It troubled her greatly." John had the puzzled feeling of the inexperienced young in regard to the matter of illness and its influential effect on temper, and was well pleased to converse on anything else, when his uncle asked, "Have you thought over what I said to you about your future ?" "Well ?" "I should like to go to West Point, Uncle Jim." To his surprise Penhallow returned, pausing as he spoke, "I had thought of that, but as I did not know you had ever considered it, I did not mention it.

It would in some ways please me.

As a life-long career it would not.

We are in no danger of war, and an idle existence at army-posts is not a very desirable thing for an able man." "I had the idea, uncle, that I would not remain in the service." "But you would have to serve two years after you were graduated--and still that was what I did, oh! and longer--much longer.

As an education in discipline and much else, it is good--very good.