We did not expect you to marry, then. But we knew the
time would come when marriage would seem beautiful and desirable to
you. We were waiting for that time. We were hoping for it. We were
happy when you loved Jerry, because we knew he was good and kind and
loving, and that he could give you all the beautiful things of
life--that I can never give my children. But you thought we were too
selfish to let you go, and you sent him away."
"But father! Who would raise the girls? Who would keep the parsonage?
Who would look after you?"
"Aunt Grace, to be sure. We talked it over two years ago, when her
husband died. Before that, she was not free to come to us. But she
said then that whenever we were ready for her, she would come. We both
felt that since you were getting along so magnificently with the girls,
it was better that way for a while. But she said that when your
flitting-time came, she would come to us gladly. We had it all
arranged. You won't want to marry for a year or so, yet. You'll want
to have some happy sweetheart days first. And you'll want to make a
lot of those pretty, useless, nonsensical things other girls make when
they marry. That's why I advised you to save your burglar money,--so
you would have it for this. We'll have Aunt Grace come right away, so
you can take a little freedom to be happy, and to make your plans. And
you can initiate Aunt Grace into the mysteries of parsonage
housekeeping.
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