“Then probably you will stay away a long time.”
“I am afraid so.”
“Well, ta, ta! Come along, Philip.”
As Rodney followed with his eye the figure of his complacent successor he felt that his fate was indeed a hard one.
CHAPTER XV.
A RICH FIND.
As Jasper and his companion moved away, Carton said, “I’m sorry for that poor duffer, Jasper.”
“Why should you be sorry?” asked Jasper, frowning.
“Because he has lost a good place and good prospects, and all for no fault of his own.”