"I may avail myself of your offer." "Won't you take supper at my home this evening ?" said the colonel, hospitably.

"I shall be glad to introduce Mrs.Preston.My son is at boarding school, so I shall not be able to let you see him." "Have you but one child, then ?" "But one.

His absence leaves us alone." Godfrey's absence would have been lamented more by his father, had his character and disposition been different.

But he was so arrogant and overbearing in his manners, and so selfish, that his father hoped that association with other boys would cure him in part of these objectionable traits.

At home, he was so much indulged by his mother, who could see no fault in him, as long as he did not oppose her, that there was little chance of amendment.
So they rode on, conversing on various topics, but their conversation was not of sufficient importance for me to report.