Uncle Peter Author:Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell "Uncle," he said, you know me, and you know that I have not, that I never had one mercenary thought about your wealth; you know that my fault is to look forward too little in such matters rather than too much, and therefore I dare beg you to reconsider the words which you have uttered; it was idle I know to ask your advice and approval when my o... more »wn determination was already made. I felt that it would be thus, or I should have consulted you before.« less