And the matter was
not improved when he was made to understand that all this was to
be done for the sake of hunting. There had been the shooting in
Scotland; then the racing;--ah alas yes;--the racing, and the
betting at Doncaster! Then the shooting at Matching had been made
to appear to be the chief reason why he himself had been living in
his own house! And now his son was going away to live at an inn
in order that more time might be devoted to hunting! 'Why can't
you live here at home, if you must hunt?'
'It is all woodland,' said Silverbridge.
'I thought you wanted woods. Lord Chiltern is always troubling me
about Trumpington Wood.'
This breeze about the hunting enabled the son to escape without
any further allusion to Miss Boncassen. He did escape, and
proceeded to turn over in his mind all that had been said. His
tale had been told. A great burden was thus taken off his
shoulders. He could tell Isabel so much, and thus free himself
from the suspicion of having been afraid to declare his purpose.
She should know what he had done, and should be made to understand
that he had been firm.
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