He thought this smile of hers very strange; but she turned away and left him.
She wandered about alone in the garden wondering what Mr.Brand would make of her words, which it had been a singular pleasure for her to utter.

Shortly after, passing in front of the house, she saw at a distance two persons standing near the garden gate.

It was Mr.Brand going away and bidding good-night to Charlotte, who had walked down with him from the house.

Gertrude saw that the parting was prolonged.

Then she turned her back upon it.