The impression which he left upon his audience, and desired to leave, was, that Carew was indebted to him for having saved his life.
"Then it is likely the Squire would do any thing for you that you chose to ask him ?" observed Trevethick, with the thought of his own debt to Solomon's father doubtless in his mind.
"Well, he certainly ought to do so," answered Richard, carelessly; "but, on the other hand, it is not very probable that I shall put him to the test." "Just so," returned Trevethick, sucking at his pipe; "you're independent of the likes of him." "Altogether," was Richard's reply.
The old man spoke no more, but sat in a cloud of smoke and thought for the rest of the evening.

Even when "Sol" rose up to go--Harry having retired long since, for they kept very early hours at the Gethin Castle--the landlord did not, as usual, accompany him, but mixed himself another glass of his favorite liquor.

As for Richard, it was not his custom to seek his bed until after midnight; so Trevethick and he were left to one another's company.

It was an opportunity to which the latter had been looking forward for many a day, but which he had never desired so keenly as at that moment.
"Are you likely to be at Crompton soon again ?" inquired the landlord, pursuing the subject of the evening's talk.
"I have no intention of going there at present," returned Richard.

"The fact is, Mr.Trevethick, between ourselves, I am but a poor man in comparison with many of those I meet there, and their ways and habits are too expensive for me." "Ay! gambling and such like, I suppose ?" observed the landlord, cunningly.