I will try, however; the object is worth it. You know if
she dies without issue the property reverts to you."
"Yes, mother, the object is worth much more than the paltry sacrifice
I ask of you. Keep yourself quiet, then, and we will accomplish our
purposes yet. I shall set instruments to work who will ripen our
projects, and, I trust, ultimately accomplish them."
"Why, what instruments do you intend to use?"
"I know the girl's disposition and character well. I have learned much
concerning her from Casey, who is often there as a suitor for the fair
hand of her favorite maid. Casey, however, is a man in whom I can place
no confidence; he is too much attached to the rest of the family, and
does not at all relish me. I will make him an unconscious agent of mine,
notwithstanding. In the meantime, let nothing appear in your manner that
might induce them to suspect the present position of affairs between us.
They may come to know it soon enough, and then it will be our business
to act with greater energy and decision."
And so it was arranged between this precious mother and son.
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