Ruby's Reward — page 170: what you’re looking at

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* Yos, thank Heaven for that; though I haye lost everything, my name is untar- nished, and I need not fear to look any man in the face.” Hobert Gordou returned, heartily. * Robert, T want you to tell me all about it; do nol talk to meas if I were a child, and could not underotand ; but let me help you to bear you trouble, whatever it may be. I do not believe it will be so very dreadful to be poor as long as we can have cach other to love, and are well and strong,” The man regarded her with surprise, this delicate, lovely girl, whom he had so care- fullysheltcred fromevery eare during all her lite, who had been apet and plaything, whose lightest wish had been like a law unto him, He had not looked for anything like this from her —for such utter self-forgetfulness and such tender sulicitude for him. We cannot blame him if a thought of bitterness stirred his heart, that she from whom he had expected nothing but helpless dependence, had risen above their trial and come to comfort him, while his wife lay in her chamber above, weeping and wringing her hands in utter abandonment of grict over the misfortune which had so suddenly overtaken them. “Ruby,my precious sister, [ vi// tell you,” he said, gravely. “Fhave not only lost every dollar of what I was worth, but all your money also, while Iam, f believe, heavily in dekt besides.” xontiieinenBcscom