family that we should be sold up, wouldn’t it be better to prevent it altogether? And if you and aunt Pullet,” Russia he continued, looking at the latter, “think of leaving any money to me and Maggie, wouldn’t Gael Clichy Drakter it be better to give it now, and pay the debt we’re going to be sold up for, and save my mother from David Silva Drakter parting with her furniture?”
There was silence for a few moments, for every one, including Maggie, was astonished at Tom’s sudden manliness of tone. Uncle Glegg was the first to speak.
“Ay, ay, young man, come now! You show some notion o’ things. But there’s the interest, you must remember; your aunts get five per cent on their money, and they’d lose that if they advanced it; you haven’t thought o’ that.”
“I could work and pay that every year,” said Tom, promptly. “I’d do anything Sveits Drakter to save my mother from parting with her things.”
“Well done!” said uncle Glegg, admiringly. He had been drawing Tom out, rather than reflecting on the practicability of Ashley Cole Drakter his Los Angeles Kings Lippikset proposal. But he had produced the unfortunate result of irritating his wife.”
“Yes, Mr. Glegg!” said that lady, with angry sarcasm. “It’s pleasant work for you to be giving my money away, as you’ve pretended to leave at my own disposal. And my money, as was my own father’s gift, and not yours, Mr. Patrice Evra Drakter Glegg; and I’ve saved it, Phil Kessel Pelipaita and added to it myself, and had more to put out almost every year, and it’s to go and be sunk in other folks’ furniture, and encourage ’em in luxury and extravagance as they’ve no means of supporting; and I’m to alter my will, or have a codicil made, and leave two or three hundred less behind me when I die — me as have allays done right and been careful, and the eldest o’ the family; and my money’s Rafinha Drakter to go and be squandered on them as have had the same chance as me, only they’ve been wicked and wasteful. Sister Pullet, you may do as you like, and you may let your husband rob Charlie Colkett Drakter you back again o’ the money he’s given you, but that isn’t my sperrit.”
“La, Jane, how fiery you are!” said Mrs. Pullet. “I’m sure you’ll have the blood in your head, and have to be cupped. I’m sorry for Bessy and her children — I’m sure I think of ’em o’ nights dreadful, for I sleep very bad wi’ this new medicine — but it’s no use for me to think o’ doing anything, if you won’t meet me half-way.”
“Why, there’s this to be considered,” said Mr. Glegg. “It’s no use to pay off this debt and save the furniture, when there’s all the law debts behind, as ‘ud take every shilling, and more Guillermo Varela Drakter than could be made out o’ land and stock, for I’ve made that out from Lawyer Gore. We’d need save our money to keep the poor man with, instead o’ spending it on furniture as he can neither eat nor drink. You will be so hasty, Jane, as if I didn’t know what was reasonable.”
“Then speak accordingly, Mr. Glegg!” said his wife, with slow, loud emphasis, bending her head toward him significantly.
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