As for Stanhope, his nature was so clear and truthful that he would hardly have comprehended a smile which was intended to veil feelings not to be called either quite friendly or quite pleasant.

After this meeting all the joy went out of Ruth and Ethel's shopping.

They wanted to get back to the Court, and they attended strictly to business in order to do so.
Mostyn followed them very quickly.

He was exceedingly anxious to see and hear for himself how his affairs regarding Rawdon stood.

They were easily made plain to him, and he saw with a pang of disappointment that all his hopes of being Squire of Rawdon Manor were over.