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open door。 

     ;Why don't you ask Ethel�拭─�

     ;I did not think I had the right�察�mother。; 

     ;More right to ask her than I。 See what she says。 She's Rawdon�察�every 

inch of her。; 

     ;Perhaps I may。 Of course�察�I can sell securities�察�but it would be at a 

sacrifice a great sacrifice at present。; 

     ;Ethel has the cash�察�and�察�as I said�察�she is RawdonI'm not。; 

     ;I wish my father were alive。; 

     ;He   wouldn't   move   meyou   needn't   think   that。   What   I   have   said   to 

you I would have said to him。 Speak to Ethel。 I'll be bound she'll listen if 

Rawdon calls her。; 

     ;I don't like to speak to Ethel。; 

     ;It isn't what you like to do�察�it's what you find you'll have to do�察�that 

carries the day�察�and a good thing�察�too�察�considering。; 

     ;Good morning�察�again。 You are not quite yourself�察�I think。; 

     ;Well�察�I didn't sleep last night�察�so there's no wonder if I'm a bit cross 

this morning。 But if I lose my temper�察�I keep my understanding。; 

     She was really cross by this time。 Her son had put her in a position she 

did not like to assume。 No love for Rawdon Court was in her heart。 She 

would   rather   have   advanced   the   money   to   buy   an American   estate。   She 

had   been   little   pleased   at   Fred's   mortgage   on   the   old   place�察  �but   to   the 

American   Rawdons   she   felt   it   would   prove   a   white   elephant�察  �and   the 

appeal   to   Ethel   was   advised   because   she   thought   it   would   amount   to 

nothing。 In the first place�察�the Judge had the strictest idea of the sacredness 



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of the charge committed to him as guardian of his daughter's fortune。 In 

the second�察�Ethel inherited from her Yorkshire ancestry an intense sense of 

the value and obligations of money。 She was an ardent American�察�and not 

likely   to   spend   it   on   an   old   English   manor�察  �and�察  �furthermore�察  �Madam's 

penetration   had   discovered   a   growing   dislike   in   her   granddaughter   for 

Fred Mostyn。 

     ;She'd never abide him for a lifelong neighbor�察─�the old lady decided。 

;It is the Rawdon pride in her。 The Rawdon men have condescended to go 

to   Mostyn   for   wives   many   and   many   a   time�察  �but   never   once   have   the 

Mostyn   men   married   a   Rawdon   girlproud�察  �set´up   women�察  �as   far   as   I 

remember�察  �and   Ethel   has   a   way   with   her   just   like   them。   Fred   is   good 

enough and nice enough for any girl�察�and I wonder what is the matter with 

him� �It is a week and more since he was here�察�and then he wasn't a bit like 

himself。; 

     At this moment the bell rang and she heard Fred's voice inquiring ;if 

Madam  was   at   home。;   Instantly   she   divined   the   motive   of   his   call。  The 

young man had come to the conclusion the Judge would try to influence 

his   mother�察  �and   before   meeting   him   in   the   afternoon   he   wished   to   have 

some idea of the trend matters were likely to take。 His policy cunning�察�

Madam called itdid not please her。 She immediately assured herself that 

;she wouldn't go against her own flesh and blood for anyone�察─�and his wan 

face   and   general   air   of   wretchedness   further   antagonized   her。   She   asked 

him   fretfully   ;what   he   had   been   doing   to   himself�察  �for�察─  �she   added�察   �it's 

mainly what we do to ourselves that makes us sick。 Was it that everlasting 

wedding of the Denning girl�拭─�

     He   flushed   angrily�察  �but   answered   with   much   of   the   same   desire   to 

annoy�察 �I suppose it was。 I felt it very much。 Dora was the loveliest girl in 

the city。 There are none left like her。; 

     ;It will be a good thing for New York if that is the case。 I'm not one 

that wants the city to myself�察�but I can spare Dora STANHOPE�察�and feel 

the better for it。; 

     ;The most beautiful of God's creatures� ─�

     ;You've   surely   lost   your   sight   or   your   judgment�察  �Fred。   She   is   just   a 

dusky´skinned girl�察�with big�察�brown eyes。 You can pick her sort up by the 



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thousand in any large city。 And a wandering´hearted�察�giddy creature�察�too�察�

that   will   spread   as   she   goes�察  �no   doubt。   I'm   sorry  for   Basil   Stanhope�察  �he 

didn't deserve such a fate。; 

     ;Indeed�察�he did not� �It is beyond measure too good for him。; 

     ;I've always heard that affliction is the surest way to heaven。 Dora will 

lead   him  that   road�察 �and   it   will   be   more   sure  than   pleasant。   Poor   fellow� �

He'll soon be as ready to curse his wedding´day as Job was to curse his 

birthday。 A costly wife she will be to keep�察�and misery in the keeping of 

her。   But   if   you   came   to   talk   to   me   about   Dora   STANHOPE�察  �I'll   cease 

talking�察�for I don't find it any great entertainment。; 

     ;I came to talk to you about Squire Rawdon。; 

     ;What   about   the   Squire�拭  �Keep   it   in   your   mind   that   he   and   I   were 

sweethearts when we were children。 I haven't forgotten that fact。; 

