The parting kiss he gave her was ready and cold as his father could desire.

Sir Austin now grew eloquent to him in laudation of manly pursuits: but Richard thought his eloquence barren, his attempts at companionship awkward, and all manly pursuits and aims, life itself, vain and worthless.

To what end?
sighed the blossomless youth, and cried aloud, as soon as he was relieved of his father's society, what was the good of anything?
Whatever he did--whichever path he selected, led back to Raynham.

And whatever he did, however wretched and wayward he showed himself, only confirmed Sir Austin more and more in the truth of his previsions.

Tom Bakewell, now the youth's groom, had to give the baronet a report of his young master's proceedings, in common with Adrian, and while there was no harm to tell, Tom spoke out.