“If you are going to be angry, I’ll shut up. But I tell you plainly, it’s a beastly shame; and if you dare to do any harm to her I’ll kick you out of the place.”
“Out of what place?”
“Why, out of this or any other place I find you in. You’ve no right to go meeting her as you do.”
“And you’ve no right to speak of her like that. She is as pure as any child in the world, and you ought to know I would do her no harm. You are trying to insult both me and her.”
“Well, I’m very glad to hear you say so. But, see what folly it all is. You know you don’t intend to marry her. Do you?”
“Why, as to that I don’t know. I’m not obliged to tell you what I mean to do.”
“No; but you ought to think about what you mean to do. You know she is engaged to be married to Hawkstone.”
“Yes; but I don’t think she cares for him a bit—only to tease him.”
“Do just think what you are doing as a man and a gentleman—I won’t say as a Christian, for you tell me you mean nothing bad. But is it manly, is it fair to play these sort of tricks? I must tell you we must give up being chums any longer if this goes on.”
“I tell you what, Glenville, I think you are giving yourself mighty fine airs, and all about nothing; but just because you have an uncle who is a lord you think you may preach as much as you like.”