"I can never forget it," said Richard.
"And I can never forget it," said Ada.
"So much the easier what I have to say, and so much the easier for us to agree," returned my guardian, his face irradiated by the gentleness and honour of his heart. "Ada, my bird, you should know that Rick has now chosen his profession for the last time. All that he has of certainty will be expended when he is fully equipped. He has exhausted his resources and is bound henceforward to the tree he has planted."
"Quite true that I have exhausted my present resources, and I am quite content to know it. But what I have of certainty, sir," said Richard, "is not all I have."

"So much the easier for us to agree," returned my guardian gently. "Ada, my bird, you should know that Rick has now chosen his profession for the last time. He has exhausted his money and is bound henceforward to the tree he has planted."
"Quite true that I have exhausted my present resources, sir," said Richard, "but that is not all I have."
