“No, Pendyce; if George is spoilt, the system is to blame.”
“System!” said the Squire. “I've never had a system for him. I'm no believer in systems! I don't know what you're talking of. I have another son, thank God!”
Mrs. Pendyce took a step forward.
“Horace,” she said, “you would never——”
Mr. Pendyce turned from his wife, and said sharply:
“Paramor, are you sure I can't cut the entail?”
“As sure,” said Mr. Paramor, “as I sit here!”