He felt inclined to rush after Sir Gregory, and promise to be guided in this matter solely by him, but his pride prevented him: though he was no longer sanguine and confident as he had been a week ago, still his ambition was high.

'Those who play brag must brag it out, or they will lose their money.' This had been said by Undy; but it was not the less true on that account.

Alaric felt that he was playing brag, and that his only game was to brag it out.
He walked home slowly through the Parks.

His office and house were so circumstanced that, though they were some two miles distant, he could walk from one to the other almost without taking his feet off the grass.

This had been the cause of great enjoyment to him; but now he sauntered on with his hands behind his back, staring straight before him, with fixed eyes, going by his accustomed route, but never thinking for a moment where he was.