She had never given him any such right, of course, but she was jealous for the honor of her father and the family and I could only admire her action, although the plain, blunt truth ever appeals to me, let it hurt whom it may.
“In that case, there is nothing to be said or done,� returned the old attorney, who knew the facts as well as I.
“I forget,� she went on, “just how much of my mother’s property was devoted to—to our needs, by my father and myself.�
“There is left in my hands, madam, a matter of some two thousand pounds out at interest which you, being now of full age—�
“I was eighteen on my last birthday.�
“Exactly, so that the two thousand is at your present disposal.�
“In what shape is it?�
“It is invested in consols.�
“Can they be realized upon?�
“Instantly.