I love him dearly and he shall have every advantage . I 'm rich -- I can do a great deal for him . '' Stephen continued to gaze out to sea with an expressionless face . Finally he said : `` I 've been expecting to hear you say something of the sort . I do n't know . If you took Paul away , he 'd grow to be a cleverer man and a richer man maybe , but would he be any better -- or happier ? He 's his mother 's son -- he loves the sea and its ways . There 's nothing of his father in him except his hankering after books . But I wo n't choose for him -- he can go if he likes -- he can go if he likes . '' In the end Paul `` liked , '' since Stephen refused to influence him by so much as a word . Paul thought Stephen did n't seem to care much whether he went or stayed , and he was dazzled by Miss Trevor 's charm and the lure of books and knowledge she held out to him . `` I 'll go , I guess , '' he said , with a long sigh . Miss Trevor clasped him close to her and kissed him maternally . Paul kissed her cheek shyly in return . He thought it very wonderful that he was to live with her always . He felt happy and excited -- so happy and excited that the parting when it came slipped over him lightly . Miss Trevor even thought he took it too easily and had a vague wish that he had shown more sorrow . Stephen said farewell to the boy he loved better than life with no visible emotion . `` Good-bye , Paul . Be a good boy and learn all you can . ''
He hesitated a moment and then said slowly , `` XXXXX you do n't like it , come back . ''
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