And he was so universally gallant that he might have been in love with them all in return.

He gave the 'Welsh Yeomanry,' for whom Mr Prothero returned thanks, and right well he did it; giving the colonel to understand in something more than a hint, that if he wished the farmers and farming to improve, he, and other absent landlords, must come and live on their property as Mr Gwynne did, and then there would be more wealth and prosperity, and more 'harvest homes.' And so, with various other toasts, including the vicar and his lady, for whom Owen had to return thanks, the afternoon wore on.

The children were playing at games in the Park, and by degrees the elders joined them.
Here Gladys was foremost.

It was wonderful to see how she had gained the affections of the young.

One and all were round her, and when the gentlemen and ladies came to look on, and join in the revels, the first thing that attracted them was the flushed face and graceful figure of this really beautiful girl, as she led the boisterous youngsters in a game of 'French and English.' In a moment Colonel Vaughan was in the ring heading the boys; but Gladys immediately retired, abashed, as he stood opposite to her, as captain on the French side.