     ;You know Rawdon Court is mortgaged to me�拭─�

     ;I've heard you say somore than once。; 

     ;I intend to foreclose the mortgage in September。 I find that I can get 

twice yes�察�three timesthe interest for my money in American securities。; 

     ;How do you know they are securities�拭─�

     ;Bryce Denning has put me up to several good things。; 

     ;Well�察�if you think good things can come that road�察�you are a bigger 

fool than I ever thought you。; 

     ;Fool�   �Madam�察  �I   allow   no   one   to   call   me   a   fool�察  �especially   without 

reason。; 

     ;Reason�察  �indeed�   �What   reason   was   there   in   your   dillydallying   after 

Dora   Denning   when   she   was   engaged�察  �and   then   making   yourself   like   a 

ghost for her after she is married�拭�As for the good things Bryce Denning 

offers you in exchange for a grand English manor�察�take them�察�and then if I 

called you not fool before�察�I will call you fool in your teeth twice over�察�and 

much too good for you� �Aye�察�I could call you a worse name when I think 

of the old Squirehe's two years older than I ambeing turned out of his 

lifelong home。 Where is he to go to�拭─�

     ;If I buy the place�察�for of course it will have to be sold�察�he is welcome 

to remain at Rawdon Court。; 

     ;And he would deserve to do it if he were that low´minded�察�but if I 



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know Squire Percival�察�he will go to the poor´house first。 Fred�察�you would 

surely   scorn   such   a   dirty   thing   as   selling   the   old   man   out   of   house   and 

home�拭─�

     ;I want my money�察�or else I want Rawdon Manor。; 

     ;And I have no objections either to your wanting it or having it�察�but�察�

for goodness' sake�察�wait until death gives you a decent warrant for buying 

it。; 

     ;I am afraid to delay。 The Squire has been very cool with me lately�察�

and   my   agent   tells   me   the Tyrrel´Rawdons   have   been   visiting   him�察  �also 

that he has asked a great many questions about the Judge and Ethel。 He is 

evidently   trying   to   prevent   me   getting   possession�察  �and   I   know   that   old 

Nicholas Rawdon would give his eyelids to own Rawdon Court。 As to the 

Judge; 

     ;My   son   wants   none   of   it。   You   can   make   your   mind   easy   on   that 

score。; 

     ;I think I behaved very decently�察�though�察�of course�察�no one gives me 

credit for it�察�for as soon as I saw I must foreclose in order to get my own I 

thought at once of Ethel。 It seemed to me that if we could love each other 

the money claims of Mostyn and the inherited claims of Rawdon would 

both be satisfied。 Unfortunately�察�I found that I could not love Ethel as a 

wife should be loved。; 

     ;And I can tell you�察�Fred�察�that Ethel never could have loved you as a 

husband should be loved。 She was a good deal disappointed in you from 

the very first。; 

     ;I thought I made a favorable impression on her。; 

     ;In a   way。  She   said you   played   the   piano nicely�察�but   Ethel is   all   for 

handsome men�察�tall�察�erect six´footers�察�with a little swing and swagger to 

them。 She thought you small and finicky。 But Ethel's rich enough to have 

her fancy�察�I hope。; 

     ;It is little matter now what she thought。 I can't please every one。; 

     ;No�察�it's rather harder to do that than most people think it is。 I would 

please my conscience first of all�察�Fred。 That's the point worth mentioning。 

And I shall just remind you of one thing more�此�your money all in a lump 

on Rawdon Manor is safe。 It is in one place�察�and in such shape as it can't 



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run away  nor   be smuggled   away  by any  man's   trickery。  Now�察 �then�察 �turn 

your eighty thousand pounds into dollars�察�and divide them among a score 

of   securities�察   �and   you'll   soon   find   out   that  a  fortune    may    be   easily 

squandered       when     it  is  in  a  great  many     hands�察   �and   that  what    looks 

satisfactory   enough   when   reckoned   up   on   paper   doesn't   often   realize   in 

hard money to the same tune。 I've said all now I am going to say。; 

     ;Thank you for the advice given me。 I will take it as far as I can。 This 

afternoon the Judge has promised to talk over the business with me。; 

     ;The Judge never saw Rawdon Court�察�and he cares nothing about it�察�

but he can give you counsel about the `good things' Bryce Denning offers 

you。 And you may safely listen to it�察�for�察�right or wrong�察�I see plainly it is 

your own advice you will take in the long run。; 

     Mostyn laughed pleasantly and went back to his hotel to think over the 

facts   gleaned   from   his   conversation   with   Madam。   In   the   first   place�察  �he 

understood   that   any   overt   act   against   Squire   Rawdon   would   be   deeply 

resented by his American relatives。 But then he reminded himself that his 

own relationship with them was merely sentiment。 He had now nothing to 

hope     for  in  the  way    of  money。     Madam's      apparently    spontaneous      and 

truthful   assertion�察  �that   the   Judge   cared   nothing   for   Rawdon   Court�察  �was�察�

however�察  �very   satisfactory  to   him。   He   had   been   foolish   enough   to   think 

that   the   thing   he   desired   so   passionately     was    of  equal   value    in  the 

estimation      of  others。   He    saw   now    that   he  was    wrong�察    �and   he   then 

remembered        t

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