Mr Gwynne stayed to shake hands with him, and tell him that he should always be glad to see him; and Colonel Vaughan promised to pay him a visit as soon as he went to town.

The former got into the carriage, the latter upon the box to drive.

Rowland stood by the door a moment irresolute.
'Good-bye, Mr Rowland,' said Miss Hall, 'I shall hope often to see your mother.' 'Thank you, Miss Hall,' said Rowland, pressing the hand she held out to him with an iron pressure.
Freda was just going to put out her hand across Miss Hall, when Colonel Vaughan touched the horses, and the carriage drove off.

Rowland raised his hat, and as he glanced at Freda saw that she was looking at him not altogether unkindly.

After those words of hers, he never could have shaken hands with her, unless she made the advance; and so they parted, he believing her too proud to acknowledge him after what he had said to her; she admiring what she considered his pride and resentment a great deal more than she had ever done his humility..