Tell me how Julius is--he went with you, did he not ?" "I have been out this morning to bury Julius at the place where he fell." Raby, already unduly excited by the events of the past few days, broke into tears, and at the same moment Scarfe, descending the stairs, stood before them.
He looked first at Jeffreys, next at the girl.

Then, taking her arm, he said-- "What is the matter?
May I take you downstairs ?" "Oh no," she cried, pushing away his hand, and dashing the tears from her eyes.
"Mr Jeffreys, I am so sorry, do forgive me!" and she ran upstairs to her own room.
Jeffreys and Scarfe stood facing one another.
"What is the meaning of this ?" said the latter wrathfully.
"It would not interest you.

I was telling Miss Atherton about my dog." "Hang your dog! Did not I tell you that I did not choose for you to obtrude yourself on Raby ?" "You did, and I should be sorry to obtrude myself on any one, whether you choose it or not." "You appear to forget, Cad Jeffreys--" "I forget nothing--not even that I am keeping you from your breakfast." And he quitted the scene.
Later in the morning, as he was working in the library, Mr Rimbolt entered and greeted him cordially.
"Jeffreys, my dear fellow, you are constantly adding new claims on my gratitude.

What can I say to you now to thank you for your heroism yesterday, about which Percy has just told us ?" "Pray say nothing, and discount Percy's story heavily, for he was the hero.

With his broken arm and in all the danger he never lost heart for a moment." "Yes, he is a brave boy, too.