His father chucked the business, and set up as a Baptist minister--a Particular Baptist." "Indeed." "An uncommonly clever fellow, Nevill Tyson; sharp as needles.

But they couldn't bring him up to the business, nor the ministry." "Hardly good enough for him, I should imagine." "Well--no.

It wasn't a house with any standing in his time.

He'd got ideas in his head, too.

Nothing but a 'Varsity education suited his book." "Ah, that always tells." "His father was very much against it.