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Chapter 41

           

           Ofthefive-and-twentypoundswhichhadremainedtoherofClare’sallowance,afterdeductingtheotherhalfofthefiftyasacontributiontoherparentsforthetroubleandexpensetowhichshehadputthem,shehadasyetspentbutlittle.Buttherenowfollowedanunfortunateintervalofwetweather,duringwhichshewasobligedtofallbackuponhersovereigns.

           Shecouldnotbeartoletthemgo.Angelhadputthemintoherhand,hadobtainedthembrightandnewfromhisbankforher;histouchhadconsecratedthemtosouvenirsofhimselftheyappearedtohavehadasyetnootherhistorythansuchaswascreatedbyhisandherownexperiencesandtodispersethemwaslikegivingawayrelics.Butshehadtodoit,andonebyonetheyleftherhands.

           Shehadbeencompelledtosendhermotherheraddressfromtimetotime,butsheconcealedhercircumstances.Whenhermoneyhadalmostgonealetterfromhermotherreachedher.Joanstatedthattheywereindreadfuldifficulty;theautumnrainshadgonethroughthethatchofthehouse,whichrequiredentirerenewal;butthiscouldnotbedonebecausethepreviousthatchinghadneverbeenpaidfor.Newraftersandanewceilingupstairsalsowererequired,which,withthepreviousbill,wouldamounttoasumoftwentypounds.Asherhusbandwasamanofmeans,andhaddoubtlessreturnedbythistime,couldshenotsendthemthemoney?

           TesshadthirtypoundscomingtoheralmostimmediatelyfromAngel’sbankers,and,thecasebeingsodeplorable,assoonasthesumwasreceivedshesentthetwentyasrequested.

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