There were both friends and enemies among them, but all alike were creditors.

Some were for selling her up at once, and others wished to keep the business going, while one wished to buy the horses privately.

The "Boston-parti"[A] to which the deceased belonged, agreed to give the widow a monthly allowance.

For a few days Mrs.Worse was quite bewildered and broken down by the ruin she had so little expected.

She had never had the slightest knowledge of her husband's affairs, but she was quite convinced that he was very rich.