When they reached the last he said, "On the whole, I imagine your father's judgment was good.

In fact, he picked his ground like a mining engineer." "He had twenty years to brood about the vein at home," Agatha replied.
"Are you surprised that he studied all the books on mining he could get ?" Thirlwell made an apologetic gesture.

"I oughtn't to be surprised: he was your father, and it's obvious that you have prepared yourself to carry on his work.

Well, I think he has staked off the best of the vein; at least, his claim covers the part that can best be reached.

But you'll have trouble with the water; it may mean driving a drainage heading and putting up expensive pumps.