I did this with the consent of
my lawyer. He said it was perfectly legal and that it was in my
power to cancel the so-called obligation,--especially as we have
no documentary evidence that you ever had promised to reimburse
my grandfather. On the contrary, as I have told you over and over
again, I have in my possession a statement written by Grandfather
Windom which absolutely settles the matter. He states in so many
words that in making his will he failed to mention his "beloved
young friend, David Strong" as a beneficiary, in view of the fact
that "I have made him a substantial gift during the closing years
of my life in the shape of such education as he may require, and
for which I trust him to repay me, not in money, but in the simplest
and truest form of compensation: gratitude." In spite of this, you
continue to offend me,--I might even say insult me,--by choosing to
consider his gift as an obligation which can only be met by paying
MONEY to me. All that you owed my grandfather was gratitude and
respect. As for myself, I relieve you of the former but I do think
I am entitled to the latter.
Yours sincerely,
ALIX CROWN
The same post that carried her letter east was to take one from
Courtney Thane to his mother.
DEAREST MATER:
I am going to ask Alix Crown to marry me. I have hesitated to do so
for obvious reasons, perfectly clear to you.
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