There was ground for believing that with a little judicious encouragement he might make a good farmer, and Sadie did not grudge the patient effort necessary to keep him in the proper path.

Now he had left it again and might wander far before she could lead him back.
For all that, she did not mean to give up.

She had fought hard for Bob and was resolved to win, while there was a ray of comfort.

The woman she had at first thought a danger was her best friend, and she felt for Helen Festing a grateful admiration that sometimes moved her deeply.
Helen had many advantages that she could not have combated had they been used against her: grace, polish, and a knowledge of the world in which Bob had lived.

But Helen was on her side.