A thousand a day would not have unnerved him in the least.

He would have writhed under the sense of the great sin which they revealed, but that is all the effect they would have had.
When it came to his wife, however, that was another question.

For a moment he felt like sending in his resignation and moving out of Milton as soon as possible.

But he finally decided that he ought to remain; and Mrs.Strong did not oppose his decision when once he had declared his resolve.

She knew Philip must do what to him was the will of his Master, and with that finally she was content.
She had overcome her nervousness and dread now that Philip's courageous presence strengthened her, and she began to tell him that he had better hunt for the man who had appeared so mysteriously in the study.
"I haven't convinced myself yet that there is any man.