At home! Well, I meant in St.
George's house, any longer." The additional knowledge John had that minute acquired of the state of Valentine's feeling, or what he supposed himself to feel, gave more than usual confidence and cordiality to his answer.
"Of course not.

You will be considering now what you mean to do, and my father and I must help you.

In the first place there is that two thousand pounds; you have never had a shilling of it yet.

My father was speaking of that yesterday." "Oh," answered Valentine, with evident relief, and with rather a bitter smile, "I thought he proposed to give me that as a wedding present, and if so, goodness knows I never expect to touch a farthing of it." "That's as hereafter may be," said John, leading him away from the dangerous subject.

Valentine began every sentence with a restless sigh.
"I never chose to mention it," he remarked.