Duringthisconversation，Walterhadlookedfromonebrothertotheother，withpainandamazement。HewhowastheSeniorinyears，andJuniorinthehouse，stood，withhiseyescastupontheground，andhisheadbowed，humblylisteningtothereproachesoftheother。Thoughthesewererenderedverybitterbythetoneandlookwithwhichtheywereaccompanied，andbythepresenceofWalterwhomtheysomuchsurprisedandshocked，heenterednootherprotestagainstthemthanbyslightlyraisinghisrighthandinadeprecatorymanner，asifhewouldhavesaid，`Spareme！\'So，hadtheybeenblows，andheabraveman，understrongconstraint，andweakenedbybodilysuffering，hemighthavestoodbeforetheexecutioner。
Generousandquickinallhisemotions，andregardinghimselfastheinnocentoccasionofthesetaunts，Walternowstruckin，withalltheearnestnesshefelt。
`Mr。Carker，\'hesaid，addressinghimselftotheManager。`Indeed，indeed，thisismyfaultsolely。Inakindofheedlessness，forwhichI
cannotblamemyselfenough，Ihave，Ihavenodoubt，mentionedMr。CarkertheJuniormuchoftenerthanwasnecessary；andhaveallowedhisnamesometimestoslipthroughmylips，whenitwasagainstyourexpresswish。Butithasbeenmyownmistake，Sir。Wehaveneverexchangedoneworduponthesubject——veryfew，indeed，onanysubject。Andithasnotbeen，\'addedWalter，afteramoment\'spause，`allheedlessnessonmypart，Sir；forIhavefeltaninterestinMr。CarkereversinceIhavebeenhere，andhavehardlybeenabletohelpspeakingofhimsometimes，whenIhavethoughtofhimsomuch！\'
Waltersaidthisfromhissoul，andwiththeverybreathofhonour。