When it was only the world at large that he was bent on benefiting, too shrewd a sifting of arguments was not called for, and might seriously have interfered with his oratorical effects.

In regulating private interests one cares singularly little for anything but hard demonstration and the logic of cause and effect.
It was now more than a month since 'Arry had been removed from the drain-pipes and set going on his new course, and Richard was watching the experiment gravely.

Connected with it was his exceptional stay at Wanley over the Sunday; he designed to go up to London quite unexpectedly about the middle of the ensuing week, that he might see how things worked in his absence.

It is true there had been another inducement to remain in the village, for Richard had troubles of his own in addition to those imposed upon him by his family.

The Manor was now at his disposal; as soon as he had furnished it there was no longer a reason for delaying his marriage.