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Chapter XII
I’mnotatallsurethatshewouldapproveofmyhelpingyoutothisinvestment.’
Thenursetookoutherspectacles.’Sixpercent.,guaranteed,’sheread;’andtheDirectorshaveeveryreasontobelievethattenpercent.,ormore,willbeultimatelyrealisedtotheshareholdersbythehotel.’’Putmeintothat,MasterHenry!And,whereveryougo,forHeaven’ssakerecommendthehoteltoyourfriends!’
Sothenurse,followingHenry’smercenaryexample,hadherpecuniaryinterest,too,inthehouseinwhichLordMontbarryhaddied.
ThreedayspassedbeforeHenrywasabletovisitAgnesagain.Inthattime,thelittlecloudbetweenthemhadentirelypassedaway.Agnesreceivedhimwithevenmorethanhercustomarykindness.Shewasinbetterspiritsthanusual.HerlettertoMrs.StephenWestwickhadbeenansweredbyreturnofpost;andherproposalhadbeenjoyfullyaccepted,withonemodification.ShewastovisittheWestwicksforamonth—and,ifshereallylikedteachingthechildren,shewasthentobegoverness,aunt,andcousin,allinone—andwasonlytogoawayinaneventwhichherfriendsinIrelandpersistedincontemplating,theeventofhermarriage.
’YouseeIwasright,’shesaidtoHenry.
Hewasstillincredulous.’Areyoureallygoing?’heasked.
’Iamgoingnextweek.’
’WhenshallIseeyouagain?’
’Youknowyouarealwayswelcomeatyourbrother’shouse.Youcanseemewhenyoulike.’Sheheldoutherhand.’Pardonmeforleavingyou—Iambeginningtopackupalready.’
Henrytriedtokissheratparting.Shedrewbackdirectly
