It's of no great moment what you do with your prize-money; though I had supposed it would fall into the hands of this boy, Geoffrey Cleveland, who is no discredit to your blood." "He will have a hundred thousand pounds, at five-and-twenty, that were left him by old Lady Greenfield, his great-aunt, and that is more than he will know what to do with.

But, enough of this.

Have you received further tidings from the north, during the night ?" "Not a syllable.

This is a retired part of the country, and half Scotland might be capsized in one of its loughs, and we not know of it, for a week, down here in Devonshire.

Should I get no intelligence or orders, in the next thirty-six hours, I think of posting up to London, leaving you in command of the fleet." "That may not be wise.