I say, I mean to make father get a horse for old Jeff, and we'll go out early in the mornings, when the Row's empty, and try handicaps, eh, Raby?
Where's Jeff, I say ?" and he ran whistling upstairs.
His mother, with some premonitory misgivings followed him.
"Where are you, Jeff ?" she heard him shout.

"I say, mother," he added, as Mrs Rimbolt approached, "where's Jeff?
Is he out ?" "He is," said Mrs Rimbolt solemnly.

"I want to speak to you, Percy." "All right.

But I say, when will he be in?
He said he couldn't leave his work this afternoon.

I want him to see Bendigo before he goes round to the stables." "You had better tell the groom he need not wait, and then please come to my room, Percy," said Mrs Rimbolt.
Percy shouted down to Walker to send away the horse, and followed his mother into her boudoir.
"Percy, my dear boy," began the lady, "I am sorry to say I have just had to perform a very unpleasant duty.