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Chapter 5. Family Affairs

           

           ‘Ingraspingatmoneyandindrivinghardbargains—Ihavebegun,andImustspeakofsuchthingsnow,mother—someonemayhavebeengrievouslydeceived,injured,ruined.Youwerethemovingpowerofallthismachinerybeforemybirth;yourstrongerspirithasbeeninfusedintoallmyfather’sdealingsformorethantwoscoreyears.Youcansetthesedoubtsatrest,Ithink,ifyouwillreallyhelpmetodiscoverthetruth.Willyou,mother?’

           Hestoppedinthehopethatshewouldspeak.Buthergreyhairwasnotmoreimmovableinitstwofolds,thanwereherfirmlips.

           ‘Ifreparationcanbemadetoanyone,ifrestitutioncanbemadetoanyone,letusknowitandmakeit.Nay,mother,ifwithinmymeans,letmemakeit.Ihaveseensolittlehappinesscomeofmoney;ithasbroughtwithinmyknowledgesolittlepeacetothishouse,ortoanyonebelongingtoit,thatitisworthlesstomethantoanother.Itcanbuymenothingthatwillnotbeareproachandmiserytome,ifIamhauntedbyasuspicionthatitdarkenedmyfather’slasthourswithremorse,andthatitisnothonestlyandjustlymine.’

           Therewasabell-ropehangingonthepanelledwall,sometwoorthreeyardsfromthecabinet.Byaswiftandsuddenactionofherfoot,shedroveherwheeledchairrapidlybacktoitandpulleditviolently—stillholdingherarmupinitsshield-likeposture,asifhewerestrikingather,andshewardingofftheblow.

           Agirlcamehurryingin,frightened.

           ‘SendFlintwinchhere!’

           Inamomentthegirlhadwithdrawn,andtheoldmanstoodwithinthedoor.

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