"But everybody knows that he won't do anything that he is told," said Augustus, in a tone of voice which by no means expressed extreme sorrow.
From his father he led the conversation to the partridges, and declared his conviction that, with a little trouble and some expense, a very good head of game might be got up at Tretton.

"I suppose it wouldn't cost much ?" said Jones, who beyond ten shillings to a game-keeper never paid sixpence for whatever shooting came in his way.
"I don't know what you call much," said Augustus, "but I think it may be done for three or four hundred a year.

I should like to calculate how many thousand partridges at that rate Sir William has taken back in his pocket." "What does it matter ?" asked Miss Scarborough.
"Only as a speculation.

Of course my father, while he lives, is justified in giving his whole income to doctors if he likes it; but one gets into a manner of speaking about him as though he had done a good deal with his money in which he was not justified." "Don't talk in that way, Augustus." "My dear aunt, I am not at all inclined to be more open-mouthed than he is.

Only reflect what it was that he was disposed to do with me, and the good-humor with which I have borne it!" "I think I should hold my tongue about it," said Harry Annesley.
"And I think that in my place you would do no such thing.