The parvenu family; or, Phoebe: girl and wife . thousand pounds. The Pringles, whenthey came in for the estate, thought itwould look territorial and ancestral tomake a settlement of the estate, whichthey repented of so soon as it wasdone. The estate, therefore, must be opened,as it is called; and Cooper and Co. had justbeen down with a view to this may have been the secret of the kindlyforgiveness so readily extended to the eldestson, whose co-operation was absolutely ne-cessary for the process of opening, asthough one were speaking of an he was not so compliant as
The parvenu family; or, Phoebe: girl and wife . thousand pounds. The Pringles, whenthey came in for the estate, thought itwould look territorial and ancestral tomake a settlement of the estate, whichthey repented of so soon as it wasdone. The estate, therefore, must be opened,as it is called; and Cooper and Co. had justbeen down with a view to this may have been the secret of the kindlyforgiveness so readily extended to the eldestson, whose co-operation was absolutely ne-cessary for the process of opening, asthough one were speaking of an he was not so compliant as would havebeen expected from one lately in so dis-agreeable a position ; and, as is usual withweak minds, presumed that the concessionwas due entirely to some merit or power ofhis own. At first he made excuses, andput off the matter, and when presseddeclared that it was unfair to ask him to Phcebe. 171 sacrifice his rights—at least for the must look about him first. The rage and venom of old Sam at thedelay even, may be CHAPTER XIV. PHCEBE DESOLATE. PiiCKBE had been wondering and wonderingat the strange proceedings by which shewas interdicted from enjoying what washer lawful home. After the first exhila-ration on the resumption of ease and com-fort, there came suspense and doubt. Shewas not a pariah—a disgraced being—tobe thus excluded. There was her greatbox, and some new dresses; and she wasquite ready to go down and take her partin the festivities. But Mr. Pringle seldomwrote, and when he did write, wrote shortly,and to the one strain : Pkcebe. 173 The family would not receive her ; theymust wait; trust to time and the variouschances which might turn up. At which mark of contempt Phoebesdelicately-cut lip would quiver. She couldnot understand it. At last he arrived. Phoebe was en-chanted to see him. Now we shall go back together ! shecried. Nothing of the kind, he said ; * butmy people have behaved most ought to be eternally obliged
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