This intense modesty always remained a leading characteristic of his, which endeared him to many, although it was not one that helped him forward in life.

It is the bold, self-confident man, who knows how to make the most of his small gifts, who travels fastest and farthest in this world of ours.
When, however, actually he received quite an affectionate and pleased letter from his father, he did, for a while, feel a little proud.

The letter enclosed a cutting from the local paper recording his success, and digging up for the benefit of its readers an account of his adventure on the Alps.

Also, it mentioned prominently that he was the son of the Rev.Mr.Knight, the incumbent of Monk's Abbey, and had received his education in that gentleman's establishment; so prominently, indeed, that even the unsuspicious Godfrey could not help wondering if his father had ever seen that paragraph before it appeared in print.

The letter ended with this passage: "We have not met for a long while, owing to causes to which I will not allude, and I suppose that shortly you will be going to India.
If you care to come here I should like to see you before you leave England.