"I'm going out to extend the bounds of the empire, strengthen the ties with the mother country, and that sort of thing.

It's one of the privileges that seem to be attached to the possession of a temperament like mine." "How will you set about the work ?" somebody asked.
"With the plow and the land-packer," George broke in.

"He'll have the satisfaction of driving them twelve hours a day.

It happens to be the most effective way of doing the things he mentions." Edgar's laughter followed him as he left the group.
After dinner that evening Herbert invited George into the library.
"Parker has come over about my lease, and his visit will save you a journey," he explained.

"We may as well get things settled now while he's here." George went with him to the library, where the lawyer sat at a writing-table.