Gordon came in and came up to him; then he held out his hand.

Bernard took it with great satisfaction; his last feeling had been that he was very weary of this ridiculous quarrel, and it was an extreme relief to find it was over.
"It was very good of you to go to London," said Gordon, looking at him with all the old serious honesty of his eyes.
"I have always tried to do what I could to oblige you," Bernard answered, smiling.
"You must have cursed me over there," Gordon went on.
"I did, a little.

As you were cursing me here, it was permissible." "That 's over now," said Gordon.

"I came to welcome you back.

It seemed to me I could n't lay my head on my pillow without speaking to you." "I am glad to get back," Bernard admitted, smiling still.