The Dove in the Eagle's Nest
By Charlotte Mary Yonge (1866)
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge (1866). Unabridged Charlotte Mason living book edition for Form II Literature & Classic Fiction.
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Chapter 1
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 2
In such pursuits if wisdom lies, Who, Laura, can thy taste despise? —GAY
The drawing-room of Hollywell House was one of the favoured apartments, where a peculiar air of home seems to reside, whether seen in the middle of summer, all its large windows open to the garden, or, as when our story commences, its bright fire and stands of fragrant green-house plants contrasted with the wintry fog and leafless trees of November. There were two persons in the room—a young lady, who sat drawing at the round table, and a youth, lying on a couch near the fire, surrounded with books and newspapers, and a pair of crutches near him. Both looked up with a smile of welcome at the entrance of a tall, fine-looking young man, whom each greeted with ‘Good morning, Philip.’
‘Good morning, Laura. Good morning, Charles; I am glad you are downstairs again! How are you to-day?’
‘No way remarkable, thank you,’ was the answer, somewhat wearily given by Charles.
‘You walked?’ said Laura.
‘Yes. Where’s my uncle? I called at the post-office, and brought a letter for him. It has the Moorworth post-mark,’ he added, producing it.
‘Where’s that?’ said Charles.
‘The post-town to Redclyffe; Sir Guy Morville’s place.’
‘That old Sir Guy! What can he have to do with my father?’
‘Did you not know,’ said Philip, ‘that my uncle is to be guardian to the boy—his grandson?’
‘Eh? No, I did not.’
‘Yes,’ said Philip; ‘when old Sir Guy made it an especial point that my father should take the guardianship, he only consented on condition that my uncle should be joined with him; so now my uncle is alone in the trust, and I cannot help thinking something must have happened at Redclyffe. It is certainly not Sir Guy’s writing.’
‘It must wait, unless your curiosity will carry you out in search of papa,’ said Charles; ‘he is somewhere about, zealously supplying the place of Jenkins.’
‘Really, Philip,’ said Laura, ‘there is no telling how much good you have done him by convincing him of Jenkins’ dishonesty. To say nothing of the benefit of being no longer cheated, the pleasure of having to overlook the farming is untold.’
Philip smiled, and came to the table where she was drawing. ‘Do you know this place?’ said she, looking up in his face.
‘Stylehurst itself! What is it taken from?’
‘From this pencil sketch of your sister’s, which I found in mamma’s scrap book.’
‘You are making it very like, only the spire is too slender, and that tree—can’t you alter the foliage?—it is an ash.’
‘Is it? I took it for an elm.’
‘And surely those trees in the foreground should be greener, to throw back the middle distance. That is the peak of South Moor exactly, if it looked further off.’
She began the alterations, while Philip stood watching her progress, a shade of melancholy gathering on his face. Suddenly, a voice called ‘Laura! Are you there? Open the door, and you will see.’
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Table of Contents
44 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Chapter 1
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 2
Chapter 2
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 3
Chapter 3
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 4
Chapter 4
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 5
Chapter 5
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 6
Chapter 6
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 7
Chapter 7
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 8
Chapter 8
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 9
Chapter 9
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 10
Chapter 10
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 11
Chapter 11
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 12
Chapter 12
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 13
Chapter 13
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 14
Chapter 14
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 15
Chapter 15
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 16
Chapter 16
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 17
Chapter 17
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 18
Chapter 18
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 19
Chapter 19
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 20
Chapter 20
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 21
Chapter 21
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 22
Chapter 22
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 23
Chapter 23
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 24
Chapter 24
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 25
Chapter 25
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 26
Chapter 26
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 27
Chapter 27
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 28
Chapter 28
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 29
Chapter 29
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 30
Chapter 30
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 31
Chapter 31
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 32
Chapter 32
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 33
Chapter 33
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 34
Chapter 34
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 35
Chapter 35
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 36
Chapter 36
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 37
Chapter 37
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 38
Chapter 38
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 39
Chapter 39
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 40
Chapter 40
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 41
Chapter 41
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 42
Chapter 42
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 43
Chapter 43
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 44
Chapter 44
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge — Chapter 45
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