CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
THE TESTIMONIAL.
As the reader may suppose, the sympathetic soul of Miss Daisy Herapath was considerably moved by the contents of her brother's letter, which we gave in the last chapter.

She naturally took an interest in the welfare and doings of Railsford's house; and as she heard quite as often from the master as she did from his pupil, she was able to form a pretty good, all-round opinion on school politics.
Arthur's lively account of the House sports had delighted her.

Not that she understood all the obscure terms which embellished it; but it was quite enough for her that the house had risen above its tribulations and rewarded its master and itself by these brilliant exploits in the fields.

But when Arthur passed from public to personal matters, his sister felt rather less at ease.

She much disliked the barefaced proposal for the testimonial, and had told her brother as much more than once.