14/15 And I oughtn't to say it, but I will--he has the impudence to tell your father that I give too much money to the poor. It's none of his business, I'm sure." There was a peculiar softness in Henry's voice when he replied: "I hope some time to catch him interfering with your affairs." "Oh, but you mustn't say a word, my son--not a word; and I don't want your father to know that I have said anything." "He shall not know, but I hope some time to catch Brooks interfering with your affairs. He has meddled with mine, but I can forgive that." Henry walked up and down the room when Mrs.Witherspoon and Ellen were gone. With a mother's love, that gentle woman had found a mother's place in his heart. |