“He has,” said Thurlow.
“He has more than that,” said Jackson. “He has a castle in Scotland.”
“I don’t mind castles so much. One can inherit them——”
“No, he bought this one.”
“Well, even so—castles are romantic and interesting. One might have a dream of founding a family. But for a man to come to college and occupy a whole house—what motive could he have but ostentation?”
No one answered—though she waited for an answer. At last, with a grave face, she pronounced the judgment, “I would expect to find such a man a degenerate.”
They were evidently shocked, but covered it by laughing. “Lord!” said Bates, “I’d like to have van Tuiver hear that!”
“Probably it would be good for him,” replied Sylvia, coldly.
Everybody grinned. “Wish you’d tell him!” said the man.
“I’d be delighted.”