"Very satisfactory," said he; "you will pardon me for doubting your
word--"
"Don't mention it, sir," replied De Guy, blandly. "I fully appreciate
your motive, and honor you for it. And you know Mr. Faxon?"
"O, yes--what of him," said Emily, eagerly.
"A letter from him," replied De Guy, giving her the missive.
Emily hastily broke the seal, and, as she examined its contents, the
attorney appeared uneasy, and watched her with a solicitude such as
attorneys seldom manifest in their clients, especially if the pockets of
the latter be empty.
"I will go immediately!" exclaimed Emily, as she finished reading the
letter. "Mr. Faxon says my Uncle Jaspar is quite a different man, and is
ready to restore all my rights."
"Finally," said De Guy, "here is your uncle's own signature. This letter
I wrote by his dictation, but he, with much difficulty, signed his
name."
Emily perused the paper, which was a promise that Jaspar would restore
all, and concluded with an earnest request for her to return to Bellevue
with all possible haste.
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