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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Wrecker by Stevenson & Osbourne: exactly as you told me. I am sorry I was sent down, and you
have a perfect right to blame me for that; but you have no right
to pitch into me about these debts."
The effect upon a stupid man not unjustly incensed need
scarcely be described. For a while Singleton raved.
"I'll tell you what, father," said Norris at last, "I don't think this
is going to do. I think you had better let me take to painting.
It's the only thing I take a spark of interest in. I shall never be
steady as long as I'm at anything else."
"When you stand here, sir, to the neck in disgrace," said the
father, "I should have hoped you would have had more good
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