Men, such as was Mr.Bolton, who make their money by lending it out at recognised rates of interest,--and who are generally very keen in looking after their principal,--have no mercy whatsoever for the Davises of creation, and very little for their customers.

To have had dealings with a Davis is condemnation in their eyes.

Mr.Bolton would not, therefore, have opened his gates to this spendthrift had not his feelings for the father been very strong.

He had thought much upon the matter, and had tried hard to dissuade the Squire.

He, the banker, was not particularly attached to the theory of primogeniture.