She would not even read the letters that were addressed to her on the subject; but the professor insisted that she must not be left in ignorance of these offers, as Ole Kamp had bequeathed his right and title in this ticket to her.
Hulda refused all these offers.

This ticket was the last letter of her betrothed.
No one need suppose that this refusal was due to an expectation that the ticket would win one of the prizes in the lottery.No.She saw in it only the last farewell of her shipwrecked lover--a memento she wished to reverently preserve.

She cared nothing for a fortune that Ole could not share with her.

What could be more touching than this worship of a souvenir?
On apprising her of these different offers, however, neither Sylvius Hogg nor Joel made any attempt to influence Hulda.

She was to be guided entirely by her own wishes in the matter.