"Between ourselves the young Baronet
carries matters with rather a high hand sometimes, and I am not sorry
that you gave him a little dressing. But you were too hard upon him,
Colonel--really you were." "Had I known that child-deserting story I
would have given it harder still, sir," says Thomas Newcome, twirling his
mustachios: "but my brother had nothing to do with the quarrel, and very
rightly did not wish to engage in it. He has an eye to business, has
Master Hobson too," my friend continued: "for he brought me a cheque for
my private account, which of course, he said, could not remain after my
quarrel with Barnes. But the Indian bank account, which is pretty large,
he supposed need not be taken away? and indeed why should it? So that,
which is little business of mine, remains where it was; and brother
Hobson and I remain perfectly good friends.
"I think Clive is much better since he has been quite put out of his
suspense. He speaks with a great deal more kindness and good-nature about
the marriage than I am disposed to feel regarding it: and depend on it
has too high a spirit to show that he is beaten.
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