\"TheUglyDucklingturnedoutaswan,youremember。I\'vealwaysbeenfondoftheboybecausehe\'ssogenuineandoriginal。Crudeasagreenapplenow,butsoundatthecore,andonlyneedstimetoripen。I\'msurehe\'llturnoutacapitalspecimenoftheCampbellvariety。\"
\"Muchobliged,Alec,butitwillneverdoatall。He\'sagoodfellow,andmaydosomethingtobeproudofbyandby,buthe\'snotthemateforourRose。Sheneedssomeonewhocanmanageherpropertywhenwearegone,andArchieisthemanforthat,dependuponit。\"
\"Confoundtheproperty！\"criedDr。Alecimpetuously。\"Iwanthertobehappy,andIdon\'tcarehowsoonshegetsridofhermoneyifitisgoingtobeamillstoneroundherneck。Ideclaretoyou,IdreadedthethoughtofthistimesomuchthatI\'vekeptherawayaslongasIcouldandtrembledwheneverayoungfellowjoineduswhilewewereabroad。Hadoneortwonarrowescapes,andnowI\'minforit,asyoucanseebytonight\'s\'success\'asClaracallsit。ThankheavenIhaven\'tmanydaughterstolookafter！\"
\"Come,come,don\'tbeanxioustakeArchieandsettleitrightupsafelyandhappily。That\'smyadvice,andyou\'llfinditsound,\"repliedtheelderconspirator,likeonehavingexperience。
\"I\'llthinkofit,butmindyou,Mac,notawordofthistothesisters。