"You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

"'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.
"You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

Your eyes speak of a bold disposition, and my brother tells me that you are already well practised with your arms.
"You understand that it is Sir Henry, whom they call Hotspur, that you are to serve.