I ought and do bear, but as he has not been fifty years in your family, it would be rather hard to convert your mansion into a hospital for decayed domestics. Rushton is, or may be made useful, and I am less
compunctious
on his account.
"
I be Godfather?"
Yea, verily! I believe it is the only species of parentage I shall ever encounter, for all my acquaintance, Powerscourt, Jocelyn, yourself, Delawarr, Stanhope, with a long list of happy
etceteras
, are married; most of them my juniors too, and I as single and likely to remain so as, nay more than, if I were seventy.