9/15 A portion of this latter I will pay over; on the balance, while it remains"-- "Mr.Claire," returned the young man, interrupting him, "the house you now live in, Fanny says, is your property--also the capital in your business." "No--no--no. I do not want, and I will not keep a dollar of her patrimony." "You are entitled to every thing, in good right," said the young man, smiling. "But we will consent to take one-half as a good start in life." "But, my dear sir"-- We will not, however, record the arguments, affirmations, protestations, etc., made by each party in this contention, but drop the curtain, and leave the reader to infer the sequel. He cannot go very far wide of the truth. |