If we could find him I would--" "You would allow me to go to him," said the tutor.

"No doubt the opportunity will soon come.

He wants money; he is bound to turn up." "But why should you be mixed up in father's troubles ?" asked Rosalind after a pause.
"Your father's troubles are yours; your troubles are--shall we say ?-- Roger's; Roger's troubles are mine." There was another long silence, during which Rosalind took up her brushes and began work again on the picture, Mr Armstrong critically looking on.
"Have you no troubles of your own, then, that you have so much room in you for those of other people ?" she said at last.
"I have had my share, perhaps.

Your picture, with its wide expanse of calm sea, was just reminding me of one of them." "Tell me about it." "It was years ago, when, before I was a singer in London-- You knew I followed that honourable vocation once, don't you ?" "I have heard father speak of it.

Why not ?" "No reason at all.