If he looks back to the period when he and his brother were first at variance, he must look back through thirty years.

Surely, these are softening influences which must affect any man?
Surely, his own knowledge of the shocking circumstances under which he has become possessed of this money will plead with him, if nothing else does ?" "I will try to think as you do, Mr.Pendril--I will try to hope for the best.

Shall we be left long in suspense before the decision reaches us ?" "I trust not.

The only delay on my side will be caused by the necessity of discovering the place of Michael Vanstone's residence on the Continent.

I think I have the means of meeting this difficulty successfully; and the moment I reach London, those means shall be tried." He took up his hat; and then returned to the table on which the father's last letter, and the father's useless will, were lying side by side.
After a moment's consideration, he placed them both in Miss Garth's hands.
"It may help you in breaking the hard truth to the orphan sisters," he said, in his quiet, self-repressed way, "if they can see how their father refers to them in his will--if they ca n read his letter to me, the last he ever wrote.