The habit of small sacrifice that is made necessary in a large family is a discipline that only-children are without: and so, with regard to wealth, I think people are to be pitied who can give extensively out of such abundance that they can hardly feel the want." "In effect, they can do much more," said Flora.
"I am not sure of that.

They can, of course, but it must be at the cost of personal labour and sacrifice.

I have often thought of the words, 'Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee.' And 'such as we have' it is that does the good; the gold, if we have it, but, at any rate, the personal influence; the very proof of sincerity, shown by the exertion and self-denial, tells far more than money lightly come by, lightly spent." "Do you mean that a person who maintained a whole school would do less good than one who taught one child ?" "If the rich person take no pains, and leave the school to take care of itself--nay, if he only visit it now and then, and never let it inconvenience him, has he the least security that the scholars are obtaining any real good from it?
If the teacher of the one child is doing his utmost, he is working for himself at least." "Suppose we could build, say our church and school, on Cocksmoor at once, and give our superintendence besides ?" "If things were ripe for it, the means would come.

As it is, it is a fine field for Ethel and Richard.

I believe it will be the making of them both.