human
You have acted rightly, Miles, said the mother,
gpt
Prepared for anything! answered Miles, pressing his mother's hand,
human
It does. Your dear father died a bankrupt. I shrank from telling you this when you were wounded and ill. So you have to begin again the battle of life with only one hand, my poor boy, for the annuity I have of twenty pounds a year will not go far to keep us both.
gpt
Mother, he said, after pondering in silence for a few moments, and taking her hand in his while he slipped the handless arm round her waist,
human
All, I believe, except some of the furniture which has been kindly left for us to start afresh with. But we must quit the old home next month. At least, so I am told by my kind little lawyer, who looks after everything, for _I_ understand nothing.
gpt
Your mention of a lawyer reminds me, mother, that a poor sergeant, who died a short time ago in Egypt, made me his executor, and as I am painfully ignorant of the duties of an executor I'll go and see this `kind little lawyer' if you will give me his address.