None of them were proud of him now.
He walked once round among the guests, and spoke a few words of welcome at each table; and as he did so the tenants got up and bowed and wished health to the old squire, happiness to the young one, and prosperity to Greshamsbury; but, nevertheless, it was but a tame affair.
There were also other visitors, of the gentle sort, to do honour to the occasion; but not such swarms, not such a crowd at the mansion itself and at the houses of the neighbouring gentry as had always been collected on these former gala doings.

Indeed, the party at Greshamsbury was not a large one, and consisted chiefly of Lady de Courcy and her suite.

Lady Arabella still kept up, as far as she was able, her close connexion with Courcy Castle.

She was there as much as possible, to which Mr Gresham never objected; and she took her daughters there whenever she could, though, as regarded the two elder girls, she was interfered with by Mr Gresham, and not unfrequently by the girls themselves.

Lady Arabella had a pride in her son, though he was by no means her favourite child.