"No—I only want him to leave my room."
"That would settle the question to-day, but to-morrow he might begin again; and I will not have to interfere perpetually in your quarrels."
"This is the first time, papa, I have ever applied to you."
"The same thing will be recurring every day. I would rather he should go—he must be sent to college."
"Send Denis to college, papa! He would be expelled directly."
"So much the worse for him; there will be nothing left for him but to go to sea; that is, after all, the best profession for him, and I will not have him render you unhappy."
"But, papa, would it not be better to prevent him from doing so, by obliging him to behave more reasonably?"
"It would be insufferable to me, to be obliged to be always looking after him. I require tranquillity. I will send Denis away if you like it, but to be perpetually watching him is what I cannot do."
"Then," she exclaimed, in tears, "I must be the victim of this mischievous boy."