It might, perhaps, be said of her that she tried to look old and ugly,--and cross too, but that she did not succeed.

She now greeted her visitor very coldly, and having asked after old Mr.Caldigate, sat silent looking at John Caldigate as though there were nothing more possible for her to say.
'I could not but come to see you and thank you for your kindness before I went,' said John.
'I remember your coming about some business.

We have very few visitors here.' 'I went out, you know, as a miner.' 'I think I heard Mr.Bolton say so.' 'And I have succeeded very well.' 'Oh, indeed!' 'So well that I have been able to come back; and though I may perhaps be obliged to revisit the colony to settle my affairs there, I am going to live here at home.' 'I hope that will be comfortable to you.' At every word she spoke, her voice took more and more plainly that tone of wonder which we are all of us apt to express when called on to speak on matters which we are at the moment astonished to have introduced to us.
'Yes; Mrs.Bolton, I hope it will.

And now I have got something particular to say.' 'Perhaps you had better see--Mr.Bolton--at the bank.' 'I hope I may be able to do so.

I quite intend it.