knownotwhethershehopedthatshouldhercousinsucceedincarryingofftherichmerchant’sdaughter，hewouldgiveMissWirtaportionofthewealthwhichshehadenabledhimtowin——allthatiscertainisthatMr。
Osbornegotsomehintofthetransaction，camebackfromtheCityabruptly，andenteredthedrawing-roomwithhisbamboocane；foundthepainter，thepupil，andthecompanionalllookingexceedinglypalethere；turnedtheformeroutofdoorswithmenacesthathewouldbreakeveryboneinhisskin，andhalfanhourafterwardsdismissedMissWirtlikewise，kickinghertrunksdownthestairs，tramplingonherbandboxes，andshakinghisfistatherhackneycoachasitboreheraway。
JaneOsbornekeptherbedroomformanydays。Shewasnotallowedtohaveacompanionafterwards。Herfathersworetoherthatsheshouldnothaveashillingofhismoneyifshemadeanymatchwithouthisconcurrence；
andashewantedawomantokeephishouse，hedidnotchoosethatsheshouldmarry，sothatshewasobligedtogiveupallprojectswithwhichCupidhadanyshare。
Duringherpapa’slife，then，sheresignedherselftothemannerofexistenceheredescribed，andwascontenttobeanoldmaid。Hersister，meanwhile，washavingchildrenwithfinernameseveryyearandtheintercoursebetweenthetwogrewfaintercontinually。”JaneandIdonotmoveinthesamesphereoflife。”Mrs。Bullocksaid。”Iregardherasasister，ofcourse“——whichmeans——whatdoesitmeanwhenaladysaysthatsheregardsJaneasasister？