It seems that lad of Dr.Walsham's saved her life.

He is a fine lad.

He was her champion, you know, in that affair with my nephew.
How strange that the two boys should have quarrelled over my granddaughter!" "Yes, squire, and young Walsham came well out of it!" John said heartily; for to him, only, did the squire mention the circumstances of the case, and he chuckled now to himself, as he thought that Richard Horton had made an even greater mistake in that matter than he thought of, for John detested the boy with all his heart, and had only abstained from reporting his conduct, to the squire, from fear of giving his master pain.
The squire's brow clouded a little at the allusion.
"It will make a difference to him, John," he said, "for, of course, now my granddaughter will take his place." "And a good thing, too!" John said heartily.

"I have never said a word before, squire, because, as you had chosen him as your heir, there was no use in setting you against him; but a more hatefuller lad than Richard Horton I never comed across, and so said everyone here.

You did not see much of him, squire, and natural thought well of him, for he was a good-looking boy, and could speak fair enough when he liked.