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Northumbrian Skald
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From High Hill located in the middle of Sir Daniel's estate Hull Manor you can see the cathedral spire in Wakefield ten miles away to the north, the village of Hull-on-Calder within the estates boundaries and take in the expanses of barley fields and sheep pasture that the estate derives much of it's income from. It is the best vantage point to view all of the estate and surrounding country with it's ancient oak providing shade in the summer and it's massive trunk shielding the viewer from the cold winds that blow down from the Southern Pennine Moors during the winter. Lucy had always loved this view, which is why Sir Daniel Hull had her buried here when his wife of a meer six years passed away from cholera. When ever he can and even at times when time is most pressing Daniel comes here. The church may frown on such things but he will swear that he can still hear her soft laughter amongst the branches of the oak, even in winter.
The manor to the south is hidden by the rise of the hill. The southern slope has a gradual slope and is planted with apples, pears, plums, walnut and cherries before levelling off and turning to the great house's gardens which Lucy loved so much. Arising he kisses his finger tips and transfers his undying love to her headstone made of local millstone grit quarried from the Pennines which dominate the western view.. She had loved to walk the moors. Once they had even ventured to hiked as far as Ilkey Moor, even though he had missed out on a business deal that would have netted two thousand pounds. Money had not mattered when ever he was with her. And with her gone nothing really mattered anymore.
He would give it all away for just one more day with her. His fifteen thousand pounds a year from shrewdly made speculations and investments in the railroads, his ten thousand pounds yearly from the estate and the two thousand a year from his father's legacy gained from the family's generational interest in wool and cloth. What is a law degree, a townhome in London and an estate worthy of a peer in comparison to the loss of his beloved? Nothing! Just words on a paper and entries in a balance book.
Daniel turns and walks away, turning to have a last look at her burial place before he descends over the hill's rise and begins the half mile walk back to the house.
From High Hill located in the middle of Sir Daniel's estate Hull Manor you can see the cathedral spire in Wakefield ten miles away to the north, the village of Hull-on-Calder within the estates boundaries and take in the expanses of barley fields and sheep pasture that the estate derives much of it's income from. It is the best vantage point to view all of the estate and surrounding country with it's ancient oak providing shade in the summer and it's massive trunk shielding the viewer from the cold winds that blow down from the Southern Pennine Moors during the winter. Lucy had always loved this view, which is why Sir Daniel Hull had her buried here when his wife of a meer six years passed away from cholera. When ever he can and even at times when time is most pressing Daniel comes here. The church may frown on such things but he will swear that he can still hear her soft laughter amongst the branches of the oak, even in winter.
The manor to the south is hidden by the rise of the hill. The southern slope has a gradual slope and is planted with apples, pears, plums, walnut and cherries before levelling off and turning to the great house's gardens which Lucy loved so much. Arising he kisses his finger tips and transfers his undying love to her headstone made of local millstone grit quarried from the Pennines which dominate the western view.. She had loved to walk the moors. Once they had even ventured to hiked as far as Ilkey Moor, even though he had missed out on a business deal that would have netted two thousand pounds. Money had not mattered when ever he was with her. And with her gone nothing really mattered anymore.
He would give it all away for just one more day with her. His fifteen thousand pounds a year from shrewdly made speculations and investments in the railroads, his ten thousand pounds yearly from the estate and the two thousand a year from his father's legacy gained from the family's generational interest in wool and cloth. What is a law degree, a townhome in London and an estate worthy of a peer in comparison to the loss of his beloved? Nothing! Just words on a paper and entries in a balance book.
Daniel turns and walks away, turning to have a last look at her burial place before he descends over the hill's rise and begins the half mile walk back to the house.
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