Though he had
been concerned in no such matter before, he had an idea that love
was a soft kind of thing which ought to steal on one unawares and
come and go without trouble. In his case it came upon him with a
rough demand for immediate hard work. He had not previously
thought that he was to be subjected to such labours, and at this
moment almost resented the interference with his ease. He was
already a little angry with Lady Cantrip, but at the same time
felt himself to be so much in subjection to her that he could not
rebel.
The Duke himself when he saw the young man was hardly more
comfortable. He had brought his daughter to Custins, feeling that
it was his duty to be with her; but he would have preferred to
leave the whole operation to the care of Lady Cantrip. He hardly
liked to look at the fish whom he wished to catch for his
daughter. Whenever this aspect of affairs presented itself to him,
he would endeavour to console himself by remembering the past
success of a similar transaction. He thought of his own first
interview with his wife.
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