The change in his father’s circumstances, yet again, had little effect on John. In fact, his father seemed to be more meticulous than ever in keeping contact with him. The main difference was that Peter had to be away from home during the day and evening more than before, and the time at home, being less, became much more organized. As far as John understood the matter, his father had once upon a time quarrelled with his grandfather and they were now friends again. Not only that, his grandfather had given his father a job, and they were now quite well off. In fact, John suspected they were beginning to be quite rich. It was, however, a sore point with him that this new-found affluence manifested itself in shoes and shirts and other such irrelevancies and a relatively small amount, in his o
