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"On that and your patrimony," says Theo's father. George now had to explain, with some hesitation, that what with paying bills for his mother, and Harry's commission and debts, and his own ransom George's patrimony proper was well-nigh spent. Mr.
He could not remember at first what it was all about. The bearded man knelt beside him, feeling him all over. "Does anything hurt you, little chap? Come, that's brave. I think there's nothing wrong." "But look at Theo! Theo's all bleeding," said Geoff, trying to raise himself up.
So after standing in the hall, kicking at the banisters for a while, to relieve his feelings, Jimmy knocked at the closed door and in response to Theo's "come in," he went in, in a somewhat calmer state of mind. "What you goin' to do in the mornin', Theo?" he began, in a subdued tone. "Have you been to the stand, Jim?"
So kind a father must relent one of these days; and, if George would keep his promise were it now, or were it in twenty years, or were it in another world, she knew she should never break hers. Hetty's face beamed with delight when, my little interview over, she saw Theo's countenance wearing a sweet tranquillity. All the doctor's medicine has not done her so much good, the fond sister said.
Nan's private opinion was, that if the bishop could only see Theo's face at that moment, the garments he wore would be a matter of small importance. She answered, quickly, "You look plenty well enough, Theo. Don't worry about that." She gathered up the money and put it back into the box in which it had been kept, and the boy went across the room to the bed where the baby lay asleep.
On Sundays the simple fisher-folk wandered in and out among the Northbourne sleepers, talking softly of their old neighbours; but it never occurred to them to do anything towards keeping the graves neat and straight. Theo's loving care kept the quiet corner where her mother slept in perfect order; but for the rest an air of dreary neglect prevailed.
He mentioned his anxiety to Molly, asking her if by any means she could help him. "I did tell her I'd write to you," said Molly. Morse's face fell. "She's a stubborn little piece," he declared presently. "Theo's in love with her all right." "You don't really mean that!" stammered Molly, her heart thumping.
She was so afraid, that she actually did not dare to deny her door; and, the Countess's back turned, did not even abuse her. However much they might dislike her, my ladies did not tear out Theo's eyes. Once they drove to our cottage at Lambeth, where my wife happened to be sitting at the open window, holding her child on her knee, and in full view of her visitors.
The position should have been untenable, but it was not. As yet no remorse had come to Brigit regarding Félicité, although she frequently experienced a pang of self-loathing on meeting Théo's honest and trusting eyes.
They were genuinely fond of their elder sister; principally, it may have been, because she never scolded or flouted them, however badly they behaved. Theo's way was different. It was by gentle means she sought to lead, not drive, her rebellious, hot-headed young brothers back to the path of duty from which they were so constantly straying.
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