“Yes, sir, it’s only a village.”
“Any rich people there?”
“There’s one,—Squire Turner.”
“Squire Turner?” repeated Brandon. “What sort of a man is he?”
He asked the question carelessly, but fixed his eyes on Harry as he spoke. It will be remembered that Squire Turner, unwilling to trust his scapegrace cousin too far, had carefully kept hidden from him the cause of his hostility to our hero. This naturally stimulated the curiosity of Brandon, to whom it occurred that he might, by questioning the boy, draw out the truth.
“He’s quite a prominent man in Vernon,” answered Harry, cautiously.
“I suppose he is popular, also.”
“Not very popular.”
“Why not?”
“He is not very liberal.”