getbackIwilltakecarethataninvitationissenttohertopayhernextvisitatmyhouse。Itremains，ofcourse，tobeseenwhetheryouarefortunateenoughtoproduceafavorableimpressiononher。Inthemeantimeyouwillbedoingeverythingthatmyfathercanaskofyou，ifyoumaketheattempt。“
Geoffreyimpatientlydismissedthatpartofthequestionfromallconsideration。
“Ifshedon’tcottontoamanwho’sgoingtorunintheGreatRaceatFulham，“hesaid，“thereareplentyasgoodassheiswhowill!That’snotthedifficulty。Bother_that!_“
“Itellyouagain，Ihavenothingtodowithyourdifficulties，“
Juliusresumed。“TaketherestofthedaytoconsiderwhatIhavesaidtoyou。Ifyoudecidetoaccepttheproposal，Ishallexpectyoutoproveyouareinearnestbymeetingmeatthestationto-night。WewilltravelbacktoScotlandtogether。YouwillcompleteyourinterruptedvisitatLadyLundie’sitisimportant，inmyinterests，thatyoushouldtreatapersonofherpositioninthecountywithallduerespect；andmywifewillmakethenecessaryarrangementswithMrs。Glenarm，inanticipationofyourreturntoourhouse。Thereisnothingmoretobesaid，andnofurthernecessityofmystayinghere。Ifyoujoinmeatthestationto-night，yoursister-in-lawandIwilldoallwecantohelpyou。IfItravelbacktoScotlandalone，don’ttroubleyourselftofollow——Ihavedonewithyou。“Heshookhandswithhisbrother，andwentout。