The young man had perhaps received many a slight and mortification pretty quietly during these years, which yet told upon his character in after life.

Even at this very time they were having their effect.

He was of too sweet a disposition to show resentment, as many men would have done.

But nevertheless he took a secret pleasure in the power which his father's money gave him.

He would buy an expensive horse after five minutes' conversation as to the price, about which a needy heir of one of the proud county families had been haggling for three weeks.