7/23 Had that cousin of ours never died--" "I almost wish he never had." "It would then have been your ambition to live as an honourable gentleman. To be that now should be more to you than to be an Earl and a man of fortune." "It's very easy to preach, Jack. But here I am, and what am I to do? The tenants will pay their rents, and Burnaby will look after things outside, and Mrs.Bunce will look after the things inside, and I may sit down and read a novel. |