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Hunting, shooting, rowing, Alpine-climbing, even speeches in Parliament, if they perchance have been attained to, all become leather or prunella. The heavens have been opened to him, and he walks among them like a god. So it had been with Tregear. Then had come the second phase of his passion, which is also not uncommon to young men who soar high in their first assaults.
"Certainly it ought," said the Duke. "I do not think that he is an idle man." To this the Duke made no answer. He did not wish to be made to talk about Tregear. "May I tell you why I say all this?" she asked softly, pressing her hand on the Duke's arm ever so gently. To this the Duke assented, but still coldly. "Because I want to know what I ought to do. Would you mind reading that letter?
"Her father." "I rather fancy that it is I who ought to tell him." "As far as I understand these things, Mr. Tregear, which, indeed, is very imperfectly, I think it is natural that a girl should at once tell her mother when a gentleman has made her understand that he loves her." "She did so, Mrs. Finn." "And I suppose that generally the mother would tell the father." "She did not."
In those days the county returned four Conservatives. I cannot explain it all to you, but it is his duty to contest the county on the Liberal side." "But if he is a Conservative himself, papa?" asked Lady Mary, who had had some political ideas suggested to her own mind by her lover. "It is all rubbish. It has come from that young man Tregear, with whom he has been associating."
The second was as follows: Among the letters on the following morning one was brought to him from Tregear. It is hoped that the reader will remember the lover's former letter and the very unsatisfactory answer which had been sent to it. Nothing could have been colder, less propitious, or more inveterately hostile than the reply.
Secondly, I know you were going to dine with Frank Tregear, at the club. Thirdly, I want you to talk to me, and not to Miss Cass. And fourthly, you are an uncivil young young, young, I should say cub if I dared, to tell me that you don't like dining with me any day of the week." "Of course you know what I mean is, that I don't like troubling your father." "Leave that to me.
It was therefore impossible for them not to feel themselves guilty among themselves. The two lovers had not seen each other since they had been together in Italy. Now they were brought face to face in this unexpected manner! And nobody except Tregear was at first quite sure whether somebody had not done something to arrange the meeting.
Tregear, who was quite willing to go to papa, and had only put off doing so because of poor mamma's death. As I had told mamma, of course it was right that he should tell papa. Then I told you, because you were so kind to me! I am so sorry that I have got you into this trouble; but what can I do? I told him I must write to you.
Tregear came to me immediately on my return to London, and agreeing with me that it was imperative that you be informed, went to you and did inform you. In all of that, if I have told the story truly, where has been my offence? I suppose you will believe me, but your daughter can give evidence as to every word that I have written.
"No," said he curtly and sturdily. "Why not? You like Tregear." "Certainly I like Tregear. He is the friend, among men, whom I like the best. I have only two real friends." "Who are they?" she asked, sinking her voice very low. "He is one; and you are the other. You know that." "I hoped that I was one," she said. "But if you love Tregear so dearly, why do you not approve of him for your sister?"
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