I will attend to that, if you will do as I tell you." "She may make this boy her heir," said Conrad discontentedly.

"Then where would I be ?" "She won't do it, if I can help it," said Mrs.Hill with an emphatic nod.

"I will manage to make trouble between them.

You will always be my first interest, my dear boy." She made a motion to kiss her dear boy, but Conrad, who was by no means of an affectionate disposition, moved his head suddenly, with an impatient exclamation, "Oh, bother!" A pained look came over the mother's face, for she loved her son, unattractive and disagreeable as he was, with a love the greater because she loved no one else in the world.

Mother and son were selfish alike, but the son the more so, for he had not a spark of love for any human being.
"There's the bell!" said Mrs.Hill suddenly.