Now, I do not think that under these circumstances we can accept a favor at their hands.
To do so would be practically to acquiesce in what we consider the robbery of our child, and the acceptance would of course involve a renewal of friendly relations with them; a thing which, believing as we do that they are acting wickedly would be distasteful in the extreme, not to say impossible." "Of course you are right, dear," Mrs.Withers said, rising from her seat and going over and kissing her husband tenderly.

"I had not thought of it in that light at all.

In fact I had hardly thought about it at all, except that it would be nice to see Mabel provided for." "It would be nice, my dear.

But we surely need not be anxious about her.

We may hope that she will make a happy marriage.