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Winthrop to go to Cox this very day。 The lying scoundrel told me 

he¨d be sure to pay me a hundred last month。 He takes advantage 

because he¨s on that outlying farm�察�and thinks I shall forget him。 ̄ 

    The    Squire     had    delivered    this   speech     in  a  coughing      and 

interrupted manner�察�but with no pause long enough for Godfrey to 

make   it   a   pretext   for   taking   up   the   word   again。   He   felt   that   his 

father meant to ward off any request for money on the ground of 

the misfortune   with  Wildfire�察�and   that  the   emphasis  he   had   thus 

been led to lay on his shortness of cash and his arrears was likely 

to   produce   an   attitude   of   mind   the   utmost   unfavourable   for   his 

own disclosure。 But he must go on�察�now he had begun。 

    ^It¨s worse than breaking  the   horse¨s knees!he¨s been   staked 

and   killed�察院  �he   said�察  �as  soon   as  his  father   was    silent�察 �and   had 

begun to cut his meat。 ^But I wasn¨t thinking of asking you to buy 

me another horse�察�I was only thinking I¨d lost the means of paying 

you with the price of Wildfire�察�as I¨d meant to do。 Dunsey took him 

to the hunt to sell him for me the other day�察�and after he¨d made a 

bargain   for  a   hundred and   twenty   with   Bryce�察  �he   went   after   the 

hounds�察�and took some fool¨s leap or other that did for the horse at 

once。 If it hadn¨t been for that�察�I should have paid you a hundred 

pounds this morning。 ̄ 

    The Squire had laid down his knife and fork�察�and was staring at 

his son in amazement�察�not being sufficiently quick of brain to form 

a   probable     guess   as   to  what   could    have   caused     so  strange    an 

inversion of the paternal and filial relations as this proposition of 

his son to pay him a hundred pounds。 



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    ^The truth is�察�sir!I¨m very sorry!I   was   quite   to  blame�察院  �said 

Godfrey。 ^Fowler did pay that hundred pounds。 He paid it to me�察�

when I was over there one day last month。 And Dunsey bothered 

me for the money�察�and I let him have it�察�because I hoped I should 

be able to pay it you before this。 ̄ 

    The   Squire   was   purple   with   anger   before        his  son   had    done 

speaking�察  �and   found   utterance  difficult。   ^You let  Dunsey   have   it�察�

sir�拭 �And   how  long  have   you  been so  thick   with  Dunsey  that  you 

must collogue with him to embezzle my money�拭�Are you turning 

out a scamp�拭�I tell you I won¨t have it。 I¨ll turn the whole pack of 

you   out   of   the   house   together�察  �and   marry   again。   I¨d   have   you   to 

remember�察       �sir�察 �my    property¨s     got   no   entail    on   it�察 �since   my 

grandfather¨s time the Casses can do as they like with their land。 

Remember that�察�sir。 Let Dunsey have the money� �Why should you 

let Dunsey have the money�拭�There¨s some lie at the bottom of it。 ̄ 

    ^There¨s   no  lie�察  �sir�察院  �said   Godfrey。   ^I   wouldn¨t   have   spent   the 

money myself�察�but Dunsey bothered me�察�and I was a fool�察�and let 

him have it。 But I meant to pay it�察  �whether  he  did   or  not。   That¨s 

the whole story。 I never meant to embezzle money�察�and I¨m not the 

man to do it。 You never knew me do a dishonest trick�察�sir�拭院�

    ^Where¨s   Dunsey�察  �then�拭 �What do  you  stand   talking  there   for�拭�

Go   and   fetch   Dunsey�察  �as   I   tell   you�察  �and   let   him   give   account   of 

what   he   wanted   the   money   for�察  �and   what   he¨s   done   with   it。   He 

shall repent it。 I¨ll turn him   out。   I   said I   would�察�and   I¨ll do  it。   He 

shan¨t brave me。 Go and fetch him。 ̄ 

    ^Dunsey isn¨t come back�察�sir。 ̄ 

    ^What� �did he break his own neck�察�then�拭院�said the Squire�察�with 

some disgust at the idea that�察  �in   that  case�察  �he could not  fulfil   his 

threat。 



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    ^No�察  �he   wasn¨t   hurt�察  �I   believe�察  �for   the   horse   was   found   dead�察�

and   Dunsey   must   have   walked   off。   I   daresay   we   shall       see   him 

again by and by。 I don¨t know where he is。 ̄ 

    ^And     what    must     you   be   letting   him    have    my   money      for�拭�

Answer me that�察院�said the Squire�察�attacking Godfrey again�察�since 

Dunsey was not within reach。 

    ^Well�察�sir�察�I don¨t know�察院�said Godfrey hesitatingly。 That was a 

feeble evasion�察�but Godfrey was not fond of lying�察  �and�察 �not  being 

sufficiently     aware     that   no   sort   of  duplicity    can    long   flourish 

without   the   help   of   vocal    falsehoods�察    �he   was   quite   unprepared 

with invented motives。 

    ^You  don¨t  know�拭 �I   tell   you   what   it   is�察  �sir。   You¨ve   been   up   to 

some     trick�察  �and   you¨ve    been   bribing   him   not    to  tell�察院 �said   the 

