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Chapter VIII. Fresh Suspicions
“Andreallyit’sagreatrelieftothinkhe’sgoing,Hastings,”continuedmyhonestfriend.“Itwasbadenoughbefore,whenwethoughthe’ddoneit,butI’mhangedifitisn’tworsenow,whenweallfeelguiltyforhavingbeensodownonthefellow.Thefactis,we’vetreatedhimabominably.Ofcourse,thingsdidlookblackagainsthim.Idon’tseehowanyonecouldblameusforjumpingtotheconclusionswedid.Still,thereitis,wewereinthewrong,andnowthere’sabeastlyfeelingthatoneoughttomakeamends;whichisdifficult,whenonedoesn’tlikethefellowabitbetterthanonedidbefore.Thewholething’sdamnedawkward!AndI’mthankfulhe’shadthetacttotakehimselfoff.It’sagoodthingStyleswasn’tthemater’stoleavetohim.Couldn’tbeartothinkofthefellowlordingithere.He’swelcometohermoney.”
“You’llbeabletokeepuptheplaceallright?”Iasked.
“Oh,yes.Therearethedeathduties,ofcourse,buthalfmyfather’smoneygoeswiththeplace,andLawrencewillstaywithusforthepresent,sothereishisshareaswell.Weshallbepinchedatfirst,ofcourse,because,asIoncetoldyou,Iaminabitofaholefinanciallymyself.Still,theJohnnieswillwaitnow.”
InthegeneralreliefatInglethorp’sapproachingdeparture,wehadthemostgenialbreakfastwehadexperiencedsincethetragedy.
