His aspect, manners, and deportment were the same.

I entered once more on my former mode of life, but our intercourse became more frequent.

We constantly breakfasted together, and our conversation was usually prolonged through half the morning.
For a time our topics were general.

I thought proper to leave to him the introduction of more interesting themes: this, however, he betrayed no inclination to do.

His reserve excited some surprise, and I began to suspect that whatever design he had formed with regard to me, had been laid aside.