Eothen

           ItwasoneofthemanycausesforpersonalpridewithwhicholdOsbornechosetorecreatehimselfthatSedley,hisancientrival,enemy,andbenefactor,wasinhislastdayssoutterlydefeatedandhumiliatedastobeforcedtoacceptpecuniaryobligationsatthehandsofthemanwhohadmostinjuredandinsultedhim.Thesuccessfulmanoftheworldcursedtheoldpauperandrelievedhimfromtimetotime.AshefurnishedGeorgewithmoneyforhismother,hegavetheboytounderstandbyhints,deliveredinhisbrutal,coarseway,thatGeorge’smaternalgrandfatherwasbutawretchedoldbankruptanddependant,andthatJohnSedleymightthankthemantowhomhealreadyowedeversomuchmoneyfortheaidwhichhisgenerositynowchosetoadminister.Georgecarriedthepompoussuppliestohismotherandtheshatteredoldwidowerwhomitwasnowthemainbusinessofherlifetotendandcomfort.Thelittlefellowpatronizedthefeebleanddisappointedoldman.

           Itmayhaveshownawantof"properpride"inAmeliathatshechosetoacceptthesemoneybenefitsatthehandsofherfather’senemy.Butproperprideandthispoorladyhadneverhadmuchacquaintancetogether.Adispositionnaturallysimpleanddemandingprotection;alongcourseofpovertyandhumility,ofdailyprivations,andhardwords,ofkindofficesandnoreturns,hadbeenherloteversincewomanhoodalmost,orsinceherlucklessmarriagewithGeorgeOsborne.

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