Crafty as Danville was, even he fell under suspicion at last, at headquarters in Paris, principally on his mother's account.
This was his first political failure; and, in a moment of thoughtless rage and disappointment, he wreaked the irritation caused by it on Lomaque.

Suspected himself, he in turn suspected the land-steward.

His mother fomented the suspicion--Lomaque was dismissed.
In the old times the victim would have been ruined, in the new times he was simply rendered eligible for a political vocation in life.

Lomaque was poor, quick-witted, secret, not scrupulous.

He was a good patriot; he had good patriot friends, plenty of ambition, a subtle, cat-like courage, nothing to dread--and he went to Paris.