Squire�察�with a sudden acuteness which startled Godfrey�察�who felt 

his heart beat violently at the nearness of  his   father¨s   guess。   The 

sudden alarm pushed him on to take the next step!a very slight 

impulse suffices for that on a downward road。 

    ^Why�察�sir�察院�he said�察�trying to speak with careless ease�察 �it was a 

little affair between me and Dunsey�察�it¨s no matter to anybody else。 

It¨s   hardly    worth    while    to  pry   into   young     men¨s    fooleries�此   �it 

wouldn¨t  have made  any  difference  to  you�察  �sir�察  �if   I¨d   not   had   the 

bad luck to lose Wildfire。 I should have paid you the money。 ̄ 

    ^Fooleries� �Pshaw� �it¨s time you¨d done with fooleries。 And   I¨d 

have you know�察�sir�察�you must ha¨ done with ¨em�察院�said the Squire�察�

frowning and casting an angry glance at his son。 ^Your goings´on 

are    not   what    I  shall   find   money     for  any    longer。   There¨s     my 

grandfather had his stables full o¨ horses�察�and kept a good house�察�

too�察�and in worse times�察�by what I can make out�察�and so might I�察�if 

I   hadn¨t   four   good´for´nothing   fellows   to   hang   on   me   like   horse´ 



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leeches。   I¨ve   been   too   good   a   father   to   you   all!that¨s   what   it   is。 

But I shall pull up�察�sir。 ̄ 

    Godfrey was silent。 He was not likely to be very penetrating in 

his   judgments�察  �but   he   had   always   had   a   sense   that   his   father¨s 

indulgence had not  been kindness�察�and   had   had   a   vague longing 

for    some    discipline     that  would     have    checked      his  own     errant 

weakness and helped his better will。 The Squire ate his bread and 

meat   hastily�察  �took   a   deep   draught   of   ale�察  �then   turned   his   chair 

from the table�察�and began to speak again。 

    ^It¨ll   be   all   the   worse   for   you�察  �you   know!you¨d   need   try   and 

help me keep things together。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察�sir�察�I¨ve often offered to take the management of things�察�

but   you   know   you¨ve   taken   it   ill   always�察  �and   seemed   to   think   I 

wanted to push you out of your place。 ̄ 

    ^I know nothing o¨ your offering or o¨ my taking it ill�察院�said the 

Squire�察    �whose     memory   consisted   in   certain       strong    impressions 

unmodified   by   detail�察   �but   I   know   one   while   you   seemed   to   be 

thinking o¨ marrying�察�and I didn¨t offer to put any obstacles in your 

way�察�as some fathers would。 I¨d as lieve you married Lammeter¨s 

daughter as anybody。 I suppose�察�if I¨d said you nay�察�you¨d ha¨ kept 

on   with   it�察  �but�察  �for   want   o¨   contradiction�察  �you¨ve   changed   your 

mind。     You¨re     a  shilly´shally     fellow�此  �you    take   after   your    poor 

mother。 She never had a will of her own�察�a woman has no call for 

one�察�if she¨s got a proper man for her husband。 But your wife had 

need   have   one�察  �for   you   hardly   know   your   own   mind   enough   to 

make both your legs walk one way。 The lass hasn¨t said downright 

she won¨t have you�察�has she�拭院�

    ^No�察院�said Godfrey�察�feeling very hot and uncomfortable�察 �but I 

don¨t think she will。 ̄ 



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    ^Think� �Why haven¨t you the courage to ask her�拭�Do you stick 

to it�察�you want to have her!that¨s the thing�拭院�

    ^There¨s      no   other    woman      I  want     to  marry�察院    �said   Godfrey 

evasively。 

    ^Well�察  �then�察  �let   me   make   the   offer   for   you�察   �that¨s  all�察  �if  you 

haven¨t   the   pluck   to   do   it   yourself。   Lammeter   isn¨t   likely   to   be 

loath for his daughter to marry into my family�察�I should think。 And 

as   for  the   pretty  lass�察�she   wouldn¨t  have   her   cousin!and   there¨s 

nobody else�察�as I see�察�could ha¨ stood in your way。 ̄ 

    ^I¨d   rather   let   it   be�察  �please�察  �sir�察  �at   present�察院  �said   Godfrey�察  �in 

alarm。   ^I   think   she¨s   a   little   offended   with   me   just   now�察   �and    I 

should like to speak for myself。 A man must manage these things 

for himself。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察�speak�察�then�察�and manage it�察�and see if you can¨t turn over 

a   new     leaf。  That¨s    what     a  man     must    do   when     he   thinks     o¨ 

marrying。 ̄ 

    ^I don¨t see how I can think of it at present�察�sir。   You  wouldn¨t 

like to settle me on one of th

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