' Then he went slowly to the door, but, as he stood with
the handle of it in his hand, he turned round and spoke another
word. 'When, hereafter, Gerald, you may chance to think of that
bread and cheese at Ely, always remember that you had skated from
Cambridge.'
The two brothers then took themselves to some remote part of the
house where arrangements had been made for smoking, and there they
finished the conversation. 'I was very glad to hear what he said
about you, old boy.' This of course came from Silverbridge.
'I didn't quite understand him.'
'He meant you to understand that you wouldn't be like other
younger brothers.'
'Then what I have will be taken from you.'
'There is lots for three or four of us. I do agree that a fellow
has as much as he can spend he ought not to want anything more.
Morton was telling me the other day something about the settled
estates. I sat in that office with him all one morning. I could
not understand it all, but I observed that he said nothing about
the Scotch property. You'll be a laird, and I wish you joy with
all my heart.
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