\"Forason，yes;butmylordisnotmyson。Itwashewhocastmeawayfromhim。Itwashewhobrokeourhappinessdown，andhebidsmetorepairit。Itwashewhoshowedhimselftomeatlast，ashewas，notasIhadthoughthim。Itishewhocomesbeforemychildrenstupidandsenselesswithwine——wholeavesourcompanyforthatoffrequentersoftavernsandbagnios——whogoesfromhishometotheCityyonderandhisfriendsthere，andwhenheistiredofthemreturnshither，andexpectsthatIshallkneelandwelcomehim。AndhesendsYOUashischamberlain！Whataproudembassy！
Monsieur，Imakeyoumycomplimentofthenewplace。\"
\"Itwouldbeaproudembassy，andahappyembassytoo，couldI
bringyouandmylordtogether，\"Esmondreplied。
\"Ipresumeyouhavefulfilledyourmissionnow，sir。\'Twasaprettyoneforyoutoundertake。Idon\'tknowwhether\'tisyourCambridgephilosophy，ortime，thathasalteredyourwaysofthinking，\"LadyCastlewoodcontinued，stillinasarcastictone。