"He's not in debt, then?"
"Who?—Tregear? I should think he's the last man in the world to owe a penny to any one."
"Is he a betting man?"
"Oh dear no; quite the other way up. He's a severe, sarcastic, bookish sort of fellow,—a chap who knows everything and turns up his nose at people who know nothing."
"Has he got anything of his own?"
"Not much, I should say. If he had had any money he would have married Lady Mab Grex last year."
Lady Cantrip was inclined from what she now learned to think that the Duke must be wrong about the young man. But before Lady Mary joined her she made further inquiry. She too knew Lady Mabel, and knowing Lady Mabel, she knew Miss Cassewary. She contrived to find herself alone with Miss Cassewary, and asked some further questions about Mr. Tregear. "He is a cousin of my Lord's," said Miss Cass.
"So I thought. I wonder what sort of a young man he is. He is a good deal with Lord Silverbridge."
Then Miss Cassewary spoke her opinion very plainly. "If Lord Silverbridge had nobody worse about him than Mr. Tregear he would not come to much harm."
"I suppose he's not very well off."