“But you must likewise obey my commands—however hard they may seem,” said Emmeline.
“I will cheerfully obey them all,” he replied.
“Then the first injunction I lay upon you is to become immediately reconciled to your stepmother.”
“Ah!” he exclaimed.
“Do you refuse?”
“No,” he replied. “You could not have imposed a harder condition. Nevertheless, I will obey you.”
“In all sincerity?”
“I promise to forgive her—if I can. At any rate, I will manifest no more resentment.”
“But accept your allowance like a rational being,” said Mildred.
“Yes; Sir Bridgnorth and Mr. Carteret have argued me out of my scruples.”