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"Well, I suppose it's
grandfather's own affair. He can do it or not, just as he likes. I
don't see why he'd mind much."
"He seemed rather confused and pained about it," Isabel said. "I
think they oughtn't to urge it. George says that the estate won't
stand taking out the third that Sydney wants, and that Sydney and
Amelia are behaving like a couple of pigs." She laughed, continuing,
"Of course I don't know whether they are or not: I never have
understood any more about business myself than a little pig would!
But I'm on George's side, whether he's right or wrong; I always was
from the time we were children: and Sydney and Amelia are hurt with me
about it, I'm afraid. They've stopped speaking to George entirely.
Poor father Family rows at his time of life."
George became thoughtful. If Sydney and Amelia were behaving like
pigs, things might not be so simple as at first they seemed to be.
Uncle Sydney and Aunt Amelia might live an awful long while, he
thought; and besides, people didn't always leave their fortunes to
relatives.


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