"Sincerity first of all, my dear," replied Aunt Faith.
"How will he get the money, aunt?"
"He is going to apply to Mrs. Chase, I believe. Although she has never attended the chapel-services, he knows her to be generous and kind-hearted."
"Rich, too, Aunt Faith. It is very easy to be generous when one is rich," said Sibyl, with a shade of bitterness in her tone.
"Riches are comparative, Sibyl. Mrs. Chase is rich, but she has very many depending upon her assistance."
"Mr. Leslie had no right to make such a demand of me," said Sibyl, after a pause.
"Perhaps he thought you had given him the right to guide you," said
Aunt Faith.
"I have never given him any right," said Sibyl, hastily. "I presume he thinks I am a selfish, hard-hearted creature," she added in another tone.
"He thinks more highly of you than your own aunt did, Sibyl; he said so himself. He believes, or has believed, firmly in the purity of your religious faith and firm principle. I have several times been surprised to see how sure he was of you."
"He asked too much," said Sibyl; "he is too severe with me."