`` Van Bahr Lamb , ma'am , if you please . Yes , thank you , '' murmured Baa-Baa , bowing , blushing , and rumpling his curly fleece in bashful trepidation . `` Do n't thank me , '' cried the old lady . `` I 'm not going to give you anything , -- far from it . I object to you altogether . What business have you to come courting my niece ? '' `` Because I love her , ma'am , '' returned Van , with unexpected spirit . `` No , you do n't ; you want her money , or rather my money . She depends on it ; but you 'll both be disappointed , for she wo n't have a penny of it , '' cried Aunt Kipp , who , in spite of her good resolutions , found it impossible to be amiable all at once . `` I 'm glad of it ! '' burst out Van , indignant at her accusation . `` I did n't want Polly for the money ; I always doubted if she got it ; and I never wished her to make herself a slave to anybody . I 've got enough for all , if we 're careful ; and when my share of the Van Bahr property comes , we shall live in clover . '' `` What 's that ? What property are you talking of ? '' demanded Aunt Kipp , pricking up her ears . `` The great Van Bahr estate , ma'am . There has been a long lawsuit about it , but it 's nearly settled , and there is n't much doubt that we shall get it . I am the last of our branch , and my share will be a large one . '' `` Oh , indeed !
I wish you joy , '' said Aunt XXXXX , with sudden affability ; for she adored wealth , like a few other persons in the world .
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