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"I was at school, sir at Wilderham." "Wilderham? Why, that's a school for gentlemen's sons." "My father was a gentleman, sir," said the boy, proudly. "He's dead then?" said Mr Medlock. "That is sad. But did he leave nothing behind him?" "He died suddenly, sir," said Reginald, speaking with an effort, "and left scarcely anything." "Did he die in debt?
I was Horace's chum at Wilderham, you know, and used to spend my holidays regularly at Garden Vale. Is she very ill?" "Very," said Booms; "and the worst of it is, Reginald is not at home." "Where is he. Horrors told me he had gone to the country." Booms would tell him. For the visitor called his friend Horrors, a pet name none but his own family were ever known to use.
They had not, in their most sanguine moments, expected much, but this was even rather less than they had counted on. Mr Durfy mused for some time, then, turning to Reginald, he said, "Do you know your letters?" Here was a question to put to the captain of the fifth at Wilderham! "I believe I do," said Reginald, with a touch of scorn in his voice which was quite lost on the practical Mr Durfy.
All he knew was from Jemima's secondhand report, and the magnitude of the news had quite prevented him from inquiring as to particulars. "When did you hear this?" said Harker; for the reader will have guessed by this time that the visitor was no other than Horace's old Wilderham ally. "Yesterday." "And he doesn't know yet?" "How could I tell him? Of course I'm to get all the blame. I expected it."
And before the horrified dandy could recover from his surprise, he found his hand being warmly shaken by his old schoolfellow. Horace, sublimely unconscious of the impression he was creating, indulged in a critical survey of the apartment, and said, "Snug little crib you've got not quite so jolly, though, as the old study you and Reg had at Wilderham. How's Harker, by the way?"
It contained three letters one from the lawyer himself, and one for each of the boys from Wilderham. Mr Richmond's letter was brief and business-like. "Dear Madam, Enclosed please find two letters, which I found lying at Garden Vale yesterday.
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