You will, I trust, resemble a forest plant, which has indeed, by some accident, been brought up in the greenhouse, and thus rendered delicate and effeminate, but which regains its native firmness and tenacity when exposed for a season to the winter air.

I will answer your question plainly.

In business, as in war, spies and informers are necessary evils, which all good men detest; but which yet all prudent men must use, unless they mean to fight and act blindfold.

But nothing can justify the use of falsehood and treachery in our own person.' 'You said to the elder Mr.Fairford,' continued I, with the same boldness, which I began to find was my best game, 'that I was the son of Ralph Latimer of Langcote Hall?
How do you reconcile this with your late assertion that my name is not Latimer ?' He coloured as he replied, 'The doting old fool lied; or perhaps mistook my meaning.

I said, that gentleman might be your father.