Of course I might earn a livelihood in England, but that is of no use to me; I must win wealth, and a great deal of it." "What is the good ?" she said.

"Is there any object in wearing out one's life by trying to grow rich ?" "That depends.

I have an object, one which I have sworn to fulfil." She looked at him inquiringly.
"Miss Rodd, I will tell you.

My brother, who died of fever some weeks ago, and I were the last male survivors of a very ancient house.

We were born to great prospects, or at least he was; but owing to the conduct of our father, everything was lost to us, and the old house, which had been ours for centuries, went to the hammer.