She might have noticed his clothes, although she had galloped by so fast.
The first thing Jerome did, when he reached home, was to brush and blacken his shoes, though there was no chance of Lucina's seeing them.

He felt as if he ought not to think of her when he had on dusty shoes.
The greater part of the next day Jerome passed, as usual, soling shoes in Ozias Lamb's shop.

When he came home to supper, he noticed something unusual about his mother and sister.

They had the appearance of being strung tightly with repressed excitement, like some delicate musical instruments.

To look at or to speak to them was to produce in them sensitive vibrations which seemed out of proportion to the cause.
Jerome asked no questions.