He told me that he had studied medicine meaning to make it his profession, but a distant relative died and left him a fortune, and by so doing spoiled his career.' 'That was rather ungracious of him; but he looks the sort of man who could do plenty of grumbling.

Where does he live, Max ?' 'Oh, at Gladwyn: I cannot show you the house now, because we do not pass it.

There is the church, Ursula, and there is Tudor in his mackintosh coming out of the vicarage: that is the best of Lawrence, he never shirks his duty; he hates the job, but he does it.

He is going down to see old Smithers and get sworn at for his pains.' 'Have you got any cases ready for me, Max ?' I asked, with a little tingling of excitement.
'Hamilton has.

I was at Gladwyn the other evening, and had a talk with him.