He would speak gravely to his mother about it.

If Andrew again presented himself at the house he should be given plainly to understand that his visits were something less than welcome,--if necessary, a downright blunt word must effect their liberation.

Godwin felt strong enough for that, musing here alone.

And, student-like, he passed on to debate the theory of the problem.

Andrew was his father's brother, but what is a mere tie of blood if nature has alienated two persons by a subtler distinction?
By the dead man, Andrew had never been loved or esteemed; memory supplied proof of this.