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WEAKER THAN A WOMAN, / CHAPTER I. THE LEGACY, “It is true, Kate—every word of it. I was, like you, in- credulous at first; but I heard the will read, and I assure you that,Mrs. Hardman has left me six thousand pounds.”’ “TI cannot believe it, Darcy. Seehow my hands tremble. I have hardly the strength to speak. It is impossible. Six thousand pounds! Oh, Darcy, if there should be any mistake, let me know it at once, before I begin to found any hopes upon such good fortune—before I take it into my heart of hearts as a truth.”’ “My dear Kate, there is no mistake—there can be no mistake. JI should not have told you had there been the least probability of such a thing. The money is our own, © and will be paid to us when the estate is settled.”’ | “Six thousand pounds! Why, Darcy, that means three hundred a year, does it not?”’ “Certainly,’’ replied Darcy Lonsdale, “properly in- vested.’’ ~ And three hundred a year means freedom from anxiety, from the constant toil of trying to make both ends meet. It means a larger and better house, a governess for the chil- dren. Oh, Darcy, how can we be thankful enough ?” ~ My dear Kate,” said the lawyer, simply, “I assure you that for some time after I had heard it I did not know how . es Wh) - I felt. The most pleasant part of it was coming home to tell you. I knew how delighted you would be.” = “ Have you told Felix?” asked the anxious wife, Eomicbooks Eco mn