’Mine?’Helookedfirstathisownfigure,andthenathisbrother’s,andthen,drawingalongbreath,cried,’Hah,tobesure!Yes,yes,yes。’
’Yourposition,mydearFrederick,isnowafineone。Yourposition,asmybrother,isaveryfineone。AndIknowthatitbelongstoyourconscientiousnaturetotrytobecomeworthyofit,mydearFrederick,andtotrytoadornit。Tobenodiscredittoit,buttoadornit。’
’William,’saidtheotherweakly,andwithasigh,’Iwilldoanythingyouwish,mybrother,provideditliesinmypower。Praybesokindastorecollectwhatalimitedpowermineis。Whatwouldyouwishmetodoto-day,brother?Saywhatitis,onlysaywhatitis。’
’MydearestFrederick,nothing。Itisnotworthtroublingsogoodaheartasyourswith。’
’Praytroubleit,’returnedtheother。’Itfindsitnotrouble,William,todoanythingitcanforyou。’