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 VII

Peterkin

HEN poor Muggeridge died and left his money to her sister, Drusilla thought with me that the habits of saving and careful frugality were rooted too deeply in Anne for her to get any real good or pleasure out of the great and sudden change in her fortunes. And the magical and radiant transformation it effected in her was almost a shock to us. I suppose it raised new hopes in her sordid little heart by what Georgie told me afterward of the things that happened that night of the dance, and Drusilla and I were both glad afterward that Matthew Arnold's health had driven us at that time to Marybeach. I am thankful that we had no share in the thing.

"Don't you have to be very careful now, Georgie?" 225