Tony's mother was obviously not a little uplifted that her son should be of sufficient importance to be entrusted with business in Toronto in connection with the mill.
All of which tended little toward relieving the anxiety of Mr.Maitland.
"Let him take his swing, Dad, for a bit," was Jack's advice.

"He will come back when he is ready, and until then wild horses won't bring him nor hold him.

He is no good for his old job, and you have no other ready that he will stick at.

He has no Sergeant-Major now to knock him about and make him keep step, more's the pity." "Life will be his Sergeant-Major, I fear," said his father, "and a Sergeant-Major that will exact the utmost limit of obedience or make him pay the price.

All the same, we won't let him go.