The father had sat down, and now declined uttering a single word in

vindication of his" son
The father had sat down, and now declined uttering a single word in
vindication of his" son. The latter looked towards him, when about to
pass out, but the old man waved his hand with sorrowful impatience,
and pointed to the door, as intimating a wish that he should forthwith
depart from under his roof. Loaded with twofold disgrace, he left his
family and his friends, accompanied by the constables, to the profound
grief and astonishment of all who knew him.