CHAPTER XIV.
"And now, mademoiselle, what do you intend to do!" said Pierquin.
"Save the family," she answered simply.

"We own nearly thirteen hundred acres at Waignies.

I intend to clear them, divide them into three farms, put up the necessary buildings, and then let them.

I believe that in a few years, with patience and great economy, each of us," motioning to her sister and brother, "will have a farm of over four-hundred acres, which may bring in, some day, a rental of nearly fifteen thousand francs.

My brother Gabriel will have this house, and all that now stands in his name on the Grand-Livre, for his portion.