Excerpt from The Young Bride, Vol. 1 of 3: A NovelThis Sir Aldrich was one of England's oldest baronets - a noble specimen of what such ought to be: erect, well-proportioned, hand some a'nd commanding. He was the owner of a very magnificent property, whose estates extended through many different counties and various districts of the British Isles. He was master of a magnificent dwelling, and possessor of a pedigree of wondrous length and marvel lous antiquity. Profifers of advancement in rank and peerage promotions had Ofttimes been tendered to his acceptance and that of his ancestors, but, true to the sentiments of their forefathers, no favour or political temptations had power to induce the baronets of ancient name to become the nobles of new and un known cognomen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.