Chapter 2: August the Twentieth

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠On the Saturday subsequent to Mr. Nyttleton’s visit to Knapwater House, the subjoined advertisement appeared in the Field and the Builder newspapers:—

‘LAND STEWARD.

‘A gentleman of integrity and professional skill is required immediately for the MANAGEMENT of an ESTATE, containing about 1000 acres, upon which agricultural improvements and the erection of buildings are contemplated. He must be a man