Hope revived in the heart of his almost despairing wife, and the future looked bright again.

His eyes had grown clear and confident once more and his stooping shoulders square and erect.

In his bearing you saw the old stateliness and conscious sense of power.

Men treated him with deference and respect.
In less than a year Mr.Ridley was able to remove his family into a better house and to afford the expense of a servant.

So far they had kept out of the city's social life.