CHAPTER IX.
AUGUSTUS HAS HIS OWN DOUBTS.
"That's an impertinent young puppy," said Septimus Jones as soon as the fly which was to carry Harry Annesley to the station had left the hall-door on the following morning.

It may be presumed that Mr.Jones would not thus have expressed himself unless his friend Augustus Scarborough had dropped certain words in conversation in regard to Harry to the same effect.

And it may be presumed also that Augustus would not have dropped such words without a purpose of letting his friend know that Harry was to be abused.

Augustus Scarborough had made up his mind, looking at the matter all round, that more was to be got by abusing Harry than by praising him.
"The young man has a good opinion of himself certainly." "He thinks himself to be a deal better than anybody else," continued Jones, "whereas I for one don't see it.

And he has a way with him of pretending to be quite equal to his companions, let them be who they may, which to me is odious.