He had endeavored to be good to the men with whom he had dealings.

He had not stinted their food, or cut them short in their wages, or been hard in exacting work from them.

And this was his return! Ideas as to the excellence of absolute dominion and power flitted across his brain--such power as Abraham, no doubt, exercised.

In Abraham's time the people were submissive, and the world was happy.

Harry Heathcote, at least, had never heard that it was not happy.