Last week, for example, I was afraid that we had gone too far with him.

He is always accustomed to have a quart of beer every morning at half-past ten--the maids are told to bring it out to him, and after that he goes to sleep in the little arbour beside the tulip bed.

And the other day when he went there he found that one of our guests who hadn't been told, was actually sitting in there reading.

Of course he was _furious_.

I was afraid for the moment that he would give notice on the spot." "What _would_ you have done ?" "Positively, my dear, I don't know.