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His mother shared Mrs. Arnot's distrust, greatly doubting the issue of his large hopes and vague plans; but she could only assure him that her home, to which she returned crushed and disconsolate, was also his. But he felt that return was impossible.
It was some time before Haldane could get him quieted down so as to answer all the questions that he was longing to put; but at last he drew out the story in full of Mr. Arnot's forgery and its consequences. "Has Mr. Beaumont married Miss Romeyn?" at last he faltered. "No; I reckon not," said Mr. Growther dryly. "What do you mean?" asked Haldane sharply.
'This, says Sir William Robertson Nicoll, 'was Arnot's lifelong creed, and he worked in its spirit. 'This, he says himself, 'was my first and chief message. He could imagine none greater. Exactly so was it with Egerton Young. He tells us, for example, of the way in which he invaded the Nelson River district and opened work among people who had never before heard the gospel.
A sleepy reporter was aroused and despatched after Pat, in order to learn, if possible, the contents of Mr. Arnot's note.
He had very decided compunctions in thus requiting Mrs. Arnot's kindness, but muttered recklessly: "I'm tired of this humdrum, treadmill life, and believe I'm destined to better things. If I could only get a good position in the army or navy, the world would hear from me. They say money opens every door, and mother must open some good wide door for me."
Arnot's office for thither the young man would first come, or be brought, on recovering from his heavy sleep. Believing that he had now made all the arrangements necessary to secure himself from loss, and to impress the small army in his service that honesty was the "best policy" in their relations with him, Mr.
Beaumont was the last man in the world to look a lady over as he would a bale of merchandise. More than all things else, Mr. Beaumont was a connoisseur, and he sought Mrs. Arnot's parlors with increasing frequency because he believed that he would there find the woman best fitted to become the chief ornament of the stately family mansion.
Beaumont, as he entered, and he now greeted them with a quiet bow; but Laura came and gave him her hand, saying: "We did not expect you to return so soon, Mr. Haldane." "After hearing that Mrs. Arnot was ill I could not rest till I had seen her, and I received her note only this morning." He now saw that both Laura's eyes and Mrs. Arnot's were red with weeping.
Arnot's words were teaching the giddy, thoughtless young fellow what life meant, and were forcing upon his attention the inevitable questions connected with it which must be solved sooner or later, and which usually grow more difficult as the consideration of them is delayed, and they become complicated.
Arnot's influence to be satisfied with a man who merely lived for the pleasure he could get out of each successive day.
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