"Never mind whether he is a rascal or not, papa. You must acknowledge that he has been treated harshly by his grandfather."
"I think that will was the wisest thing my father ever did. Had he left the estate to George, there wouldn't have been an acre of it left in the family in six months' time."
"But the life interest, papa!"
"He would have raised all he could upon that, and it would have done him no good."
"At any rate, papa, he must have this two thousand pounds. You must promise me that."
"And then he will want more."

"Never mind whether he is a rascal or not, papa. You must admit that he has been treated harshly by his grandfather."
"I think that will was the wisest thing my father ever did. If he had left the estate to George, there wouldn't have been an acre of it left in the family in six months' time."
"At any rate, papa, he must have this two thousand pounds."
"And then he will want more."
