He would at least enjoy the power of leaving those wretched creditors without their money.

There would be some triumph, some consolation, in that.

So he had done, and now his heir turned against him! It was very bitter to him, as he lay thinking of it all.

He was a man who was from his constitution and heart capable of making great sacrifices for those he loved.

He had a most thorough contempt for the character of an honest man.