Then I took twenty golden sovereigns from my purse and laid them before her, begging her not to want for anything while I was away.
She looked almost alarmed at such a quantity of money.
"Twenty pounds, Edgar!" she cried.

"How rich we are!" And I thought to myself, "if she only knew!" Then I went into my own room, and my first action was to thank God for this wonderful benefit.

I thanked Him with streaming eyes and grateful heart, making a promise--which I have never broken--that I would act as steward of these great riches, and not forget the needy and the poor.
At five o'clock I started for Thornycroft, the nearest town to Crown Anstey.

The journey was not a very long one, but I took no heed of time.
Was it all a dream, or was I in reality going to take possession of a new and magnificent home?
I reached the station--it was a large one.

Thornycroft seemed to be a thriving town.