I can't allow you
to go, dearest. This morning I'll choose some books that I can
spare, and after dinner I'll ask a man to come and look at them.
Don't worry yourself; I can finish in three weeks, I'm sure I
can. If I can get you three or four pounds you could make it do,
couldn't you?'
'Yes.'
She averted her face as she spoke.
'You shall have that.' He still spoke very quietly. 'If the books
won't bring enough, there's my watch--oh, lots of things.'
He turned abruptly away, and Amy went on with her household work.
CHAPTER X. THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
It was natural that Amy should hint dissatisfaction with the
loneliness in which her days were mostly spent. She had never
lived in a large circle of acquaintances; the narrowness of her
mother's means restricted the family to intercourse with a few
old friends and such new ones as were content with teacup
entertainment; but her tastes were social, and the maturing
process which followed upon her marriage made her more conscious
of this than she had been before. Already she had allowed her
husband to understand that one of her strongest motives in
marrying him was the belief that he would achieve distinction.
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