"Indeed! and how does she take her good fortune?"
"Oh, it seems she knew she was to have it all along; only she had no idea it was so much. She looks very white and pale, and says she's afraid of it; but that's nonsense, you know, and will soon go off. I left mamma pouring congratulations down her throat, and stole away to tell you."
It seemed to be supposed, by general consent, that the most natural thing was to consider Mr. Lennox henceforward as Margaret's legal adviser. She was so entirely ignorant of all forms of business that in nearly everything she had to refer to him. He chose out her attorney; he came to her with papers to be signed. He was never so happy as when teaching her of what all these mysteries of the law were the signs and types.
"Henry," said Edith, one day, archly; "do you know what I hope and expect all these long conversations with Margaret will end in?"

'Indeed! and how does she take her good fortune?'
'Oh, it seems she knew all along; only she had no idea it was so much. She looks very white and pale, and says she's afraid of it; but that's nonsense, you know. I left mamma pouring congratulations down her throat.'
It seemed to be supposed, by general consent, that Mr. Lennox would naturally be Margaret's legal adviser. She was so ignorant of all forms of business that in nearly everything she had to refer to him. He chose her attorney, and brought her papers to be signed. He was never so happy as when teaching her of these mysteries of the law.
'Henry,' said Edith one day, archly; 'do you know what I hope and expect all these long conversations with Margaret will end in?'
