13/17 "Yes, Betty dear," as she saw her sister's astonished face, "I am perfectly serious. You know what Cedric is to me"-- and here her sweet voice quavered for a moment--"if it would do him good, I would give him half my fortune at this moment, and would never grudge it; but no money of mine shall be used for his undoing. Let him give up this woman and come back to me, and there is nothing I will not do for him. Am I right, Elizabeth? Mr.Herrick, will you do as she says, and make this Leah understand that she has nothing to expect from us. |