XIX
Uncle Henry was at first inclined to be angry when Peter appeared for the second time a banished man. Peter wisely forebore trying to explain the motive of his riot.
"The fact is, Uncle, I have had enough of Oxford," he said.
"Oxford seems to have had enough of you," his uncle grumbled. "I told you to get education."
"There isn't any education at Oxford. It's in London now."
"What will you do in London?"
"I could read for the bar," Peter suggested.
"Alone in London, eh? I don't think so. You want a nursemaid."
"Let the mater come and keep house."
Uncle Henry reflected. "Peter," he said, "keep out of the police court. I draw the line at that."