While Evan looked for her despairingly to say his last word and hear her voice once more, Sir Franks said to his wife: 'See that Rose keeps up-stairs.' 'I want to speak to her,' was her ladyship's answer, and she moved to the door.
Evan made way for her, bowing.
'You will be ready at half-past eleven, Louisa,' he said, with calm distinctness, and passed from that purgatory.
Now honest Andrew attributed the treatment Evan met with to the exposure of yesterday.

He was frantic with democratic disgust.
'Why the devil don't they serve me like that; eh?
'Cause I got a few coppers! There, Van! I'm a man of peace; but if you'll call any man of 'em out I'll stand your second--'pon my soul, I will.

They must be cowards, so there isn't much to fear.

Confound the fellows, I tell 'em every day I'm the son of a cobbler, and egad, they grow civiller.

What do they mean?
Are cobblers ranked over tailors ?' 'Perhaps that's it,' said Evan.
'Hang your gentlemen!' Andrew cried.
'Let us have breakfast first,' uttered a melancholy voice near them in the passage.
'Jack!' said Evan.