This time he spoke of himself less hopefully, and declared a wish to transfer his business to some provincial town, where he thought his metropolitan experience might be of great value, in the absence of serious competition.

It was not difficult to discover a family likeness between Andrew's instability and the idealism which had proved the ruin of Nicholas.
On this second occasion Godwin tried to escape a meeting with his uncle.

Unable to do so, he sat mute, replying to questions monosyllabically.

Mrs.Peak's shame and annoyance, in face of this London-branded vulgarian, were but feeble emotions compared with those of her son.

Godwin hated the man, and was in dread lest any school-fellow should come to know of such a connection.