Rosenblatt she feared, Samuel Sprink she despised.

There had been a time when both she and Paulina regarded him with admiration mingled with awe.

Samuel Sprink had many attractions.

He had always plenty of money to jingle, and had a reputation for growing wealth.

He was generous in his gifts to the little girl--gifts, it must be confessed, that cost him little, owing to his position as clerk in Rosenblatt's store.