"But you should, Mayne," said Mrs John, in rather a low voice. "We are
forced to go for my health's sake, but you are young and strong, and
with energy you ought to succeed here."
"I should like to do what you think right, ma'am," I said sadly.
"And we both think it right, my boy," said Mr John. "We should dearly
like to have you with us; but it would be unjust to you to encourage you
to take a step which you might afterwards bitterly repent, and we should
feel ourselves to blame."