The Squire had made a very clever guess

The Squire had made a very clever guess The Squire had made a very clever guess，and Godfrey's heart banged in sudden alarm．He was not ready to confess ev－erything yet．‘Well，sir，’he said，trying to speak carelessly，‘it was just a little business between Dunstan and me． You wouldn't be interested in it，you know．’

‘How old are you now？Twenty－six？’asked the Squire an－grily．‘Old enough to look after your money and mine too！I've been much too generous to you boys， but I'm going to be harder on you all from now on． You've got a weak character，Godfrey， like your poor mother． I think you need a wife who knows what she wants， because you can't decide anything by yourself！When you were thinking of marrying Nancy Lammeter，I agreed， didn't I？Have you asked her or not？She hasn't refused to marry you， has she？’

‘No，I haven't asked her，'said Godfrey，feeling very hot ad uncomfortable，‘but I don't think she'll accept me．’