"You cannot very well take me with you," she answered smiling.
"I wish I could," he replied.
"Thanks, I prefer The Downs," she answered laughing.
CHAPTER THIRD
A SCHOOL CHUM
"Going abroad!" exclaimed Caleb Kenley, "what the deuce has put that into your head?"
"I have been a dire failure here; perhaps elsewhere I shall turn out a success."
"You have not been a failure; there are very few better riders in England than yourself. Do not be offended at my question. Are you short of money? Is that the reason?"
"The principal reason, and a very good one. I have always been short of money."