VI
Dazed at the bloodlessness of the scene, feeling his heart torn by the apparent lack of depth in the most primeval of all emotions, the parent love, Craighouse strolled away, to find that the daughter was by his side.
"You will miss your brother," he said.
"We shall," she said; "though, as a matter of fact, I haven't seen much of Douglas the last three or four years."
"How is that?"
"Oh, he was at Eton, and only home during the holidays. I was always away at those times; and, of course, he's been training for the last year."
"He is joining the Horse Guards?"
"Yes. The eldest son always goes into the army until he succeeds to the title."
"And the second son?"
"The navy."