26/32 Why not? There is Edouard, and there is this Clavering, who you say is a captain; and there is the other Clavering who goes with his nose in the air, and who thinks himself a clever fellow because he learned his lesson at school and did not get himself whipped. He will be whipped yet some day--perhaps." "Sophie, hold your tongue. Captain Clavering is my sister's brother-in-law, and Harry Clavering is my friend." "Ah, friend! I know what sort of friend he wants to be. |