prolonged for one other day, and he was told that on that day the squire
would send for him. "I'm sick of these eternal partridges," said
Augustus. "No man should ever shoot partridges two days running. Jones
can go out by himself. He won't have to tip the game-keeper any more for
an additional day, and so it will be all gain to him. You'll see my
father in the afternoon after lunch, and we will go and take a walk
now."

Harry started for his walk, and his companion immediately began again
about the property. "I'm beginning to think," said he, "that it's nearly
all up with the governor. These attacks come upon him worse and worse,
and always leave him absolutely prostrate. Then he will do nothing to
prevent them. To assure himself a week of life, he will not endure an
hour of discomfort. It is plucky, you know."

"He is in all respects as brave a man as I have known."

"He sets God and man at absolute defiance, and always does it with the
most profound courtesy. If he goes to the infernal regions he will
insist upon being the last of the company to enter the door. And he will
be prepared with something good-humored to say as soon as he has been
ushered in. He was very much troubled about you yesterday."

"What has he to say of me?"

"Nothing in the least uncivil; but he has an idea in his head which
nothing on earth will put out of it, and in which, but for your own
word, I should be inclined to agree." Harry, when this was said, stood
still on the mountain-side, and looked full into his companion's face.
He felt at the moment that the idea had some reference to Mountjoy