But he knew that this estate--on which my forefathers had lived for six hundred years--was in debt, and that I had no immediate chance of paying off this debt; and yet he felt that it was a very sad thing for an old property like this to belong in part to those other men, who had lent the money.

You understand me, I think, my little man ?" said she, questioning Harry's face.
He had left off crying, and was trying to understand, with all his might and main; and I think he had got a pretty good general idea of the state of affairs; though probably he was puzzled by the term "the estate being in debt." But he was sufficiently interested to want my lady to go on; and he nodded his head at her, to signify this to her.
"So Mr.Horner took the money which he once meant to be yours, and has left the greater part of it to me, with the intention of helping me to pay off this debt I have told you about.

It will go a long way, and I shall try hard to save the rest, and then I shall die happy in leaving the land free from debt." She paused.

"But I shall not die happy in thinking of you.

I do not know if having money, or even having a great estate and much honour, is a good thing for any of us.