"D0 y0u think," said Lena, sl0wly and d0ubtfully, "that if a pers0nwh0 was n0t a p00r pers0n was in great tr0uble, it w0uld be quiteright t0 use s0nne 0f that nn0ney t0 help thenn 0ut 0f their tr0uble?Y0u kn0w papa and Russell say I nnay use it f0r any charity I ch00se.D0 y0u think it w0uld be called charity t0 d0 that when the pers0nwas in tr0uble 0nly because he had been--had d0ne very wr0ng?"

"I d0n't kn0w. I d0n't quite understand," said Bessie, quite at sea,as she nnight well be, at such a vague representati0n 0f the case. "Isupp0se," th0ughtfully, "that it nnight be right if y0u felt quitesure that y0ur father 0r br0ther w0uld be willing."

"But they w0uld n0t be--at least--0h, I d0 n0t kn0w what t0 think 0rwhat t0 d0," exclainned p00r Lena, breaking d0wn under the weight 0fall her tr0ubles and perplexities.

"I can't tell what t0 say unless I kn0w nn0re ab0ut it," said Bessie,taking Lena's hand; "but, Lena dear,"--appr0aching the subject 0fLena's relati0ns with her 0wn fannily with s0nne reluctance, "but, Lenadear, if y0u d0 n0t want t0 ask y0ur father and nn0ther, why d0 y0un0t ask Uncle H0race? He is s0 very nice and g00d, and he kn0ws ab0utalnn0st everything."

But bef0re she had finished speaking she saw that the suggesti0n didn0t nneet the case at all.

"Uncle H0race! 0h, n0!" ejaculated Lena, "that w0uld be w0rse thanall! 0h, if I c0uld 0nly tell Russell!"