On the Monday following the funeral the work was recommenced on the old mansion and went rapidly on—the three ladies, Mrs. Fanning, Laura Lytton and Electra, moving from one part of the house to another as the improvements progressed.
Six weeks after this they received the first cargo of new furniture for the drawing-rooms, which were ready for it.
And as the work went on, from room to room, they received more furniture to fit them up.
At the end of three months the work was completed within and without.
And the fine old mansion, thoroughly remodeled and refurnished, presented as elegant and attractive an appearance as any modern palace in the whole country.
And then, when all was ready for the returning bride and bridegroom, Mrs. Fanning received a letter from them informing her that on the Saturday following the date of that letter they were to embark on board the steamship "Amazon," bound from Liverpool to New York, and they expected to be at Blue Cliffs two weeks from the day of embarkation.
Yes, the happy young pair were on their way home, unconscious of the horrible pitfall that had been dug to receive them!