He had struck out a line for himself; and, as the event disclosed, an illustrious one.

This the Archdeacon, being a good Conservative, disapproved.

It worried him sadly, making him actually, if unconsciously, exceedingly jealous.

And precisely on that account, by an ingenious inversion of reasoning, he felt he owed it to abstract justice--in other words to his much disgruntled self--to make all possible use of this offending, this renegade personage, when opportunity of so doing occurred.

Now, learning on credible authority that Sir Charles's name was still one to conjure with in India, it clearly became his duty to bid his son seek out and secure whatever modicum of advantage--in the matter of advice and introductions--might be derivable from so irritating a source.
All of which, while jumping with his own desires, caused Tom much sly mirth.