"Most of it, yes." "Good!" said Piers with satisfaction.

"We shall see plenty of you then." "But I am going to be busy," said Crowther, with a smile.
"Of course you are.

You can come down and teach me how to make the Home Farm a success," laughed Piers.
"I shall be very pleased to try," said Crowther, "though," he turned towards Sir Beverley, "I expect you, sir, know as much on that subject as either of us." Sir Beverley's eyes were upon him with searching directness.

He seemed to be trying to discover a reason for his boy's obvious pleasure in his unexpected meeting with this man who must have been nearly twice his age.
"I've never done much in the farming line," he said briefly, in answer to Crowther's observation.

"It's been more of a pastime with me than anything else.