He must go away before the fine weather is over. Do
persuade him to-night! I wish you could have had a holiday with
him.'
'Out of the question now, I'm sorry to say. I must work savagely.
But can't you all manage a fortnight somewhere--Hastings,
Eastbourne?'
'It would be simply rash. One goes on saying, "What does a pound
or two matter?"--but it begins at length to matter a great deal.'
'I know, confound it all! Think how it would amuse some rich
grocer's son who pitches his half-sovereign to the waiter when he
has dined himself into good humour! But I tell you what it is:
you must really try to influence him towards practicality. Don't
you think--?'
He paused, and Amy sat looking at her hands.
'I have made an attempt,' she said at length, in a distant
undertone.
'You really have?'
Jasper leaned forward, his clasped hands hanging between his
knees. He was scrutinising her face, and Amy, conscious of the
too fixed regard, at length moved her head uneasily.
'It seems very clear to me,' she said, 'that a long book is out
of the question for him at present.
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