16/31 "I know that I have not many months to live, and I sha'n't be sorry when the end comes. Cuthbert will soon be standing in my shoes. I suffer from an incurable complaint, Mr.Jennings, and my doctor tells me I shall die soon." "I am sure Mallow will be sorry," said Jennings, wondering why Caranby, ordinarily the most reticent of men, should tell him all this. I should like to see him happy and settled with Miss Saxon before I die. |