So do not waste your
sympathy on Neil, who can take care of himself; but his father is old,
and the change will be hard upon him. Was he not born at Stoneleigh?"
"I think so. Yes," Bessie answered, and Grey continued:
"Neil says he likes the country and laments the loss of Elm Park. Now,
this is my suggestion; Anthony and Dorothy ought to have some one with
them in their old age. How would you like taking a part of that two
thousand pounds you are so anxious to dispose of, and with it repair and
fit up this place into a comfortable and pleasant home for Mr.
McPherson, whenever he chooses to stay here? The rest of the two
thousand you can invest for his use as long as he lives, and the
interest of it will add to his present moderate income. What do you
think of my plan?"
"I think it the very best that could be adopted, and I shall write to
Neil to-night, so it will go in the first mail to-morrow," Bessie said,
and before she slept she wrote a long letter to Neil, telling him first
of the fortune which had come to her so unexpectedly, but not explaining
how it had come.
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