“Makeamemorandumofthename，“LordHolchesterwenton。“AnneSilvester。Herfatherandmotheraredead。Iknewherfatherinformertimes。Hermotherwasill-used。Itwasabadbusiness。I
　　havebeenthinkingofitagain，forthefirsttimeformanyyears。Ifthegirlisaliveandabouttheworldshemayrememberourfamilyname。Helpher，Julius，ifsheeverwantshelp，andappliestoyou。“Thepainfulcontractionpassedacrosshisfaceoncemore。WerehisthoughtstakinghimbacktothememorablesummereveningattheHampsteadvilla？Didheseethedesertedwomanswooningathisfeetagain？“Aboutyourelection？“heasked，impatiently。“Mymindisnotusedtobeidle。Giveitsomethingtodo。“
　　Juliusstatedhispositionasplainlyandasbrieflyashecould。
　　Thefatherfoundnothingtoobjecttointhereport——excepttheson’sabsencefromthefieldofaction。HeblamedLadyH
　　olchesterforsummoningJuliustoLondon。Hewasannoyedathisson’sbeingthere，atthebedside，whenheoughttohavebeenaddressingtheelectors。“It’sinconvenient，Julius，“hesaid，petulantly。“Don’tyouseeityourself？“
　　HavingpreviouslyarrangedwithhismothertotakethefirstopportunitythatofferedofriskingareferencetoGeoffrey，Juliusdecidedto“seeit“inalightforwhichhisfatherwasnotprepared。Theopportunitywasbeforehim。Hetookitonthespot。
　　“Itisnoinconveniencetome，Sir，“hereplied，“anditisnoinconveniencetomybrothereither。Geoffreywasanxiousaboutyoutoo。GeoffreyhascometoLondonwithme。“
　　LordHolchesterlookedathiseldestsonwithagrimly-satiricalexpressionofsurprise。
　　“HaveInotalreadytoldyou，“herejoined，“thatmymindisnotaffectedbymyillness？Geoffreyanxiousaboutme!Anxietyisoneofthecivilizedemotions。Maninhissavagestateisincapableoffeelingit。“
　　“Mybrotherisnotasavage，Sir。“
　　“Hisstomachisgenerallyfull，andhisskiniscoveredwithlinenandcloth，insteadofredochreandoil。Sofar，certainly，yourbrotheriscivilized。Inallotherrespectsyourbrotherisasavage。“
　　“Iknowwhatyoumean，Sir。ButthereissomethingtobesaidforGeoffrey’swayoflife。Hecultivateshiscourageandhisstrength。Courageandstrengtharefinequalities，surely，intheirway？“
　　“Excellentqualities，asfarastheygo。Ifyouwanttoknowhowfarthatis，challengeGeoffreytowriteasentenceofdecentEnglish，andseeifhiscouragedoesn’tfailhimthere。Givehimhisbookstoreadforhisdegree，and，strongasheis，hewillbetakenillatthesightofthem。Youwishmetoseeyourbrother。Nothingwillinducemetoseehim，untilhiswayoflifeasyoucallitisalteredaltogether。Ihavebutonehopeofitseverbeingalterednow。Itisbarelypossiblethattheinfluenceofasensiblewoman——possessedofsuchadvantagesofbirthandfortuneasmaycompelrespect，evenfromasavage——mightproduceitseffectonGeoffrey。Ifhewishestofindhiswaybackintothishouse，lethimfindhiswaybackintogoodsocietyfirst，andbringmeadaughter-in-lawtopleadhiscauseforhim——whomhismotherandIcanrespectandreceive。
　　Whenthathappens，IshallbegintohavesomebeliefinGeoffrey。
　　Untilitdoeshappen，don’tintroduceyourbrotherintoanyfutureconversationswhichyoumayhavewithMe。Toreturntoyourelection。Ihavesomeadvicetogiveyoubeforeyougoback。
　　Youwilldowelltogobackto-night。Liftmeuponthepillow。I
　　shallspeakmoreeasilywithmyheadhigh。“
　　Hissonliftedhimonthepillows，andoncemoreentreatedhimtosparehimself。
　　Itwasuseless。Noremonstrancesshooktheironresolutionofthemanwhohadhewedhiswaythroughtherankandfileofpoliticalhumanitytohisownhighplaceapartfromtherest。Helpless，ghastly，snatchedoutoftheveryjawsofdeath，therehelay，steadilydistillingtheclearcommon-sensewhichhadwonhimallhisworldlyrewardsintothemindofhisson。Notahintwasmissed，notacautionwasforgotten，thatcouldguideJuliussafelythroughthemirypoliticalwayswhichhehadtroddensosafelyandsodextrouslyhimself。Anhourmorehadpassedbeforetheimpenetrableoldmanclosedhiswearyeyes，andconsentedtotakehisnourishmentandcomposehimselftorest。Hislastwords，renderedbarelyarticulatebyexhaustion，stillsangthepraisesofpartymanoeuvresandpoliticalstrife。“It’sagrandcareer!I
　　misstheHouseofCommons，Julius，asImissnothingelse!“
　　Leftfreetopursuehisownthoughts，andtoguidehisownmovements，JuliuswentstraightfromLordHolchester’sbedsidetoLadyHolchester’sboudoir。
