If he'd rather work at something else, I'll do what I can to get him a job." Silence; and Hiram left the room.
Adelaide was first to recover sufficiently to speak.

"O mother," cried she, "you're not going to allow this!" To Adelaide's and Arthur's consternation, Ellen replied quietly: "It ain't no use to talk to him.

I ain't lived all these years with your father without finding out when he means what he says." "It's so unjust!" exclaimed Adelaide.
There came into Ellen's face a look she had never seen there before.

It made her say: "O mother, I didn't mean that; only, it does seem hard." Mrs.Ranger thought so, too; but she would have died rather than have made the thought treason by uttering it.

She followed her husband upstairs, saying: "You and Arthur can close up, and put out the lights." Adelaide, almost in tears over her brother's catastrophe, was thrilled with admiration of his silent, courageous bearing.