He was walking cap in hand in the sunshine, just as he had walked in the winter snow.

To Trenholme the sight of him brought little impression beyond a reminder of his brother's wayward course.

It always brought that reminder; and now, underneath the flow of his talk about college buildings, was the thought that, if all were done and said that might be, it was possible that it would be expedient for the future of the New College that the present principal should resign.

This was, of course, an extreme view of the results of Alec's interference; but Trenholme had accustomed himself to look at his bugbear in all lights, the most extreme as well as the most moderate.

_That_ for the future; and, for immediate agitation, there was his resolution to speak to Sophia.