“Oh no!” I said.
“What then?”
“I don’t know, sir. I believe I am to wait till my uncles and my father’s cousin have settled.”
“How many of them are to settle it, boy?”
“Four, sir.”
“Four, eh, my boy! Ah, then I suppose it will take a lot of settling! You’ll have to wait.”
“Yes, sir, I’ve got to wait,” I said.
“But have you no prospects?”
“Oh yes, sir!” I said. “I believe I have.”
“Well, what?”