"True, and he lives in fine style; but I don't think I should ever be contented to live with him."
"Has he invited you?"
"Yes," answered Jacob; "but," he added, with a smile, "I don't think the invitation will hold good after to-morrow."
"Why not?"
"The fact is, Albert and the whole family think I am rich."
"I shouldn't think they would judge that from your appearance."
"Oh, they think I am eccentric and plain in my tastes, and that I've got my pile safe somewhere."
"I wish you had, Uncle Jacob."
"Happiness doesn't depend on money, Mary, as you realize in your own case. I am an old man, to be sure, but I am well and strong, and able to work for a living."
"But at your age, Uncle Jacob, it would be comfortable to feel that you could rest."