She did not jump now, though he had sworn at her. She still stood, holding his hand softly, and looking down upon the bed. "If I were you, grandfather," she said almost in a whisper, "I would not trust myself to alter family arrangements whilst I was ill. I'm sure you would advise any one else against doing so."
"And if I were to leave it to Alice, she'd give it to him too," he said, speaking his thoughts out loud. "What it is you see in him, I never could even guess. He's as ugly as a baboon, with his scarred face. He has never done anything to show himself a clever fellow. Kate, give me some of that bottle the man sent." Kate handed him his medicine, and then stood again by his bedside.

"If I were you, grandfather," she said softly, "I would not trust myself to alter family arrangements whilst I was ill. I'm sure you would advise anyone else against doing so."
"And if I were to leave it to Alice, she'd give it to him too," he said. "What you see in him, I never could guess. He has never done anything to show himself a clever fellow. Kate, give me some of that medicine." Kate handed him his medicine, and then stood again by his bedside.
