He is a boy in years, but he has been trained for the undertaking, and will, when the trial comes, bear himself as well as a man." "Well, Margaret, I shall have plenty of opportunities for forming my own judgment; because, of course, he will stay with us a long time before he starts on the quest, and it will be better to say no more of this, now.
"Now, tell me about London.

Is it so much a greater city than Madras ?" Mrs.Holland sighed.

She saw, by his manner, that he was wholly opposed to her plan, and although she was quite prepared for opposition, she could not help feeling disappointed.

However, she perceived that, as he said, it would be better to drop the subject for a time; and she accordingly put it aside, and answered his questions.
"Madras is large--that is, it spreads over a wide extent; but if it were packed with houses, as closely as they could stand, it would not approach London in the number of its population." "How is it that the English do not send more troops out here, Margaret ?" "Because they can raise troops here, and English soldiers cannot stand the heat as well as those born to it.

Moreover, you must remember that, at present, England is at war, not only with France and half Europe, but also with America.