The Twins

n would have been enough for this wealthy Indian heiress-but still it was no harm to have two strings to her bow. Julian was her favourite, and should hav

er, money overflowed her purse, her work-box, and her jewel-case: Charles's village school, and many other well-considered charities, rejoiced in the streams of her munificence. The general had given her a banker's book of signed blank checks, and she filled up sums at pleasure: such unbounded confidence had he in her own prudence and her

n was alone with his mother, th

and what do you th

y, and dresses like an empress: but where d

n: but as to the great question of what she is, I know that she is

love now-a-days: things are easier managed hereabouts, than that: but mo

ess, I assure

irl look sweet upon me, mother? There'

an, for a faint heart: Charles is well enough as a Sabbath-school teacher, but I hope he will not bear away the palm of a lady

oked excessively cross; for he knew full well that Charle

am afraid Emily's good looks have been thrown away upon yo

but that girl: morning, noon, and night, her eyes persecute me: go where I will,

dered monosyllable, how desper

he right place: suppose now that I aid your suit a little? I dare say I could do a great deal for you

e in youth; so in age the character of go-between befits you still: dearly d

rch for it; but money makes it quite another matter: and I may as well have the benefit of your assistance in this matter o' money, eh mother? matrimony, you know: an heiress and a beauty may be worth the wedding-ring; besides, when my commission comes,

Mrs. Tracy; he was a chip of the old block, no better than his father: so she thanked "dear Julian" for his confi