“What about her?” said Richard, sharply.
“Oh, only that she’s down at Tolcarne now, sir. They say she’s been better lately. There was some talk about her being engaged to an officer—that captain, sir, as come down and stayed with us—you, I mean—but they say that’s all broken off, because he was married already. His wife fetched him, and he’s gone off in a regiment to India.”
Richard remained silent.
“Well, come—look here, Master Dick, you say you won’t take the place back?”
“Certainly not.”
“Then let’s go halves.”
“Humphrey, it is yours by right; keep it,” said Richard, decisively.
“Well, come then, sir, we were boys together, you won’t refuse to do your old companion a good turn?”
“Anything consistent that you ask me to do, Humphrey, I’ll do with pleasure.”
“Then come down and be my best man at my wedding.”