Without paying attention to Judith's exclamation she took a newspaper out of the pocket of her top-coat, and handed it to her sister.
"This is this evening's paper. I got it at the Junction. Read that." She pointed to a paragraph.
Judith read it; then she dropped the paper, and gazed at Christian with dramatic consternation.
"The idiot!" she said, at length. "Couldn't you stop him?"
"He had promised years ago. I didn't try. He couldn't break his word."
"Oh, rot!" said Judith, briefly.
"You know he couldn't, Judy."
"Well, you know, this will finish him with Papa," said Judith, gloomily. "He's bad enough as it is about the sales to the tenants, and I was prepared for rows over the religious business, of course, but this! Can't you"
"I can't do anything," interrupted Christian, getting up. "I heard from him this morning, fearfully keen about it, but he didn't know then if the Party were going to adopt him. Evidently they have."
"Trust them for that!" said Judith, with a heavy groan. "I suppose Larry thinks we shall all be delighted! What fools men are! Bill did say once that it had been suggested—oh, ages ago, when Larry came of age; Ma-in-law told him—but we thought it had died out."