In the meantime he could never contrive to pay his tailor's bill regularly out of the allowance of L400 a year which his father made him, and was always dreaming of the comforts of a handsome income.
He was a popular man certainly,--very popular with women, to whom he was always courteous, and generally liked by men, to whom he was genial and good-natured.

Though he was not himself aware of the fact, he was very dear to his father, who in his own silent way almost admired and certainly liked the openness and guileless freedom of a character which was very opposite to his own.

The father, though he had never said a word to flatter the son, did in truth give his offspring credit for greater talent than he possessed, and, even when appearing to scorn them, would listen to the young man's diatribes almost with satisfaction.

And Everett was very dear also to a sister, who was the only other living member of this branch of the Wharton family.

Much will be said of her in these pages, and it is hoped that the reader may take an interest in her fate.