To this Sir Gregory demurred; not feeling himself called on to change the sphere of his utility.

And so the matter was debated between them, till at last Sir Gregory promised to consult his friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The ice was thus broken, and Alaric was quite contented with the part which he had taken in the conversation.
With his own official prospects, in spite of the hazardous step which he now meditated, he was quite contented.

He had an idea that in the public service of the Government, as well as in all other services, men who were known to be worth their wages would find employment.

He was worth his wages.