It occurred to Doris that he usually did so.

And presently he was waiting upon her as she lay against the cushions, as though she had been a princess in distress.
Their intimacy progressed steadily during the meal, and very soon Doris's shyness had wholly worn away.

She could not quite decide if Jeff were shy or not.

He was obviously quiet by nature.

But his grimness certainly disappeared, and more than once she found herself wondering at his consideration and thought for her.
He went out after breakfast to put in the horse, and at once his old housekeeper expanded into ardent praise of him.
"He works as hard as ten men," she said.