33/41 "That's always in its favour at starting. I'm Englishman enough to think that. There ought to be an entail of every decent bit of property, eh ?" It was observed that Mr.Barrett reddened as he said, "I certainly think that a young man should not be subject to his father's caprice." "Father's caprice! That isn't common. But, if you're founding a family, you must entail." "We agree, sir, from my point of view, and from yours." "Knits the family bond, don't you think? It makes the girls poor, though!" Mr.Barrett saw that he had some confused legal ideas in his head, and that possibly there were personal considerations in the background; so he let the subject pass. |