Missus Van Der Lyden, Ah, if Only You.

The van der luydens were morbidly sensitive to any criticism of their secluded existence. They lived as much as possible in the sylvan solitude of scyder cliff, and when they came to town, declined all invitations on the plea of missus van Der luyden's health. Newland archer came to his mother's rescue. He turned towards the young man, have you read this morning's times newland? Why? Yes, sir, said archer, who usually tossed off half a dozen papers with his morning coffee. It occurs to me, my dear, that the countess olenska is already a sort of relation through medora manson