"He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself.
"Hij eischte immers ook geen bepaalde som, beste Fanny, hij verzocht mij alleen, in algemeene termen, om hen bij te staan en hunne omstandigheden gemakkelijker te maken, dan in zijn vermogen was, te doen. 't Was misschien beter geweest, als hij 't maar geheel aan mij had overgelaten.