"
But Sir Archibald had been too deeply stirred by Captain Cameron's
unfortunate remarks to calmly weigh Mr. Rae's presentation of the case.
"It is quite useless, Mr. Rae," he declared firmly. "The case is out of
my hands, and must be proceeded with. I sincerely trust you may be able
to establish the young man's innocence. I have nothing more to say."
And from this position neither Mr. Rae's arguments nor the Captain's
passionate pleadings could move him.
Throughout the return journey the Captain raged and swore. "A
contemptible cad, Sir! a base-born, low-bred cad, Sir! What else could
you expect from a fellow of his breeding? The insolence of these lower
orders is becoming insupportable. The idea! the very idea! His bank
against my family name, my family honour! Preposterous!"
"Honour is honour, Captain Cameron," replied Mr. Rae firmly, "and
it might have been better if you had remembered that the honour of a
cottar's son is as dear to him as yours is to you."
And such was Mr. Rae's manner that the Captain appeared to consider it
wise to curb his rage, or at least suppress all reference to questions
of honour in as far as they might be related to the question of birth
and breeding.
CHAPTER V
A LADY AND THE LAW
Mr. Rae's first care was to see Mr. Dunn.
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