It hasn't declared anything in heaven knows how many years." "Too true," said Ada.
"Yes, but," urged Richard, answering what her look suggested rather than her words, "the longer it goes on, dear cousin, the nearer it must be to a settlement one way or other.

Now, is not that reasonable ?" "You know best, Richard.

But I am afraid if we trust to it, it will make us unhappy." "But, my Ada, we are not going to trust to it!" cried Richard gaily.
"We know it better than to trust to it.

We only say that if it SHOULD make us rich, we have no constitutional objection to being rich.

The court is, by solemn settlement of law, our grim old guardian, and we are to suppose that what it gives us (when it gives us anything) is our right.