"Yes, I am truly sorry for you, and for any one who has fallen so low,
for I am sure you must have seasons of suffering and remorse that are
very hard to bear, while as for avenging my mother, I never had such a
thought; I do not believe she would wish me to entertain any such spirit.
I intend to assert my rights, as my father's daughter, but not with any
desire for revenge."
Mona's remarks were here suddenly cut short by the return of the four
gentlemen, and Mrs. Montague eagerly and searchingly scanned their faces
as they gravely resumed their seats.
CHAPTER XXII.
MRS. MONTAGUE'S ANNUITY.
Mona, too, regarded the lawyers with some anxiety, for she felt extremely
sensitive about having her father's troubles and past life become the
subject of a public scandal.
Ray noticed it, and telegraphed her a gleam of hope from his tender eyes.
The proposition which he had made to the lawyers upon leaving the room
was in accordance with his father's request.
Mr. Palmer had begged that all proceedings in the case of the robbery
might be quashed.
"I would rather lose three times the amount that woman stole from us than
to have all New York know the wretched truth," he said to Ray, after
calling him from the drawing-room.
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