To suppose that he would take money [she had tried to write the word "steal," but she could not bring her pen to form the letters] is monstrous.

But, somehow, the circumstances have been made to look bad against him, and they say that he must come over here to the magistrates.

I often think that of all men in the world papa is the most unfortunate.

Everything seems to go against him, and yet he is so good! Poor mamma has been over here, and she is distracted.

I never saw her so wretched before.