{"id":1005,"date":"2018-08-12T21:02:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T01:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=1005"},"modified":"2022-07-12T16:52:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:52:43","slug":"the-churchyard-betrothal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=1005","title":{"rendered":"The Churchyard Betrothal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChurchyardBetrothal300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1007\" src=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChurchyardBetrothal300-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Churchyard Betrothal\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Churchyard Betrothal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dying wish of Lord Herbert Montague to Ralph Rutherford is a plan for uniting their vast estates through the arranged marriage of their young heirs.<\/p>\n<p>Written by &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=200\">Mrs. Georgie Sheldon<\/a>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=200\">Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs<\/a> 1843\u20131926), and copyright 1879, 1891, 1892 by Street and Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow. 39 chapters; 312 pages; 107,500 words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07GDKNQHK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Churchyard Betrothal for Kindle at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/2940161558461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Churchyard Betrothal epub for Nook at Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/search\/?Query=1230002476087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Churchyard Betrothal epub at Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CONTENTS:<br \/>\nChapter I. &#8211; The Promise<br \/>\nChapter II. &#8211; \u201cOh, God! Not That!\u201d<br \/>\nChapter III. &#8211; Grasping at a Straw<br \/>\nChapter IV. &#8211; \u201cI Will be Ready\u201d<br \/>\nChapter V. &#8211; \u201cYou Have Decided?\u201d<br \/>\nChapter VI. &#8211; \u201cWho Giveth This Woman Away?\u201d<br \/>\nChapter VII. &#8211; The Flight<br \/>\nChapter VIII. &#8211; \u201cI Forced Her To It\u201d<br \/>\nChapter IX. &#8211; \u201cHe Shall Succumb! I Swear It!\u201d<br \/>\nChapter X. &#8211; Miss Gilbert\u2019s History<br \/>\nChapter XI. &#8211; The Compact<br \/>\nChapter XII. &#8211; \u201cYou Must be a Daughter to Me\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XIII. &#8211; \u201cShe is Not Your Wife\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XIV. &#8211; \u201cOh, I Cannot Bear It!\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XV. &#8211; \u201cShe is a Gentlewoman!\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XVI. &#8211; Alice Finds a Friend<br \/>\nChapter XVII. &#8211; Adopted<br \/>\nChapter XVIII. &#8211; Love at First Sight<br \/>\nChapter XIX. &#8211; The Past Recalled<br \/>\nChapter XX. &#8211; In the Studio<br \/>\nChapter XXI. &#8211; Reginald\u2019s Discovery<br \/>\nChapter XXII. &#8211; An Avowal of Love<br \/>\nChapter XXIII. &#8211; What Should She Do?<br \/>\nChapter XXIV. &#8211; An Unexpected Meeting<br \/>\nChapter XXV. &#8211; \u201cAm I Right or Wrong?\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XXVI. &#8211; The Work of an Evil Heart<br \/>\nChapter XXVII. &#8211; The Important Document<br \/>\nChapter XXVIII. &#8211; Worst Fears Confirmed<br \/>\nChapter XXIX. &#8211; Was it Over?<br \/>\nChapter XXX. &#8211; \u201cBecause I Hate You!\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XXXI. &#8211; Another Disappointment<br \/>\nChapter XXXII. &#8211; \u201cWould you Dare do it?\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XXXIII. &#8211; A Diabolical Scheme<br \/>\nChapter XXXIV. &#8211; Reunited<br \/>\nChapter XXXV. &#8211; Explanations<br \/>\nChapter XXXVI. &#8211; The Masquerade<br \/>\nChapter XXXVII. &#8211; The Betrothal Ring<br \/>\nChapter XXXVIII. &#8211; \u201cMine At Last, My Darling!\u201d<br \/>\nChapter XXXIX. &#8211; Coals of Fire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dying wish of Lord Herbert Montague to Ralph Rutherford is a plan for uniting their vast estates through the arranged marriage of their young heirs. Written by &#8220;Mrs. Georgie Sheldon&#8221; (Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs 1843\u20131926), and copyright 1879, 1891, 1892 by Street and Smith. 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