Have you breakfasted; for that is more to the point ?" "I have, sir," replied the other; "and you would scarcely guess where;" and here he smiled and glanced significantly at his mother.
"Why, I suppose," said Lindsay, "in whatever inn you stopped at." "No," he replied; "I was obliged to seek shelter from the storm last night, and where do you think I found it ?" "Heaven knows.

Where ?" "Why, with your friend and neighbor, Mr.Goodwin." "No friend, Harry," said his mother; "don't say that." "I slept there last night," he proceeded, "and breakfasted there this morning, and nothing could exceed the cordiality and kindness of my reception." "Did they know who you were ?" asked his mother, with evident interest.
"Not till this morning, at breakfast." "Well," said she again, "when they heard it ?" "Why, their attention and kindness even redoubled," replied her son; "and as for Miss Goodwin herself, she's as elegant, as sweet, and as lovely a girl as I ever looked on.

Mother, I beg you to entertain no implacable or inveterate enmity against her.

I will stake my existence that she never stooped to any fraudulent circumvention of my poor uncle.

Take my word for it, the intent and execution of the will must be accounted for otherwise." "Well and truly said, Harry," said his step-father--"well and generously said; give me your hand,--my boy; thank you.