He looked down the lovely alleys of the garden, and up at the latticed stories of the handsome house, with that solid satisfaction which is the reward of what is acquired by personal effort or wisdom.
When he entered the door and was confronted by Thomas Worth, he was for the moment nonplussed.

But he did not permit his confusion and disappointment to appear.

He had not seen Thomas for a long time.

He addressed him with suavity and regrets, and yet, "was sure he would be glad to hear that, in the present dangerous crisis, the Marquis de Gonzaga had remembered the blood-tie and offered his protection to a family so desolate." Thomas Worth leaned upon the balusters, as if guarding the approach to the Senora's apartments.

He answered: "The protection of the marquis is unnecessary.