Such was decidedly the case with Harry Norman.

In spite of his strong love, and his anxious desire to make himself agreeable, his brow became somewhat darkened, and his lips somewhat compressed.

He would not probably have been annoyed had he not been found fault with for snubbing his friend Tudor.

Why should Gertrude, his Gertrude, put herself forward to defend his friend?
Let her say what she chose for her mother, or even for her profane, dram-drinking, vulgar old uncle, but it was too much that she should take up the cudgels for Alaric Tudor.
'Well,' said he, 'I was annoyed last night, and I must own it.

It grieved me to hear Alaric turning your uncle into ridicule, and that before your mother's face; and it grieved me to see you and Linda encourage him.