Etext prepared by Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com and John Bickers, jbickers@ihug.co.nz STORIES BY ENGLISH AUTHORS ITALY CONTENTS A FAITHFUL RETAINER James Payn BIANCA W. E. Norris GONERIL A. Mary F. Robinson THE BRIGAND’S BRIDE Laurence Oliphant MRS. GENERAL TALBOYS Anthony Trollope A FAITHFUL RETAINER BY JAMES PAYN When I lived in the country,–which was a long time
Bred in the Bone by James Payn
Produced by Curtis Weyant, Graeme Mackreth and PG Distributed Proofreaders BRED IN THE BONE; OR, LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON A Novel. BY THE AUTHOR OF “A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK,” “GWENDOLINE’S HARVEST,” “CARLYON’S YEAR,” “ONE OF THE FAMILY,” “WON–NOT WOOED,” &c. _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_. NEW YORK: 1872. CHAPTER I. CAREW OF CROMPTON. Had you lived in Breakneckshire