And thus, though they never met in any other way, they daily had a kind of intercourse with each other, which, at last, contrived to get itself arranged into a certain amount of civility on both sides.
Immediately that Norman's arrival was heard of at Surbiton Cottage, Mrs.Woodward hastened up to town to see him.

She wrote to him to say that she would be at his lodgings at a certain hour, and begged him to come thither to her.

Of course he did not refuse, and so they met.

Mrs.Woodward had much doubted whether or no she would take Linda or Katie with her, but at last she resolved to go alone.

Harry, she thought, would be more willing to speak freely to her, to open his heart to her, if there were nobody by but herself.
Their meeting was very touching, and characteristic of the two persons.