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My Lady’s Money

CHAPTER II
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But the widow has a little income of seventy pounds in her own right." "Is that enough to live on, Moody ?" her Ladyship asked.
"Enough, in this case, for the widow and her daughter," Moody answered.
"The difficulty is to pay the few debts left standing, and to start the two sons in life.

They are reported to be steady lads; and the family is much respected in the neighborhood.

The clergyman proposes to get a few influential names to begin with, and to start a subscription." "No subscription!" protested Lady Lydiard.

"Mr.Tollmidge was Lord Lydiard's cousin; and Mrs.Tollmidge is related to his Lordship by marriage.

It would be degrading to my husband's memory to have the begging-box sent round for his relations, no matter how distant they may be.


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