It was such a bad example for dear Val just as he was going to college.

Soames had not heard?
Oh, but he must go and see his sister and look into it at once! And did he think these Boers were really going to resist?
Timothy was in quite a stew about it.

The price of Consols was so high, and he had such a lot of money in them.

Did Soames think they must go down if there was a war?
Soames nodded.

But it would be over very quickly.