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Chapter II

           Itwasverywellknownthatnoaffectionwaseversupposedtoexistbetweenthechildrenofanymanbydifferentmarriages;andwhywashetoruinhimself,andtheirpoorlittleHarry,bygivingawayallhismoneytohishalfsisters?

           "Itwasmyfather’slastrequesttome,"repliedherhusband,"thatIshouldassisthiswidowanddaughters."

           "Hedidnotknowwhathewastalkingof,Idaresay;tentoonebuthewaslight-headedatthetime.Hadhebeeninhisrightsenses,hecouldnothavethoughtofsuchathingasbeggingyoutogiveawayhalfyourfortunefromyourownchild."

           "Hedidnotstipulateforanyparticularsum,mydearFanny;heonlyrequestedme,ingeneralterms,toassistthem,andmaketheirsituationmorecomfortablethanitwasinhispowertodo.Perhapsitwouldhavebeenaswellifhehadleftitwhollytomyself.HecouldhardlysupposeIshouldneglectthem.Butasherequiredthepromise,Icouldnotdolessthangiveit;atleastIthoughtsoatthetime.Thepromise,therefore,wasgiven,andmustbeperformed.SomethingmustbedoneforthemwhenevertheyleaveNorlandandsettleinanewhome."

           "Well,then,LETsomethingbedoneforthem;butTHATsomethingneednotbethreethousandpounds.Consider,"sheadded,"thatwhenthemoneyisoncepartedwith,itnevercanreturn.Yoursisterswillmarry,anditwillbegoneforever.If,indeed,itcouldberestoredtoourpoorlittleboy—"

           "Why,tobesure,"saidherhusband,verygravely,"thatwouldmakegreatdifference.ThetimemaycomewhenHarrywillregretthatsolargeasumwaspartedwith.

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