Excerpt from The English Nun, or the Sorrows of Edward and Louisa: A Novel The Earl at first objected but in the heart of a proud man religion is generally a secondary object to the gratification of ambition and with young men is seldom a matter of any considera tion so that the Percys and Lord Dudley rea dily yielded to their beloved uncle's wishes. The Earl saw the Eldest and the youngest by this step, exalted to high military rank, as the third was to naval honors and he cared little by what means. The Countess was no bigot and, while she knew her sons to be virtuous and noble, she thought their religion might as well be the Pro testant as the Catholic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.