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Mary
Grant
was
then
only
fourteen
,
but
she
resolved
to
face
her
situation
bravely
,
and
to
devote
herself
entirely
to
her
little
brother
,
who
was
still
a
mere
child
.
By
dint
of
close
economy
,
combined
with
tact
and
prudence
,
she
managed
to
support
and
educate
him
,
working
day
and
night
,
denying
herself
everything
,
that
she
might
give
him
all
he
needed
,
watching
over
him
and
caring
for
him
like
a
mother
.
The
two
children
were
living
in
this
touching
manner
in
Dundee
,
struggling
patiently
and
courageously
with
their
poverty
.
Mary
thought
only
of
her
brother
,
and
indulged
in
dreams
of
a
prosperous
future
for
him
.
She
had
long
given
up
all
hope
of
the
Britannia
,
and
was
fully
persuaded
that
her
father
was
dead
.
What
,
then
,
was
her
emotion
when
she
accidentally
saw
the
notice
in
the
TIMES
!
She
never
hesitated
for
an
instant
as
to
the
course
she
should
adopt
,
but
determined
to
go
to
Dumbartonshire
immediately
,
to
learn
the
best
and
worst
.
Even
if
she
were
to
be
told
that
her
father
's
lifeless
body
had
been
found
on
a
distant
shore
,
or
in
the
bottom
of
some
abandoned
ship
,
it
would
be
a
relief
from
incessant
doubt
and
torturing
suspense
.
She
told
her
brother
about
the
advertisement
,
and
the
two
children
started
off
together
that
same
day
for
Perth
,
where
they
took
the
train
,
and
arrived
in
the
evening
at
Malcolm
Castle
.
Such
was
Mary
Grant
's
sorrowful
story
,
and
she
recounted
it
in
so
simple
and
unaffected
a
manner
,
that
it
was
evident
she
never
thought
her
conduct
had
been
that
of
a
heroine
through
those
long
trying
years
.
But
Lady
Helena
thought
it
for
her
,
and
more
than
once
she
put
her
arms
round
both
the
children
,
and
could
not
restrain
her
tears
.
As
for
Robert
,
he
seemed
to
have
heard
these
particulars
for
the
first
time
.
All
the
while
his
sister
was
speaking
,
he
gazed
at
her
with
wide-open
eyes
,
only
knowing
now
how
much
she
had
done
and
suffered
for
him
;
and
,
as
she
ended
,
he
flung
himself
on
her
neck
,
and
exclaimed
,
"
Oh
,
mamma
!
My
dear
little
mamma
!
"
It
was
quite
dark
by
this
time
,
and
Lady
Helena
made
the
children
go
to
bed
,
for
she
knew
they
must
be
tired
after
their
journey
.
They
were
soon
both
sound
asleep
,
dreaming
of
happy
days
.
After
they
had
retired
.
Lady
Helena
sent
for
Major
McNabbs
,
and
told
him
the
incidents
of
the
evening
.
"
That
Mary
Grant
must
be
a
brave
girl
,
"
said
the
Major
.
"
I
only
hope
my
husband
will
succeed
,
for
the
poor
children
's
sake
,
"
said
his
cousin
.
"
It
would
be
terrible
for
them
if
he
did
not
.
"
