In his opinion, Stephen is too fond of making mountains out of molehills; but I must own that Edgar's molehills have a way of increasing in size, and the last one caused us a good deal of uneasiness.

Anyway, we have decided that a year's hard work in Canada might help to steady him, even if he doesn't follow up farming.

The main point is that he would be safe with you." "I'll have a talk with him," George promised; and after a word of thanks Ethel turned away.
A little later she joined Mrs.Lansing, who was sitting alone in the shadow of a beech.
"I'm afraid I've added to George's responsibilities--he has agreed to take Edgar out," she said.

"He has some reason for wishing to be delivered from his friends, though I don't suppose he does so." "I've felt the same thing.

Of course, I'm not referring to Edgar--his last scrape was only a trifling matter." "So he contends," laughed Ethel.