Think a little--and even your inexperience will see that the mistress of this house is spending more than she can afford, and is likely (unless she has resources that we know nothing about) to be, sooner or later, in serious need of money.' "This was a new revelation to me, and it altered my opinion of course.
But I still failed to see what Mrs.Gallilee's extravagances had to do with her wicked resolution to prevent Ovid from marrying me.

Miss Minerva's only answer to this was to tell me to write to Mr.Mool, while I had the chance, and ask for a copy of my father's Will.

'I will take the letter to him,' she said, 'and bring the reply myself.

It will save time, if it does nothing else.' The letter was written in a minute.

Just as she took it from me, the parlour-maid announced that the early dinner was ready.
"Two hours later, the reply was in my hands.