"He made me work very hard, and would not always give me enough to eat. He keeps a very plain table."
"But why should he make you work hard?"
"He said I ought to earn my living."
"Did he say that?"
"Yes, whenever I complained. He asked me what would have become of me if he had not given me a home."
"The old hypocrite! And what has he done with your property?"
"My property!" repeated Sam, hardly believing his ears.
"Yes. Of course you know that you have property, and that your Uncle Aaron is your guardian?"
"I never knew that I had a cent of money, sir. Uncle always said that my father died very poor."
"Your father, to my knowledge, left property to the amount of five thousand dollars."