I have thought it better that it should stand so, as it will save a great deal of trouble, should anything happen to me.

Happily, I have never had any reasons to draw upon it, and there are now about five hundred and fifty pounds standing to your credit.

Of late you have generally paid in the money, and you are personally known to the manager.

Should there be any difficulty, I have made a will leaving everything to you.

That sum will keep you, if you cannot obtain the employment we speak of, until you come of age; and will, at any rate, facilitate your getting employment with the army, as you will not be obliged to demand much pay, and can take anything that offers.
"Another reason for your going to England is that your grandfather may, if he is dead, have relented at last towards your father, and may have left him some share in his fortune; and although you might well refuse to accept any help from him, if he is alive, you can have no hesitation in taking that which should be yours by right.