The Price He Paid — page 53: what you’re looking at

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44 A PLAIN TALK. prepared for some such resolve. Does it meet with your approval?” “Tt is hard for me to give up, once and forever, my only child,” said the councilor, solemnly. “Har be it from me, however, to place hindrances in the way of so holy a vocation. Ihave given my con- sent. My daughter is to spend some months at home, to see something of the world before she ea- ters on her novitiate in the convent where she has hitherto been at school. The Reverend Mother wishes to avoid even the slightest appearance of constraint.” “The Reverend Mother is, no doubt, pretty sure of her pupil,” observed the baron, with a touch of irony which happily escaped his hearer. “ Well, if itis the young lady’s own desire, there is nothing to be said against it; but lam sorry for you, who hoped to find.in your daughter a support for your old age, and who must now resign her to the nuns.” “To Heaven,” emended the old gentleman, with a pious upward glance; “to Heaven, befv.re whose Ee even a father’s rights must necessarily give ace.” PG Of course, of course—and now to business. Is there anything of importance on hand?” ene advices received from the superintendent of police “Yes, yes, I know. They are making a great disturbance in the town about these new measures. ie will have to submit to them. Anything else?” “There is the full and detailed report to the ministry which has already been discussed. Whom does your excellency appoint to draw it up?” Raven considered a moment. “ Assessor Winterfeld.” “Assessor Wiuterfeld!” repeated the other, slowly, and with dissatisfaction in his tone. “Yes; I should like to give him an opportunity of distinguishing himself, or, at least, to bring him into notice. In spite of his youth, he is one of the cleverest, most able men we have.” “But not sound, your excellency, very far indeed Eomichooks7co