But, soon pushing that aside, he again took up Mr.Harnage's letter.

Silverbridge watched every motion of his father as he slowly made his way through the slice of cold mutton.
"It seems that Gerald is to be sent away altogether." "I fear so, sir." "He has profited by your example at Oxford.

Did you persuade him to come to these races ?" "I am afraid I did." "Though you knew the orders which had been given ?" "I thought it was meant that he should not be away the night." "He had asked permission to go to the Derby and had been positively refused.

Did you know that ?" Silverbridge sat for some moments considering.

He could not at first quite remember what he had known and what he had not known.