I had thought most of Hal; he seemed to me a smarter
fellow, more likely to make his way than his brother; but this makes
me doubt whether there can be stuff enough in him. I might not be
able to look after him, nor do I know what his messmates may be; and
I should not choose to risk it, except with a boy I could thoroughly
trust."
"Those young Grevilles seem to me Hal's bane and temptation."
"Ay, ay; but if a boy is of the sort, he'll find someone to be his
bane, wherever he goes. I'll have no more of the Grevilles though.
If he should not go with me, my brother John would take him into his
house, and keep a sharp look out after him. Just tell me, if you
have no objection, how the boy strikes you. Most people think him
the most taking of the lot."
"So he is," said Christabel thoughtfully; "he has more ease and
readiness, and he is affectionate and warm-hearted; but then he is a
great talker, and fond of boasting."
"Exactly. I told him that was the very way he learnt falsehood."
"I am afraid, too," she was obliged to add, "that his resolutions run
away in talk.
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