Her whole mind was absorbed in the effort to realize the discovery which had now burst on her.
"Dependent on Michael Vanstone!" she said to herself.

"Dependent on their father's bitterest enemy?
How can it be ?" "Give me your attention for a few minutes more," said Mr.Pendril, "and you shall hear.

The sooner we can bring this painful interview to a close, the sooner I can open communications with Mr.Michael Vanstone, and the sooner you will know what he decides on doing for his brother's orphan daughters.

I repeat to you that they are absolutely dependent on him.

You will most readily understand how and why, if we take up the chain of events where we last left it--at the period of Mr.and Mrs.
Vanstone's marriage." "One moment, sir," said Miss Garth.