'Everard was going to be sent to Sandhurst, too,' said Jacintha quietly.
'What a lark,' he exclaimed, 'if Captain Knowlton should turn up, and you should be there at the same time.'
But this was more than my imagination at the moment was capable of. I felt very, very far from going to Sandhurst, and, indeed, a kind of sense that Dick and Jacintha belonged to a different world from mine was fast growing upon me.
'I say,' said Dick, presently, for his manner had now become all that I could desire, 'how much money have you got left?'
'One and twopence,' I answered, and he looked solemn at that.
'But still,' cried Jacintha, 'you forget the locket.'
'Why, of course, there is the locket,' said her brother; 'let us have a look at it, Everard.'
I took it from my waistcoat again, and holding it close to his nose, Dick at once looked for the hall-mark.
'It is gold right enough,' he added.
'You can sell it for quite a lot of money,' urged Jacintha, 'because you picked it up, and you can never find the real owner. I should think you would get a good deal for it.'