Ask anything you can think of, that you would like best,
and he will do it or get it, whatever it is. He didn't say
like king Herod, 'to the half of his kingdom,' but I suppose
he meant that. And meanwhile, you know you have a guardian
now, Daisy, and there is no use for me in your affairs; and
having conveyed to you your mother's gifts and your father's
promises, I suppose there is nothing further for me to do."
I was silent yet, thinking. Two years more would be a dear
purchase of any pleasure that might come after. Two years! And
four were gone already. It seemed impossible to wait or to
bear it. I heard no more of what my aunt was saying, till she
turned to me again and asked, —
"Where are you going to pass the vacation?"
I did not know, for Mrs. Sandford was obliged to be with her
sister still, so that I could not go to Melbourne.
"Well, if your new guardian thinks well of it — you can
consult him if it is necessary — and if he does not object,
you can be with me if you like. Preston has leave of absence
this summer, I believe; and he will be with us.
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