"Yes, dear."
"It isn't the first time I have made the remark, but that does not lessen its force and truth. Well, then, my affairs are settled."
"Is everything paid, Kingsley?"
"Everything. We do not owe one penny in the world. What do you think I discovered, Nansie?"
"I cannot imagine, dear."
"That I had a great deal more property than I supposed."
"That is delightful news, dear."
"Yes, isn't it?" said Kingsley, with a light, puzzled laugh. "When I say property, I don't mean land. Wish I could mean it, because it would represent something tangible in the way of an income, perhaps; and that is what we want, Nansie, don't we? An income."
"It would be very pleasant, dear," said Nansie, with a fond look of pity at him.
"Yes, very pleasant; it would rub away the crosses of life."