Plot
When Mr. and Mrs. Horton went to visit her
brother at Hallam Hall at Christmas time, Mr. Horton asked George Wade, his
brother-in-law, for the use of his name on a paper. Without asking the nature
of the paper, but assuming it was a financial obligation, his host replied
hastily, "Not if I know it." Mr. Horton was very angry, as the favor
he asked was simply the signature of some one who had known him for a number of
years. He determined to leave the house at once, but was persuaded by his wife
that the Christmas time was one of forgiveness. Under the influence of the
Christmas sermon the next day, an apology was made, the request explained, and
the two men became reconciled.
GEROULD,
WINIFRED GREGORY;
A GUIDE TO TROLLOPE.
© 1948 Princeton University Press,
1976 renewed PUP
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