'
This rebuke was terrible to the son, whose mind at the present
moment was filled with two ideas, that of constancy to Isabel
Boncassen, and then of respect and affection for his father.
'Indeed, sir,' he said, 'I am not arrogant, and if I have answered
improperly I beg your pardon. But my mind is made up about this,
and I thought you had better know how it is.'
'I do not see that I can say anything else to you.'
'I think of going to Harrington this afternoon.' Then the Duke
with further very visible annoyance, asked where Harrington was.
it was explained that Harrington was Lord Chiltern's seat, Lord
Chiltern being the Master of the Brake hounds;--that it was his
son's purpose to remain six weeks among the Brake hounds, but that
he should stay only a day of two with Lord Chiltern. Then it
appeared that Silverbridge intended to put himself up at a hunting
inn in the neighbourhood, and the Duke did not at all like the
plan. That his son should choose to live at an inn, when the
comforts of an English country house were open to him, was
distasteful and almost offensive to the Duke.
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