Their fond Uncle Martin looked anything but gratified, but managed to control his feelings until he found himself out of earshot of his sister. He then declared that if Louisa imagined that he meant to waste his time in amusing her children she would find herself very much mistaken. 'Good God, Martin, are you mad?' demanded Gervase. 'You will take those brats for rides as soon as they have swallowed their breakfasts, if Theo and I have to tie you to the saddle! Did you not hear Louisa say that she could not tear them from us until they had been granted this indulgence?
Uncle Martin appears displeased with the idea of entertaining his sister Louisa's children, trying to suppress his frustration until he is away from her presence. He strongly believes that Louisa is mistaken if she thinks he will happily spend his time on her children. He expresses his unwillingness to engage in this task.
In response, Gervase challenges Martin's stance, insisting that he will indeed take care of the children right after breakfast, even jokingly suggesting they might have to tie him to the saddle. Gervase reminds Martin that Louisa has already indicated how important this indulgence is for the kids, emphasizing that he cannot back out of the commitment.
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