Herbert de Burgh smashed both his thighs,
and now he can move about again,--of course with crutches.'
'Gerald. How can you be so unfeeling!'
'I don't know what you mean. I always liked Tregear, and I am very
sorry for him. If you would take it a little quieter, I think it
would be better.'
'I could not take it quietly. How can I take it quietly when he is
more than the world to me?'
'You should keep that to yourself.'
'Yes,--and so let people think that I didn't care, till I broke my
heart! I shall say just the same to papa when he comes home.'
After than the brother and sister were not on very good terms with
each other for the remainder of the day.
On the Saturday there was a letter from Silverbridge to Mrs Finn.
Tregear was better; but was unhappy because it had been decided
that he could not be moved for the next month. This entailed two
misfortunes on him;--first that of being enforced guest of persons
who were not,--or, hitherto had not been his own friends,--and then
his absence from the first meeting of Parliament.
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