"I do not imagine that he will want so much; but if he should, I wish that he should have it."
"Heaven and earth!" said John Vavasor. "Of course we should have to give up the house." He could not suppress his trouble, or refrain from bursting out in agony at the prospect of such a loss.
"But he has asked me for nothing yet, papa."
"No, exactly; and perhaps he may not; but I wish to know what to do when the demand is made. I am not going to oppose you now; your money is your own, and you have a right to do with it as you please;--but would you gratify me in one thing?"
"What is it, papa?"
"When he does apply, let the amount be raised through me?"

"I do not imagine that he will want so much; but if he should, I wish that he should have it."
"Heaven and earth!" said John Vavasor, unable to restrain himself. "Of course we should have to give up the house."
"But he has asked me for nothing yet, papa."
"No, and perhaps he may not; but I wish to know when the demand is made. I am not going to oppose you now; your money is your own - but would you gratify me in one thing?"
"What is it, papa?"
"When he does apply,