He was intimate with all the Walkers, and was able to find out that Mrs.Walker knew that her husband believed in the clergyman's guilt.

He was by no means alone in his willingness to accept Mr.Walker's opinion as the true opinion.
Silverbridge, generally, was endeavouring to dress itself in Mr.
Walker's glass, and to believe as Mr.Walker believed.

The ladies of Silverbridge, including the Miss Prettymans, were aware that Mr.
Walker had been very kind both to Mr.and Mrs.Crawley, and argued from this that Mr.Walker must think the man to be innocent.

But Henry Grantly, who did not dare to ask a direct question of the solicitor, went cunningly to work, and closeted himself with Mrs.
Walker,--with Mrs.Walker, who knew well of the good fortune which was hovering over Grace's head and was so nearly settling itself upon her shoulders.

She would have given a finger to be able to whitewash Mr.Crawley in the major's estimation.