Gabriella described nothing to me of her visit to Marcus Allenby in Rutland Gardens, nonetheless, she agreed to tell Mr Henry everything. Apparently it was his money which did the persuading, or so she told me when we next saw each other at the house in Hertford Street. I had learned early in life that money was a precious commodity never to be wasted whatever the circumstances. Perhaps that lesson came on the day of our father"s death because that day has remained solidly in my memory when other memories have faded. Despite having only a few recollections of our parents, it is conspicuous that I inherited none of my mother"s good-natured qualities which seemed to have been bestowed on Alice. However, I did take after her in regard to the safekeeping of money. It follows that I got the res
