He did not venture to speak to her, but nodding to one and another as he passed, said, 'I shall be back directly.

I am just going to send my mother home first,' reached the door, and called for his carriage.

It was close at hand, the hour for ordering the carriages being past; and he speedily put his mother into it.

'Drive Mrs Jenkins home, and return immediately,' he exclaimed.
'Which way, ma'am ?' asked the servant.
'Go you down the street, then turn to the right, and the first house with a railing and steps, and a brass knocker,' said Mrs Jenkins, exulting as they drove off in her new dignity and importance.

Howel, on the contrary, returned to the concert-room, cursing his folly for having settled in his native county, and wishing his mother anywhere else.
Nevertheless, he received the thanks of the conductor of the concert with bland humility, and expressed his intention of using all his best efforts in behalf of his country and countrymen.