A Noble Life

The Project Gutenberg eBook, A Noble Life, by Dinah Maria Mulock CraikThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Noble LifeAuthor: Dinah Maria Mulock CraikRelease Date: December 17, 2004 [eBook #14373]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A NOBLE LIFE***E-text prepared by Robin Eugene EscovadoA NOBLE LIFEbyDINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIKAuthor of John Halifax, Gentleman, Christian's Mistake, &c., &c., &c.New YorkHarper & Brothers, PublishersFranklin SquareDedicated, with the affection of eighteen years,To Uncle GeorgeChapter 1Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the lastEarl of Cairnforth.You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct. Ithad been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely. But I think amongwhat we call "heroic" lives—lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love—there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.Now that it is all over and done—now that the soul so mysteriously given has ...