Tole, he said to himself, was whiter than many a white man he had known.
Job, who as a rule drew the colorline sharply, was polite to Tole.

Job was pleased because Tole ignored him.

Uninvited overtures from strangers made Job self-conscious.
Tole and Ambrose, being young, drifted away from serious business after a while.

They discussed sport.

Tole lost some of his gravity in talking about hunting the moose.
Not until Tole was on the point of embarking did the real object of his visit transpire.