Excerpt from The Garden at Monkholme, Vol. 3 of 3: A Novel IN the early spring Violet went to Scotland. Mr. Donaldson lived in a lonely and beau tiful spot among the mountains. Violet had never been there before, nor had she ever seen Miss Donaldson till She was met by her in her 'own house. That lady was a stiff and angular old maid, with rather harsh manners and a very kind heart. She spoke with a strong accent, and did not speak very much; She had led a quiet and narrow life, had had little experience Of human nature, and no experience at/ all of fashionable society. Violet's lot seemed cast for the present among people Whose ways were not vol. III. 37. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.