Of course she was on Reginald's side in the family quarrel, although she was the paid servant of the Foreign Office paragon.
"And they are to be here next week.

What day next week, Mrs.
Hopkins ?" Mrs.Hopkins didn't know on what day she was to expect the visitors, nor how long they intended to stay.

Mr.John Morton had said in his letter that he would send his own man down two days before his arrival, and that was nearly all that he had said.
Then Morton started on his return walk to Dillsborough, again taking the path across the bridge.

"Ah!" he said to himself with a shudder as he crossed the stile, thinking of his own softened feelings as he had held out his hand to help Mary Masters, and then of his revulsion of feeling when she declared her purpose of walking home with Mr.
Twentyman.

And he struck the rail of the bridge with his stick as though he were angry with the place altogether.