“Then you can do it at once. You have my son's word for it.”
“And I have Herbert's word for the contrary.”
“Between the two, I believe James.”
“Does James deny that he called Herbert and his mother low?”
“I have not asked him.”
“If you will do so and bring me his assurance that he said nothing of the kind, I will examine Herbert again and try to get at the truth.”
“Very well; I will put the question to him.”
Squire Leech did so on his return home.
“I don't know but I called him something of the kind,” James admitted; “but it's true, isn't it?”
“As to that, the boy certainly acted in a very low manner. But you shouldn't have called him so.”