walls, great gates, and old trees, substantial and unmodernized, and a compact, tight parsonage, enclosed in its own neat garden, with a vine and a pear tree trained round its casements.

But upon the marriage of the young squire, it had received the improvement of a farmhouse elevated into a cottage for his residence, and Uppercross Cottage, with its veranda, French windows, and other prettiness, was quite as likely to catch the traveler's eye as the more consistent and considerable aspect and premises of the great house, about a quarter of a mile farther on.

Here Anne had often been staying.

She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch.

"Well, you will soon be better now," replied Anne cheerfully.

"You know I always cure you when I come.

How are your neighbors at the great house?"

"I can give you no account of them.

Uppercross was a moderate-sized village, which a few years back had been completely in the old English style, containing only two houses superior in appearance to those of the yeomen and laborers, the mansion of the squire, with its high walls, great gates, and old trees, substantial and unmodernized, and a compact, tight parsonage, enclosed in its own neat garden, with a vine and a pear tree trained round its casements.

But upon the marriage of the young squire, it had received the improvement of a farmhouse elevated into a cottage for his residence, and Uppercross Cottage, with its veranda, French windows, and other prettiness, was quite as likely to catch the traveler's eye as the more consistent and considerable aspect and premises of the Great House, about a quarter of a mile farther on.

Here Anne had often been staying.

She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch.

"Well, you will soon be better now," replied Anne cheerfully.

"You know I always cure you when I come.

How are your neighbors at the Great House?"

"I can give you no account of them.

Book one, chapter two.

Wu Ling the trader, Chinese representative of the great house of Johnson and Company, at home and amongst his merchandise, was strangely installed.

He sat in the remote corner of a huge warehouse packed from floor to ceiling with an amazingly heterogeneous collection of all manner of articles.

There were bales of cotton and calico goods from Manchester, woolens from Bradford, cases of firearms from Birmingham, and six great crates of American bicycles in the foreground.

I agree with you, Bertram, that it is an excellent bin.

I always enjoy this wine, and I have been happier than usual in drinking it this evening on account of our pleasure in welcoming Gregory home again.

Tell me about our new tenants at the great house, Gregory inquired presently, addressing Burrows.

Very desirable, very desirable indeed, the latter replied, delighted at the chance of entering into the conversation.

Book one, chapter two.

Wu Ling, the trader, Chinese representative of the great house of Johnson and Company, at home and amongst his merchandise, was strangely installed.

He sat in the remote corner of a huge warehouse packed from floor to ceiling with an amazingly heterogeneous collection of all manner of articles.

There were bales of cotton and calico goods from Manchester, woolens from Bradford, cases of firearms from Birmingham, and six great crates of American bicycles in the foreground.

I agree with you, Bertram, that it is an excellent bin.

I always enjoy this wine, and I have been happier than usual in drinking it this evening on account of our pleasure in welcoming Gregory home again.

Tell me about our new tenants at the great house, Gregory inquired presently, addressing Burrows.

Very desirable, very desirable indeed, the latter replied, delighted at the chance of entering into the conversation.

The mansion of the squire, with its high walls, great gates, and old trees, substantial and unmodernised, and the compact, tight parsonage enclosed in its own neat garden, with a vine and a pear tree trained round its casements.

But upon the marriage of the young squire, it had received the improvement of a farmhouse elevated into a cottage, for his residence and Uppercross Cottage, with its veranda, French windows, and other prettiness, was quite as likely to catch the traveller's eye as the more consistent and considerable aspect and premises of the great house, about a quarter of a mile farther on.

Here Anne had often been staying.

She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch.

Well, you will soon be better now, replied Anne cheerfully.

You know I always cure you when I come.

How are your neighbors at the great house? I can give you no account of them.

I have not seen one of them today except Mr. Musgrove, who just stopped and spoke through the window, but without getting off his horse.

The mansion of the squire, with its high walls, great gates, and old trees, substantial and unmodernised, and the compact, tight parsonage, enclosed in its own neat garden, with a vine and a pear tree trained round its casements.

But upon the marriage of the young squire, it had received the improvement of a farmhouse elevated into a cottage, for his residence, and Uppercross Cottage, with its veranda, French windows, and other prettiness, was quite as likely to catch the traveller's eye as the more consistent and considerable aspect and premises of the great house, about a quarter of a mile farther on.

Here Anne had often been staying.

She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellence.

Well, you will soon be better now, replied Anne cheerfully.

You know I always cure you when I come.

How are your neighbours at the great house? I can give you no account of them.

I have not seen one of them today, except Mr Musgrove, who just stopped and spoke through the window, but without getting off his horse.

The men, however, would not be robbed of the glee of running that last rapid, and with just enough weight for ballast in their canoes and boats they would make the furious descent.

At the head of the tramway on the Grand Rapids portage stands the Great House, facing old warehouses through which have passed millions of dollars' worth of furs.

The Great House is gambrel-roofed and is built of heavily timbered logs, whitewashed.

Round it is a picket fence.

Below are wine cellars.

But upon the marriage of the young squire, it had received the improvement of a farmhouse elevated into a cottage for his residence.

And Uppercross Cottage, with its veranda, French windows, and other prettiness, was quite as likely to catch the traveler's eye as the more consistent and considerable aspect and premises of the great house, about a quarter of a mile farther on.

Here Anne had often been staying.

She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch.

Replied Anne cheerfully.

"You know I always cure you when I come.

How are your neighbors at the Great House?"

"I can give you no account of them.