Runalong，mydearchild。Youdonotamuseme。YoucantakeGeraldwithyou，ifyouwill。IhavenothingtosaytoGeraldjustnow。
Heisinmygoodbooks。IsthereanythingIcandoforyou，Gerald？
Yourallowance，forinstance-atriflingincreaseoranadvance？
Iaminageneroushumour。“
“ThengrantmewhatIbeggedfortheotherday，“theboyansweredquickly。“LetmegotoSandhurst。Icouldentermynamenextweekfortheexaminations，andIcouldpassto-morrow。“