Grandcourt paused; these were subtilties in which he had much experience of his own. "I don't know--this is such a brute of a world, things are always turning up that one doesn't like. I can't always hinder your being bored. If you like to ride Criterion, I can't hinder his coming down by some chance or other."

Grandcourt paused; these were subtleties in which he had much experience of his own. "I don't know. This is such a brute of a world, things are always turning up that one doesn't like. If you like to ride Criterion, I can't prevent his coming down by some chance or other."
