“But your father ought not to have made such a sacrifice. Why did he do so?”
“Because Bradley Wentworth promised him twenty thousand dollars when he came into his fortune.”
“Was the fortune so large, then?”
“Over three hundred thousand dollars.”
“And he came into his fortune?”
“Yes.”
“And refused to carry out his agreement?”
“Yes; he said it was absurd to expect such a liberal reward, though it brought disgrace and loss to my poor father, and finally, as I think, shortened his life.”
“It should have been considered a debt of honor.”