Men of this class have, as a rule, no daily work, no regular routine of labour; but it may be doubted whether they do not toil much more incessantly than those who have.
"Lufton is so dilatory," Mr.Sowerby said.

"Why did he not arrange this at once, when he promised it?
And then he is so afraid of that old woman at Framley Court.

Well, my dear fellow, say what you will; she is an old woman, and she'll never be younger.

But do write to Lufton, and tell him that this delay is inconvenient to me; he'll do anything for you, I know." Mark said that he would write, and, indeed, did do so; but he did not at first like the tone of the conversation into which he was dragged.

It was very painful to him to hear Lady Lufton called an old woman, and hardly less so to discuss the propriety of Lord Lufton's parting with his property.