Lloyd nodded.
"Will you tell my father?"
Lloyd's face showed apprehension, and he answered the boy.
"No, I won't. But I have a strong feeling that he may already know." he ceased for a moment and grinned a little. "Afterall, you do look more like him with each passing day."
Once again there was a short silence between them but it was broken up by some sighs and a welcomed laugh from Boyce.
"Yes, that is true. Perhaps that is why he asked you to teach me?"
"I cannot begin to know what goes on in someone's mind, but that just may be, my young friend."
With their confirming smile and nod, they acknowledged their new friendship.
There was a powerful understanding which formed between them. The presence of it could be felt within the room and it was then that Lloyd made a suggestion.
"Shall we start the lessons?"