After many failures, I had just triumphantly succeeded when he caught sight of my reflection in a mirror, and seeing the halfpenny in my eye, my chin in air, and my face puckered up with what must have been a comical travesty of his own appearance, he concluded that I was mimicking him, and defying his authority, and coming quickly up to me he gave me a sharp box on the ear.
In the explanation which followed, he was candid enough to apologize handsomely for having "lost his temper," as he said; and having remitted my task as an atonement, took me out fishing with him.
We got on very well together.

At first I think my old-fashioned ways puzzled him, and he was also disconcerted by the questions which I asked when we were out together.

Perhaps he understood me better when he came to know Mr.Andrewes, and learned how much I had been with him.
He had a very high respect for the Rector.

The first walk we took together was to call at the Rectory.

We stayed luncheon, and Mr.
Andrewes had some conversation with the tutor which I did not hear.