She and young Jim grew up together.

What was more natural or fitting than that her guardian--when he was about to depart from this sad world where human flesh is not able to endure an unlimited amount of dissipation--should give the girl as a lively souvenir to his bosom friend and companion of his unmentionable deviltries?
The transaction also enabled him, you understand, to draw upon the Taine millions; and so permitted him to finish his distinguished career with credit.

You, with your artist's extravagant fancy, have, no doubt, been thinking of her as fashioned for _love_.

I assure you _she_ knows better.
The world in which she has been schooled has left her no hazy ideas as to what she was made for." "I have heard of the Taines," said the younger man, thoughtfully.

"I suppose this is the same family.