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now for being ill at ease In the South, war and war

preparations had so far superseded the usual e could be looked for in place of the

ordinary large crops and aood rent; but there was so the rent; and if collected, it belonged to

Ranso no doubt his

best, and mamma would not have scrupled to use his money; but

Dr Sandford scrupled to send it without authority He urged

mamma to come home, where he said she could be better taken

care of than alone in distant Switzerland He proposed that

she should reoccupy Melbourne, and let hiround for

her until Ransom should be able to look after it Mamma and

Aunt Gary had many talks on the subject I said as little as I

could

"It is almost as bad with me," said my aunt Gary, one of these

times "Only I do not want much"

"I do," said mamma "And if one must live as one has not been

accustomed to live, I would rather it should be where I am

unknown"

"You are not unknown here, my dear sister!"