“I have Lord Lynne’s address in London. I will go first of all to him. Jan sent me that money, I am sure. It must have been a person of wealth and power who helped him to make such a sum, or he must have lent Jan the money. I think this person was Lord Lynne.”
“I think that too. Now about thy money?”
“I will take it with me. Money in the pocket is a ready friend.”
“No, it will be a great care to thee. The best plan for thee is this: take fifty pounds in thy pocket, and I will give thee a letter of credit for the balance on a banking firm in London. I will also write to them, and then, if thou wants advice on any matter, or a friend in any case, there they will be to help thee.”
“That is good. I will leave also with thee twenty-five pounds for Elga. Thou art to pay her five shillings every week. She will care for my house until I return.”
“And thy child?”
“I will take him with me. If Jan is hard to me, he may forgive me for the child’s sake.”
“Build not thy hopes too high. Jan had a great heart, but men are men, and not God. Jan may have forgotten thee.”
“I have deserved to be forgotten.”