\"Gabbitt,\" said my mistress, \"what were the relations between Mr. Henry and his father?\"
\"Bad, ma'am,\" said Gabbitt. \"All the world knows that.\"
\"But how do you mean bad?\"
\"Well, ma'am, it was the usual thing between a rich father and his son. Particularly when it's an only child. When he was little, Mr. Henry was spoiled, and when he grew up his father blamed him because he turned out wilful.\"
\"When did the trouble between them start?\"
\"Gabbitt,\" said my mistress, \"what were the relations between Mr. Henry and his father?\"
\"Bad, ma'am,\" said Gabbitt. \"All the world knows that.\"
\"But how do you mean bad?\"
\"Well, ma'am, it was the usual thing between a rich father and his son. Particularly when it's an only child. When he was little, Mr. Henry was spoiled, and when he grew up his father blamed him because he turned out wilful.\"
\"When did the trouble between them start?\"
