But it grows pleasanter afterward." "If we can find the right way, Edith, we will walk in it because it is the right way." "And we will surely find it if we seek in this spirit," returned the wife.
"What, then, had we best do ?" asked Claire, his thought turning earnestly to the subject under consideration.
"What will be best for Fanny?
That should be our first consideration," said his wife.

"Will it be best for her to remain with us, or to go into Mr.Jasper's family ?" "That is certainly a grave question," returned Claire, seriously, "and must be viewed in many aspects.

Mr.Jasper's place in the world is far different from mine.

He is a wealthy merchant; I am a poor clerk.

If she goes into his family, she will have advantages not to be found with us--advantages of education, society, and position in life.