Then he would be a brother of whom Sir Hugh might be proud--a brother who would pay his way, and settle his points at whist if he lost them, even to a brother.

If Archie could induce Lady Ongar to marry him, he would not be called upon any longer to ring the bells and look after the stable.

He would have bells of his own, and stables, too, and perhaps some captain of his own to ring them and look after them.

The expulsion, therefore, was not to take place till Archie should have made his attempt upon Lady Ongar.
But Sir Hugh would admit of no delay, whereas Archie himself seemed to think that the iron was not yet quite hot enough for striking.

It would be better, he had suggested, to postpone the work till Julia could be coaxed down to Clavering in the Autumn.