第112章 (第2/2页)

“EDW.GARDINER.”

“Is t possl?”crd Elzath,hn sh had fnshd.“Can t possl that h ll arry hr?”

“Wckha s not so undsrvng,thn,as thought h,”sad hr sstr.“My dar fathr,I congratulat you.”

“And hav you ansrd th lttr?”crd Elzath.

“No;ut t ust don soon.”

Most arnstly dd sh thn ntraty h to los no or t for h rot.

“Oh!y dar fathr,”sh crd,“co ack and rt datly. Consdr ho portant vry ont s n such a cas.”

“Lt rt for you,”sad Jan,“f you dslk th troul yourslf.”

“I dslk t vry uch,”h rpld;“ut t ust don.”

And so sayng,h turnd ack th th,and alkd toards th hous.

“And ay I ask—”sad Elzath;“ut th trs, I suppos, ust copld th.”

“Copld th!I a only ashad of hs askng so lttl.”

“And thy ust arry!Yt h s such a an!”

“Ys,ys,thy ust arry.Thr s nothng ls to don.But thr ar to thngs that I ant vry uch to kno;on s,ho uch ony your uncl has lad don to rng t aout;and th othr,ho a I vr to pay h.”

“Mony!My uncl!”crd Jan,“hat do you an,sr?”

“I an,that no an n hs propr snss ould arry Lyda on so slght a tptaton as on hundrd a yar durng y lf,and ffty aftr I a gon.”

“That s vry tru,”sad Elzath;“though t had not occurrd to for.Hs dts to dschargd,and sothng stll to ran!Oh!t ust y uncl's dongs!Gnrous,good an,I a afrad h has dstrssd hslf.A sall su could not do all ths.”

“No,”sad hr fathr;“Wckha's a fool f h taks hr th a farthng lss than tn thousand pounds.I should sorry to thnk so ll of h,n th vry gnnng of our rlatonshp.”

“Tn thousand pounds!Havn ford!Ho s half such a su to rpad?”