human
Will you invest it for me, Uncle Robert?
gpt
Of course; but mind, he barked, with the old, comfortable crossness,
human
Why, she explained, surprised,
gpt
What!
human
Didn't you know about the check? she said; she had not mentioned it to him herself, partly because of their tacit avoidance of Blair's name, but also because she had taken it for granted that he was aware of what Mrs. Maitland had done. She told him of it now, adding, in a smothered voice,
gpt
She forgave him for marrying me, you see, at the end.
human
Hold on a minute. I don't understand this business. Tell me all about it, Elizabeth.
gpt
That's it! he said.
human
That is where David's money went!
gpt
I see it now, he went on, angrily;
human
Uncle! What do you mean?
gpt
She said two years ago that she was going to give David a lump sum. I didn't know she had got it salted down--she was pretty close-mouthed about some things; but I guess she had. Well, probably, at the last minute, she thought she had been hard on Blair, and decided to hand it over to him, instead of giving it to David. She had a right to, a perfect right to. But I don't understand it! The very day she spoke of writing to David, she told me she wouldn't leave Blair a cent. It isn't like her to whirl about that way--unless it was during one of those times when she wasn't herself. Well, he ended, sighing,