Many, no doubt, are in office, and
serving the present government, who have the same feelings as the
intendant, or even feelings as strong as your own."
"I can not bear the idea of accepting any thing from them or their
instruments, Humphrey; nor, indeed, could I leave my sisters."
"On that score you may make your mind easy: Pablo and I are quite
sufficient for the farm, or any thing else we may want to do. If you
can be more useful elsewhere, have no scruple in leaving us. If the
king was to come and raise an army, you would leave us, of course; and
I see no reason why, if an eligible offer is made you, you should not
do it now. You and your talents are thrown away in this forest; and
you might serve the king and the king's cause better by going into the
world and watching the times than you ever can by killing his
venison."
"Certainly," replied Edward, laughing, "I do not much help his cause
by killing his deer, that must be admitted; all I shall say is this,
if any thing is offered to me which I can accept without injury to my
feelings and my honor, I shall not decline it, provided that I may, by
accepting it, prove of service to the king's cause."
"That is all I wish, Edward. And now I think we had better go to bed.
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