“Pooroldboy。”Macmurdosaid，shakinghishead。
RawdonCrawleyresistedforsometimetheideaoftakingtheplacewhichhadbeenprocuredforhimbysoodiousapatron，andwasalsoforremovingtheboyfromtheschoolwhereLordSteyne’sinteresthadplacedhim。Hewasinduced，however，toacquiesceinthesebenefitsbytheentreatiesofhisbrotherandMacmurdo，butmainlybythelatter，pointingouttohimwhatafurySteynewouldbeintothinkthathisenemy’sfortunewasmadethroughhismeans。
WhentheMarquisofSteynecameabroadafterhisaccident，theColonialSecretaryboweduptohimandcongratulatedhimselfandtheServiceuponhavingmadesoexcellentanappointment。ThesecongratulationswerereceivedwithadegreeofgratitudewhichmaybeimaginedonthepartofLordSteyne。
ThesecretoftherencontrebetweenhimandColonelCrawleywasburiedintheprofoundestoblivion，asWenhamsaid；thatis，bythesecondsandtheprincipals。
Butbeforethateveningwasoveritwastalkedofatfiftydinner-tablesinVanityFair。LittleCacklebyhimselfwenttoseveneveningpartiesandtoldthestorywithcommentsandemendationsateachplace。HowMrs。