"But he thought it was enough!"
"He meant to let you spend the principal, Ellen. That cannot be now."
Ellen knitted her brows.
"I'll sell Matthew my part of the farm."
Grandfather shook his head.
"We couldn't let you do that. The farm will be worth much more in five years than now. If we did such a thing our neighbors would reproach us because we hadn't dealt fairly with you."
"Let me have my two thousand five hundred dollars," begged Ellen. Here was light in darkness! "That is all I need; that will see me through."
Grandfather shook his head.
"I can't consent to that, either, Ellen. That must be held against a rainy day and meanwhile its income must go into the farm. My child, try to accept your lot! You have a home, comfort, everything you need, and if you stand by Matthew you will have more than you need."