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"Sit down, Grace, and keepover these" He threw out a heap of papers before

her

"What are they?" she asked

"Securities of various sorts" He unfolded them one by one "Papers

worth so muchWould you think that each of these pieces of paper is worth two

hundred pounds?"

"No, indeed, if you didn't say so"

"'Tis so, then Now here are papers of another sort They are for

different sums in the three-per-cents Now these are Port Breedy

Harbor bonds We have a great stake in that harbor, you know, because

I send off timber there Open the rest at your pleasure They'll

interest ye"

"Yes, I will, soht to learn a little of such norant of ether Suppose you should be left asome day, with your

husband's title-deeds and investments thrown upon your hands--"

"Don't say that, father--title-deeds; it sounds so vain!"

"It does not Come to that, I have title-deeds myself There, that

piece of parchment represents houses in Sherton Abbas"