During breakfast he was very cheerful, and seemed in such excellent spirits that the passing thought occurred to Elizabeth that Mr.Herrick was not sorry that his visit had ended.
"We are not clever enough for him," she said to herself regretfully; but Malcolm's next speech dispelled this idea.
Dinah had just expressed her regret at losing him.
"I have no wish to go, I assure you," was his reply; "I have never spent a happier week in my life.

But you know in another two or three weeks I hope to be settled at the Crow's Nest.

We shall be near neighbours then." He looked at Elizabeth as he spoke.

It struck him that she was a little embarrassed.

Her colour rose, and there was a slight pucker in her brow, as though something perplexed her; but the next minute it was gone.
"In that case we must fix the date for the Templeton Bean-feast," she remarked briskly.