14/16 Come, you shall not have to wait until he recovers. For a part of your reward, at any rate, there is a pearl necklace in Streeter's, which I saw yesterday marked forty thousand dollars. It shall be yours within half an hour of the time I get that paper, and I guarantee that your uncle will give you another like it when he knows what you have done." Virginia shook her head sorrowfully. Her great eyes seemed full of real regret. I can only obey, and I am afraid all these beautiful rewards are not for me. |