TothisinquiryMr。Knightatoncerepliedthatthemoneysmightbepaidtohimasthefatherofthelegatee，andwasfuriouswhenallsortsofobjectionswereraisedtothatcourse，unlesseverykindofguaranteeweregiventhattheywouldbeusedsolelyandstrictlyforthebenefitofhisson。Finally，anaccounthadtobeopenedonwhichchequescouldbedrawnsignedbyoneofthetrusteesandMr。Knight。
Thisprovisomadethelatterevenmoreindignantthanbefore，especiallyasitwasaccompaniedbyanintimationthatthetrusteeswouldrequirehisson’sconsent，eitherbyletterorinapersonalinterview，toanyarrangementsastohiscareer，etc。，whichinvolvedexpenditureofthetrustmoneys。Whenasomewhatrudeandlengthylettertothemtothateffectwasmetwithacurtacknowledgmentofitsreceiptandareferencetotheirpreviousdecision，Mr。Knight’sannoyancehardenedintoapermanentgrievanceagainsthisson，whomheseemedtoholdresponsibleforwhathecalledan“affront“tohimself。
Hewasamanwithlargeideasofpaternalrights，ofwhichanexamplemaybegiventhatwasnotwithoutitseffectuponthevitalinterestsofothers。
WhenIsobelreturnedfromLondon，afterthefancy-dressball，atwhichshethoughtshehadseenaghostwhilstsittinginthesquarewithheryoungadmirerwhowasdressedasaknight，shewaitedforalongwhileexpectingtoreceivealetterfromGodfrey。Asnonecame，althoughsheknewfromMrs。Parsonsthathehadwrittenhomeseveraltimes，shebegantowonderastothecauseofhissilence。Thenanideaoccurredtoher。
Supposingthatwhatshehadseenwasnofancyofhermind，butGodfreyhimself，whoinsomemysteriousfashionhadfoundhiswayintothatsquare，perhapsinthehopeofseeingherattheballinordertosaygoodbye？Thiswaspossible，sinceshehadascertainedfromsomecasualremarkbyhisfatherthathedidnotleaveLondonuntilthefollowingmorning。