at the verge of the town , he dismounteddismount, and sendingsendthe servant forward with the horses , proceededproceedtoward the place , where , in the midst of an extensive pleasure ground , stood the mansion which contained the lovely Charlotte Temple .
This proceedingproceedarousedarousethe whole hive : half-a-dozen four-footed fiends , of various sizes and ages , issuedissuefrom hidden dens to the common centre .
But no kind Familiar at that time appearing , and the chaise which they had orderedorder, drivingdriveup to the door , Montraville and his companion were obliged to take leaveleaveof Chichester and its fair inhabitant , and proceedproceedon their journeyjourney.