He had promised that, should she not change her mind on this point, he would, whether successful or not, come home to see her.
The squire had driven over, the day before he left, to say goodbye to him.

He had, through Mr.Shrewsbury, directly he heard that he was going, offered to help towards paying his passage money; but this offer Reuben had gratefully, though firmly, declined to accept.
"Well, Reuben, I wish you every good luck on your adventure," he said.

"The place you are going to will be a great country, one of these days; and you are just the fellow to make your way in it.

I am sorry you wouldn't let me help you; because I am in a way, you know, at the bottom of this business which has driven you from home." "Thank you, squire, for your kind intention," Reuben answered; "but I am so much in your debt, now, that I would rather not go further into it.

I am old enough now to make my own way in life.