And mamma and
I have to dress one another now. And I like it."
_"Jan. 30th._--He says we may now, by great economy, subsist honestly
till my wedding-day; but then mamma and he must _'absquatulate.'_ Oh,
what stout hearts men have. They can jest at sorrow even when, in spite
of their great thick skins, they feel it. Ah, the real poor are happy:
they marry, and need not leave the parish where their mother lives."
_"Feb. 4th._--A kind and most delicate letter from Jane. She says, 'Papa
and I are much grieved at Captain Dodd's affliction, and deeply concerned
at your loss by the Bank. Papa has asked Uncle Thomas for two hundred
pounds, and I entreat you to oblige me by receiving it at my hands and
applying it according to the dictates of your own affectionate heart."
"Actually our Viceroy will not let me take it: he says he will not accept
a crumb from the man who owes us a loaf."
_"Feb. 8th._--Jane mortified, and no wonder. If she knew how very poor we
are, she would be surprised as well. I have implored her not to take it
to heart, for that all will be explained one day, and she will see we
_could_ not.
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