All night long I was thinking of it, fighting and struggling for my poor little bit of happiness; but you were right, Mr.Herrick, I love him too well to drag him down to poverty and ruin, for Saul would ruin him, I know that too well." "I know it too.

God bless you for this noble resolve," returned Malcolm quickly; but she stopped him.
"Hush! not a word of praise; you do not know--I have been to blame as well as Saul.

But now what am I to do?
they must not find me here." "No, of course not.

Is there any friend to whom I could take you ?" But Leah shook her head.
"We have no friends, only a few acquaintances at Henley; but I could not go to them.

I might take a lodging somewhere, only"-- here her poor face grew crimson--"Saul never gives me any money, except a few shillings at a time; he pays my bills or leaves them unpaid, but it always makes him angry when I ask him for money." "That need be no difficulty," returned Malcolm kindly.