“Makeamemorandumofthename，“LordHolchesterwenton。“AnneSilvester。Herfatherandmotheraredead。Iknewherfatherinformertimes。Hermotherwasill-used。Itwasabadbusiness。I
havebeenthinkingofitagain，forthefirsttimeformanyyears。Ifthegirlisaliveandabouttheworldshemayrememberourfamilyname。Helpher，Julius，ifsheeverwantshelp，andappliestoyou。“Thepainfulcontractionpassedacrosshisfaceoncemore。WerehisthoughtstakinghimbacktothememorablesummereveningattheHampsteadvilla？Didheseethedesertedwomanswooningathisfeetagain？“Aboutyourelection？“heasked，impatiently。“Mymindisnotusedtobeidle。Giveitsomethingtodo。“
Juliusstatedhispositionasplainlyandasbrieflyashecould。
Thefatherfoundnothingtoobjecttointhereport——excepttheson’sabsencefromthefieldofaction。HeblamedLadyH
olchesterforsummoningJuliustoLondon。Hewasannoyedathisson’sbeingthere，atthebedside，whenheoughttohavebeenaddressingtheelectors。“It’sinconvenient，Julius，“hesaid，petulantly。“Don’tyouseeityourself？“