"No, sir. I have found her, too; but I mean I have won out at last."
"Ah, you have won her? I congratulate you. I hope she will make you happy."
Keith laughed.
"I don't mean that. I mean I have sold my lands at last. I closed this morning with the Englishmen, and received the money."
The General smiled.
"Ah, you have, have you? That's very good. I am glad for old Adam Rawson's sake."
"I was afraid he would die before the deeds passed," said Keith. "But see, here are the drafts to my order." He spread them out. "This one is my commission. And I have the same amount of common stock."
His father made no comment on this, but presently said: "You will have enough to restore the old place a little."
"How much would it cost to fix up the place as you think it ought to be fixed up?"
"Oh, some thousands of dollars. You see, the house is much out of repair, and the quarters ought really all to be rebuilt. Old Charlotte's house I have kept in repair, and Richard now sleeps in the house, as he has gotten so rheumatic. I should think five or six thousand dollars might do it."