The law, it is true, has decided against your legitimacy, but the Church is bound to think otherwise.

In my eyes you are the Squire's only son"-- here he made a whispering-trumpet of his brawny hands, and added with great significance--"and heir." "I see," said Yorke, smiling in spite of himself.
"Of course you do; did you think I was trifling with your intelligence?
I tell you that it is quite on the cards that you may recover your lost position, and regain what is morally your own again.

Carew is delighted with you, not so much because you saved his stags as because you fought such a good battle with him by the Decoy Pond.

He has been consulting me professionally as to whether it would be contrary to the tables of affinity to have another set-to with you.

I am sorry my reply was in the negative, for, now I look at you, I do believe you would have thrashed him; but I was so afraid of his getting the better of you, which might have ruined your fortunes." Richard could only repeat his thanks for the good clergyman's kindness.
"You know nobody here, I suppose," observed the latter, "and, with a few exceptions, which I will name to you, that is not of much consequence.
It is a shifting lot: they are here to-day and gone to-morrow, as says the Scripture, and I wish they were all going to-morrow except Byam Ryll.