I am sure he will be delighted to hear of your return." "I hope he will not be wanting me to go straight off down there again," Ralph said ruefully.

"I was only back with you one day, mother, after my visit to them, and now I have been five months away it will be very hard if I am to be dragged off again." "I am sure Mr.Penfold will not be so unreasonable as to want to take you away from me," Mrs.Conway said.
"And am I to go back to school again, mother ?" "Not now, certainly, Ralph.

The holidays will be beginning in a fortnight again; beside, you know, we were talking anyhow of your leaving at the end of this half year." "That's right, mother.

It's high time I was doing something for myself.

Beside, after doing a man's work for the last five months I shouldn't like to settle down to lessons again." "Well, we must think about it, Ralph, You know I consented greatly against my will to your choosing the army for your profession, and I am not going to draw back from that.