"
"That's just what I mean," said Quincy. "I want you to be so kind as to
take this whole matter off my hands, just as though I had made the
arrangement at your suggestion. I am going down for the doctor next
Thursday noon. Won't you ride down with me and meet Dr. Tillotson? You
can talk to him on the way home, and then you can manage the whole
matter yourself, and do as you think best about changing doctors."
"You have been very kind to my niece, Mr. Sawyer, since you have been
here," said Uncle Ike, "and very helpful to her. I attribute your
interest in her case to your kindness of heart and a generosity which is
seldom found in the sons of millionaires. But take my advice, Mr.
Sawyer, and let your feelings stop there."
"I do not quite understand you," replied Quincy, though from a sudden
sinking of his heart he felt that he did.
"Then I will speak plainer," said Uncle Ike. "Don't fall in love with my
niece, Mr. Sawyer. She is a good girl, a sweet girl, and some might call
her a beautiful one, but she has her limitations. She is not fitted to
sit in a Beacon Street parlor; and your parents and sisters would not be
pleased to have you place her there.
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