They offered him something in the Colonies, but your father would not hear of it--that would have been a banishment, you know.

They would have given your father a peerage to make it up, but he would not accept it, and broke with the party.

Except in that way--which, you know, was connected with the reputation of the family--I don't think, considering his great wealth, he has done very much for Silas.

To say truth, however, he was very liberal before his marriage.

Old Mrs.Aylmer says he made a vow _then_ that Silas should never have more than five hundred a year, which he still allows him, I believe, and he permits him to live in the place.