4/16 'Why not? Dear Barnaby, for my sake--' 'For your sake!' he cried, patting her hand. 'Well! It IS for your sake, mother. You remember what the blind man said, about the gold. Here's a brave crowd! Come! Or wait till I come back--yes, yes, wait here.' She tried with all the earnestness her fears engendered, to turn him from his purpose, but in vain. |