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Excerpt from Elvira, the Nabob's Wife, Vol. 1 of 2 The late rector of Eagleton was descended from an old and highly respectable family in the north of England. His friends had long considered him a confirmed bachelor, when he became acquainted with an amiable woman, in every respect suited to be the companion of his future life, to whom he was soon afterwards united. Fifteen years of tranquil happiness had elapsed, when, after a short illness, the death of Mrs. Mordaunt left her sorrowing husband with an only child, a promising youth, who had nearly completed his fifteenth year. From that period he resolved to devote himself, when not occupied by parochial duties, to the education of his son, looking to him for that domestic happiness and society which he had previously been accustomed to enjoy in the company of his deceased wife. In consequence of this determination, Henry Mordaunt was removed from Winchester College, where, as a commoner, he had been during four years making all the progress his father could when in every branch of classical learning. The rector, being himself a person of talent and erudition, took every possible pains to prepare his son for the University, who, on his part, inheriting his father's abilities, and being anxious to distinguish himself, repaid his care by making the most rapid improvement; consequently, when he went to college, few young men of his own age could compete with him in classic lore, or, what is equally useful in the world, though perhaps not so highly estimated at the University, general knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.