He has a project."
"I shall speak with him seriously when next we meet," declared the
old man. "I entertain great admiration for your attractive spouse,
as you know. He is a delightful person; but it is time we consider
the future of your twenty thousand pounds and yourself, Jenny. In
the course of nature all that is mine will also be yours, and when
the estate of poor Bendigo is wound up, my present income must be
nearly doubled. Leave to presume death, however, may be delayed. But
the fact remains that you will enjoy the Redmayne money sooner or
later, and I want to come to grips with Giuseppe and explain to him
that he must understand his responsibilities."
Jenny sighed.
"Nobody will make him understand them, uncle."
"Do not say so. He is intelligent and has, I am sure, a sense of
honour as well as a deep and devoted affection for you. But he must
not spend your money. I will not allow that. Write to him at Turin
and entreat him from me to abandon anything that he may have in hand
and join us instantly here.
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