From what he said after you left Venice, I imagine he does not entertain the same feeling toward you as you do toward him.

I would see Speed if I were you." "I will think about it," said Brenton, as they separated.
To know that a man thinks well of a person is no detriment to further acquaintance with that man, even if the first impressions have not been favourable; and after Ferris told Brenton that Speed had thought well of him, Brenton found less difficulty in seeking the Chicago enthusiast.
"I have been in a good deal of trouble," Brenton said to Speed, "and have been talking to Ferris about it.

I regret to say that he gave me very little encouragement, and did not seem at all to appreciate my feelings in the matter." "Oh, you mustn't mind Ferris," said Speed.

"He is a first-rate fellow, but he is as cold and unsympathetic as--well, suppose we say as an oyster.

His great hobby is non-intercourse with the world we have left.
Now, in that I don't agree with him, and there are thousands who don't agree with him.