It was indeed a serious situation into which a too generous heart had betrayed him.
Nearly all his fortune had descended to him in cash on deposit, and payable either to my order or to his.

He had therefore saved nothing for himself that had been available for the satisfaction of his good impulses.

Instead of displeasing me, however, as he feared, his action only increased my love for him, if that were possible.
"Do not let these things trouble you, Rayel," I said.

"We shall find no difficulty, I think, in earning money enough for our needs.

I cannot see you shut yourself away from the world: you have yet an important work to do among men.