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The estate of Newton Priory, occupied by Gregory
Newton, was entailed to his nephew Ralph, although it was a great grief to him
that it could not go to his natural son, also named Ralph, who lived there with
him. Ralph, the heir, became involved in debt, and to extricate himself
proposed to marry Polly Neefit, daughter of a breechesmaker to whom he was heavily indebted, her father
having agreed to cancel the debts and to give £20,000 along with his daughter.
Polly firmly refused to become a "lady;' preferring her own choice,
Ontario Moggs, son of a bootmaker.
As an alternative to marriage, Ralph considered
selling the reversion of his interest in Newton Priory to his uncle. This plan
met the approval of Gregory as it would allow him to leave the estate legally
to his son, but the transaction was not complete when Gregory was killed on the
hunting field, and Ralph the heir succeeded. The Ralph who was not the heir
received £40,000 in his father's will with which he bought a property in
GEROULD,
WINIFRED GREGORY;
A GUIDE TO TROLLOPE.
© 1948 Princeton University Press,
1976 renewed PUP
Reprinted by permission of
Url: http://www.anthonytrollope.com/
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© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés
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©Davinia Moreno Arroyo
Universitat de València
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