"I was against all the changes, and thought they might have been left till I came home; but I didn't realize it was to be now or never, as old Crawley puts it, and that I'm not to have the right to touch my capital when I come of age." "The whole arrangement was rather an unusual one; but everything's worked out all right, and, as far as the estate goes, you'll find it in pretty fair order to start upon, and values increased," said John, quietly.

"But Crawley has the whole thing at his fingers' ends, and the interest of the place thoroughly at heart.

You couldn't have a better adviser." "He's well enough," said Peter, somewhat ungraciously.
"Shall we take a turn up and down ?" said John.

He lighted a fresh cigarette.

"There is a chill feeling in the air, though it is such a lovely morning." "It will be warmer when the sun has conquered the mist," said Peter, with a slight shiver.
The white dew on the long grass, and the gossamer cobwebs spun in a single night from twig to twig of the rose-trees, glittered in the sunshine.
The autumn roses bloomed cheerfully in the long border, and the robins were singing loudly on the terrace above.