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“
I
am
an
orphan
.
My
father
was
one
of
two
brothers
,
sons
of
a
small
yeoman
farmer
in
Devonshire
.
The
farm
was
a
poor
one
,
and
the
elder
brother
,
Andrew
,
emigrated
to
Australia
,
where
he
did
very
well
indeed
,
and
by
means
of
successful
speculation
in
land
became
a
very
rich
man
.
The
younger
brother
,
Roger
(
my
father
)
,
had
no
leanings
towards
the
agricultural
life
.
He
managed
to
educate
himself
a
little
,
and
obtained
a
post
as
a
clerk
with
a
small
firm
.
He
married
slightly
above
him
;
my
mother
was
the
daughter
of
a
poor
artist
.
My
father
died
when
I
was
six
years
old
.
When
I
was
fourteen
,
my
mother
followed
him
to
the
grave
.
My
only
living
relation
then
was
my
Uncle
Andrew
,
who
had
recently
returned
from
Australia
and
bought
a
small
place
,
Crabtree
Manor
,
in
his
native
county
.
He
was
exceedingly
kind
to
his
brother
’
s
orphan
child
,
took
me
to
live
with
him
,
and
treated
me
in
every
way
as
though
I
was
his
own
daughter
.
“
Crabtree
Manor
,
in
spite
of
its
name
,
is
really
only
an
old
farmhouse
.
Farming
was
in
my
uncle
’
s
blood
,
and
he
was
intensely
interested
in
various
modern
farming
experiments
.
Although
kindness
itself
to
me
,
he
had
certain
peculiar
and
deeply
-
rooted
ideas
as
to
the
up
-
bringing
of
women
.
Himself
a
man
of
little
or
no
education
,
though
possessing
remarkable
shrewdness
,
he
placed
little
value
on
what
he
called
‘
book
knowledge
.
’
He
was
especially
opposed
to
the
education
of
women
.
In
his
opinion
,
girls
should
learn
practical
housework
and
dairy
-
work
,
be
useful
about
the
home
,
and
have
as
little
to
do
with
book
learning
as
possible
.
He
proposed
to
bring
me
up
on
these
lines
,
to
my
bitter
disappointment
and
annoyance
.
I
rebelled
frankly
.
I
knew
that
I
possessed
a
good
brain
,
and
had
absolutely
no
talent
for
domestic
duties
.
My
uncle
and
I
had
many
bitter
arguments
on
the
subject
,
for
,
though
much
attached
to
each
other
,
we
were
both
self
-
willed
.
I
was
lucky
enough
to
win
a
scholarship
,
and
up
to
a
certain
point
was
successful
in
getting
my
own
way
.
The
crisis
arose
when
I
resolved
to
go
to
Girton
.
I
had
a
little
money
of
my
own
,
left
me
by
my
mother
,
and
I
was
quite
determined
to
make
the
best
use
of
the
gifts
God
had
given
me
.
I
had
one
long
,
final
argument
with
my
uncle
.
He
put
the
facts
plainly
before
me
.
He
had
no
other
relations
,
and
he
had
intended
me
to
be
his
sole
heiress
.
As
I
have
told
you
,
he
was
a
very
rich
man
.
If
I
persisted
in
these
‘
new
-
fangled
notions
’
of
mine
,
however
,
I
need
look
for
nothing
from
him
.
I
remained
polite
,
but
firm
.
I
should
always
be
deeply
attached
to
him
,
I
told
him
,
but
I
must
lead
my
own
life
.
We
parted
on
that
note
.
‘
You
fancy
your
brains
,
my
girl
,
’
were
his
last
words
.
‘
I
’
ve
no
book
learning
,
but
,
for
all
that
,
I
’
ll
pit
mine
against
yours
any
day
.
We
’
ll
see
what
we
shall
see
.
’
“
That
was
nine
years
ago
.
I
have
stayed
with
him
for
a
week
-
end
occasionally
,
and
our
relations
were
perfectly
amicable
,
though
his
views
remained
unaltered
.
He
never
referred
to
my
having
matriculated
,
nor
to
my
B
.
Sc
.
For
the
last
three
years
his
health
had
been
failing
,
and
a
month
ago
he
died
.
“
I
am
now
coming
to
the
point
of
my
visit
.
My
uncle
left
a
most
extraordinary
will
.
By
its
terms
,
Crabtree
Manor
and
its
contents
are
to
be
at
my
disposal
for
a
year
from
his
death
—
‘
during
which
time
my
clever
niece
may
prove
her
wits
,
’
the
actual
words
run
.
At
the
end
of
that
period
,
‘
my
wits
having
proved
better
than
hers
,
’
the
house
and
all
my
uncle
’
s
large
fortune
pass
to
various
charitable
institutions
.
”
“
That
is
a
little
hard
on
you
,
mademoiselle
,
seeing
that
you
were
Mr
.
Marsh
’
s
only
blood
relation
.
”
“
I
do
not
look
on
it
in
that
way
.
Uncle
Andrew
warned
me
fairly
,
and
I
chose
my
own
path
.
Since
I
would
not
fall
in
with
his
wishes
,
he
was
at
perfect
liberty
to
leave
his
money
to
whom
he
pleased
.
”
“
Was
the
will
drawn
up
by
a
lawyer
?
”
“
No
;
it
was
written
on
a
printed
will
-
form
and
witnessed
by
the
man
and
his
wife
who
live
in
the
house
and
do
for
my
uncle
.
