They left next morning, for the squire would not speak to him, nor I to Janet.
'I 'll tell you what; there 's no doubt about one thing,' said Charley; 'Janet's right--some of those girls are tremendously deep: you're about the cleverest fellow I've ever met in my life.

I thought of working into the squire in a sort of collateral manner, you know.

A cornetcy in the Dragoon Guards in a year or two.

I thought the squire might do that for me without much damaging you;--perhaps a couple of hundred a year, just to reconcile me to a nose out of joint.

For, upon my honour, the squire spoke of making me his heir--or words to that effect neatly conjugated--before you came back; and rather than be a curate like that Reverend Hart of yours, who hands raisins and almonds, and orange-flower biscuits to your aunt the way of all the Reverends who drop down on Riversley--I 'd betray my bosom friend.