Gaspar could carry on the work till it would suit Michel Voss himself to see how things were going on.

Michel Voss was sore and angry, but he said nothing.

He sent to his son a couple of hundred francs by his wife, but said no word of explanation even to her.

On the following morning George was off without seeing his father.
But Marie was up to give him his breakfast.

'What is the meaning of this, George ?' she said.
'Father says that I shall be better away from this,--so I'm going away.' 'And why will you be better away ?' To this George made no answer.
'It will be terrible if you quarrel with your father.