turned round upon his couch, as though he intended to slumber.
Mr. Grey left the room, and Augustus followed him, but not a word was
spoken between them. Mr. Grey had an early dinner and went up to London
by an evening train. What became of Augustus he did not inquire, but
simply asked for his dinner and for a conveyance to the train. These
were forthcoming, and he returned that night to Fulham.

"Well?" said Dolly, as soon as she had got him his slippers and made
him his tea.

"I wish with all my heart I had never seen any one of the name of
Scarborough!"

"That is of course;--but what have you done?"

"The father has been a great knave. He has set the laws of his country
at defiance, and should be punished most severely. And Mountjoy
Scarborough has proved himself to be unfit to have any money in his
hands. A man so reckless is little better than a lunatic. But compared
with Augustus they are both estimable, amiable men. The father has ideas
of philanthropy, and Mountjoy is simply mad. But Augustus is as
dishonest as either of them, and is odious also all round." Then at
length he explained all that he had learned, and all that he had
advised, and at last went to bed combating Dolly's idea that the
Scarboroughs ought now to be thrown over altogether.

CHAPTER XXI.

MR. SCARBOROUGH'S THOUGHTS OF HIMSELF.

When Mr. Scarborough was left alone he did not go to sleep, as he had
pretended, but lay there for an hour, thinking of his position and
indulging to the full the feelings of anger which he now entertained
toward his second son. He had never, in truth, loved Augustus. Augustus
was very like his father in his capacity for organizing deceit, for
plotting, and so contriving that his own will should be in opposition to
the wills of all those around him. But they were thoroughly unlike in
the object to be attained. Mr. Scarborough was not a selfish man.
Augustus was selfish and nothing else. Mr. Scarborough hated the
law,--because it was the law and endeavored to put a restraint upon him
and others. Augustus liked the law,--unless when in particular points it
interfered with his own actions. Mr. Scarborough thought that he could
do better than the law. Augustus wished to do worse. Mr. Scarborough
never blushed at what he himself attempted, unless he failed, which was
not often the case. But he was constantly driven to blush for his son.
Augustus blushed for nothing and for nobody. When Mr. Scarborough had