2/26 Good night!--Catherine does not say either yes or no. She wants time to consider." "It was a very handsome offer on our part; some folks never know when they are well off." "That is very true, my dear, and you are a very sensible person. Kate herself might have been an honest woman, and, what is more, a very rich woman, by this time. She might have married Spencer, the young brewer--an excellent man, and well to do!" "Spencer! I don't remember him." "No: after she went off, he retired from business, and left the place. He was mightily taken with her, to be sure. |