But mingled with his gravity were an elation and a sanguine belief in his future.

He had survived so much that coming dangers could not daunt him.
The special coach departed the next morning and Robert sat upon the seat with the driver.

All things were auspicious.

The company in the coach was good, the driver was genial and the weather fine.

It was a long trip and they slept several nights in inns by the way, but Robert always had pleasant memories of that journey.