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Sir Robert's could hardly be said to be a very happy household, notwithstanding there seemed to be every element and requisite to be found there for peaceful domestic happiness; and perhaps it would have puzzled a casual observer to have ascertained wherein laid the root of that evil, which, like a poisonous upas, seemed to spread its branches through the household. There was a cloud apparently shadowing each face there; there was constantly some trouble of a domestic character. SIR ROBERTS COULD HARDLY HE SAID TO BE A VERY HAPPY HOUSEHOLD NOTWITHSTANDING THERE SEEMED TO BE EVERY ELEMENT AND REQUISITE TO BE FOUND THERE FOR PEACEFUL DOMESTIC HAPPINESS AND PERHAPS IT WOULD HAVE PUZZLED A CASUAL OBSERVER TO HAVE ASCERTAINED WHEREIN LAID THE ROOT OF THAT EVIL WHICH LIKE A POISONOUS UPAS SEEMED TO SPREAD ITS BRANCHES THROUGH THE HOUSEHOLD THERE WAS A CLOUD APPARENTLY SHADOWING EACH FACE THERE THERE WAS CONSTANTLY SOME TROUBLE OF A DOMESTIC CHARACTER
 fertile country and highly-cultivated lands in the neighborhood of Manchester, England. Sir Robert Bramble's estate was some eight miles from the large manufacturing town just named, and embraced within its grounds some of the most delightfully situated spots within a day's ride in any direction. Parks, gardens, ponds, groves, stables and fine animals; in short, every accompaniment to a fine English estate. Sir Robert was a man of not much force of character, had inherited his estates, and had partly exhausted his income so far as to render a degree of economy imperatively necessary, a fact which was not calculated to render any more amiable a naturally irritable disposition. The family at Bramble Park, as the estate was called, consisted of Sir Robert and his lady, a weak-minded, but once beautiful woman, and two sons, Robert and Charles, the eldest at this period some twelve years of age, the youngest about nine; the usual number of servants, in doors and out; made up the household. UR STORY IS OPENED TO THE FERTILE COUNTRY IN HIGHLY CULTIVATED LANDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF MANCHESTER ENGLAND SIR ROBERT BRAMBLE'S ESTATE WAS SOME EIGHT MILES FROM THE LARGE MANUFACTURING TOWN JUST NAMED AND EMBRACED WITHIN ITS GROUND SOME OF THE MOST DELIGHTFULLY SITUATED SPOTS WITHIN A DAY'S RIDE IN ANY DIRECTION PARKS GARDENS PONDS GROVES STABLES AND FINE ANIMALS IN SHORT EVERY ACCOMPANIMENT TO A FINE ENGLISH ESTATE SIR ROBERT WAS A MAN OF NOT MUCH FORCE OF CHARACTER HAD INHERITED HIS ESTATES AND HAD PARTLY EXHAUSTED HIS INCOME SO FAR AS TO RENDER A DEGREE OF ECONOMY IMPERATIVELY NECESSARY A FACT WHICH WAS NOT CALCULATED TO RENDER ANY MORE AMIABLE A NATURALLY IRRITABLE DISPOSITION THE FAMILY AT BRAMBLE PARK AS THE ESTATE WAS CALLED CONSISTED OF SIR ROBERT AND HIS LADY A WEAK MINDED BUT ONCE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND TWO SONS ROBERT AND CHARLES THE ELDEST AT THIS PERIOD SOME TWELVE YEARS OF AGE THE YOUNGEST ABOUT NINE AND THE USUAL NUMBER OF SERVANTS INDOORS AND OUT MADE UP THE HOUSEHOLD
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