The father and
son had every confidence in each other, and were known to have always
lived together on the most friendly terms.
Mrs. Lecount remains with Mr. Noel Vanstone, in the same housekeeping
capacity which she filled with his father, and has accompanied him to
the new residence in Vauxhall Walk. She is acknowledged on all hands
to have been a sufferer by the turn events have taken. If Mr. Michael
Vanstone had made his will, there is no doubt she would have received a
handsome legacy. She is now left dependent on Mr. Noel Vanstone's sense
of gratitude; and she is not at all likely, I should imagine, to let
that sense fall asleep for want of a little timely jogging. Whether my
fair relative's future intentions in this quarter point toward Mischief
or Money, is more than I can yet say. In either case, I venture to
predict that she will find an awkward obstacle in Mrs. Lecount.
So much for my information to the present date. The manner in which it
was received by Miss Vanstone showed the most ungrateful distrust of me.
She confided nothing to my private ear but the expression of her best
thanks. A sharp girl--a devilish sharp girl. But there is such a thing
as bowling a man out once too often; especially when the name of that
man happens to be Wragge.
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