　　“HasyourfathersaidanythingaboutGeoffrey？“washismother’sfirstquestionassoonasheenteredtheroom。
　　“MyfathergivesGeoffreyalastchance，ifGeoffreywillonlytakeit。“
　　LadyHolchester’sfaceclouded。“Iknow，“shesaid，withalookofdisappointment。“Hislastchanceistoreadforhisdegree。
　　Hopeless，mydear。Quitehopeless!Ifithadonlybeensomethingeasierthanthat；somethingthatrestedwithme——“
　　“Itdoesrestwithyou，“interposedJulius。“Mydearmother!——canyoubelieveit？——Geoffrey’slastchanceisinoneword
　　Marriage!“
　　“Oh，Julius!it’stoogoodtobetrue!“
　　Juliusrepeatedhisfather’sownwords。LadyHolchesterlookedtwentyyearsyoungerasshelistened。Whenhehaddonesherangthebell。
　　“Nomatterwhocalls，“shesaidtotheservant，“Iamnotathome。“SheturnedtoJulius，kissedhim，andmadeaplaceforhimonthesofabyherside。“Geoffreyshalltake_that_chance，“shesaid，gayly——“Iwillanswerforit!Ihavethreewomeninmymind，anyoneofwhomwouldsuithim。Sitdown，mydear，andletusconsidercarefullywhichofthethreewillbemostlikelytoattractGeoffrey，andtocomeuptoyourfather’sstandardofwhathisdaughter-in-lawoughttobe。Whenwehavedecided，don’ttrusttowriting。GoyourselfandseeGeoffreyathishotel。“
　　Motherandsonenteredontheirconsultation——andinnocentlysowedtheseedsofaterribleharvesttocome。
　　TIMEhadadvancedtoafternoonbeforetheselectionofGeoffrey’sfuturewifewasaccomplished，andbeforetheinstructionsofGeoffrey’sbrotherwerecompleteenoughtojustifytheopeningofthematrimonialnegotiationatNagle’sHotel。
　　“Don’tleavehimtillyouhavegothispromise，“wereLadyHolchester’slastwordswhenhersonstartedonhismission。
　　“IfGeoffreydoesn’tjumpatwhatIamgoingtoofferhim，“wastheson’sreply，“Ishallagreewithmyfatherthatthecaseishopeless；andIshallend，likemyfather，ingivingGeoffreyup。“
　　ThiswasstronglanguageforJuliustouse。ItwasnoteasytorousethedisciplinedandequabletemperamentofLordHolchester’seldestson。Notwomenwereevermorethoroughlyunlikeeachotherthanthesetwobrothers。Itismelancholytoacknowledgeitofthebloodrelationofa“strokeoar，“butitmustbeowned，intheinterestsoftruth，thatJuliuscultivatedhisintelligence。ThisdegenerateBritoncoulddigestbooks——andcouldn’tdigestbeer。Couldlearnlanguages——andcouldn’tlearntorow。Practicedtheforeignviceofperfectinghimselfintheartofplayingonamusicalinstrumentandcouldn’tlearntheEnglishvirtueofknowingagoodhorsewhenhesawhim。Gotthroughlife。Heavenonlyknowshow!withouteitherabicepsorabetting-book。Hadopenlyacknowledged，inEnglishsociety，thathedidn’tthinkthebarkingofapackofhoundsthefinestmusicintheworld。Couldgotoforeignparts，andseeamountainwhichnobodyhadevergottothetopofyet——anddidn’tinstantlyfeelhishonorasanEnglishmaninvolvedingettingtothetopofithimself。Suchpeoplemay，anddo，existamongtheinferiorracesoftheContinent。LetusthankHeaven，Sir，thatEnglandneverhasbeen，andneverwillbe，therightplaceforthem!
　　ArrivedatNagle’sHotel，andfindingnobodytoinquireofinthehall，Juliusappliedtotheyoungladywhosatbehindthewindowof“thebar。“Theyoungladywasreadingsomethingsodeeplyinterestingintheeveningnewspaperthatsheneverevenheardhim。Juliuswentintothecoffee-room。
　　Thewaiter，inhiscorner，wasabsorbedoverasecondnewspaper。
　　Threegentlemen，atthreedifferenttables，wereabsorbedinathird，fourth，andfifthnewspaper。Theyallalikewentonwiththeirreadingwithoutnoticingtheentranceofthestranger。
　　JuliusventuredondisturbingthewaiterbyaskingforMr。
　　GeoffreyDelamayn。Atthesoundofthatillustriousnamethewaiterlookedupwithastart。“AreyouMr。Delamayn’sbrother，Sir？“
　　“Yes。“
　　Thethreegentlemenatthetableslookedupwithastart。ThelightofGeoffrey’scelebrityfell，reflected，onGeoffrey’sbrother，andmadeapubliccharacterofhim。
　　“You’llfindMr。Geoffrey，Sir，“saidthewaiter，inaflurried，excitedmanner，“attheCockandBottle，Putney。“
　　“Iexpectedtofindhimhere。Ihadanappointmentwithhimatthishotel。“
　　ThewaiteropenedhiseyesonJuliuswithanexpressionofblankastonishment。“Haven’tyouheardthenews，Sir？“
　　“No!“
　　“Godblessmysoul!“exclaimedthewaiter——andofferedthenewspaper。
　　“Godblessmysoul!“exclaimedthethreegentlemen——andofferedthethreenewspapers。
　　“Whatisit？“askedJulius。