Though her grandfather's threat was ringing in her ears,--though she knew that she might be ruining her brother by proposing such a loan, she had no alternative. When her brother told her of his want of money, she could not abstain from tendering to him the use of what was her own.

Though her grandfather's threat was ringing in her ears - though she knew that she might be ruining her brother by proposing such a loan - she could not help offering.
