"That is very probable.

He left the railroad before daylight, and had driven round to several farms before he came to Macdonald's, and he was very considerate.

He made me take all the furs, and, I fancy, walked up and down all night long, with nothing on but his indoor clothing, though the wind went through the building, and one could scarcely keep alive a few feet from the stove." Again the faint flicker of color crept into the girl's cheek, and the eyes that were keen as well as gentle noticed it.
"I think you owe him a good deal," said Miss Barrington.
"Yes," said her niece, with a little laugh which appeared to imply a trace of resentment.

"I believe I do, but he seemed unusually anxious to relieve me of that impression.

He was also good enough to hint that nothing he might have done need prevent me being--the right word is a trifle difficult to find--but I fancy he meant unpleasant to him if I wished it." There was a little twinkle in Miss Barrington's eyes.