I speak, of course, merely of wealth, Miss Wilfer.

The loss of a perfect stranger, whose worth, or worthlessness, I cannot estimate--nor you either--is beside the question.

But this excellent gentleman and lady are so full of simplicity, so full of generosity, so inclined towards you, and so desirous to--how shall I express it ?--to make amends for their good fortune, that you have only to respond.' As he watched her with another covert look, he saw a certain ambitious triumph in her face which no assumed coldness could conceal.
'As we have been brought under one roof by an accidental combination of circumstances, which oddly extends itself to the new relations before us, I have taken the liberty of saying these few words.

You don't consider them intrusive I hope ?' said the Secretary with deference.
'Really, Mr Rokesmith, I can't say what I consider them,' returned the young lady.

'They are perfectly new to me, and may be founded altogether on your own imagination.' 'You will see.' These same fields were opposite the Wilfer premises.