His lordship swore that he would go no farther that night.

The travelling fatigued him; indeed, for the last few miles of the journey he had been dozing in his corner of the carriage, conversation having long since been abandoned as too great an effort on so bad a road, which shook and jolted them beyond endurance.

His lordship's chaise was of an old-fashioned pattern, and the springs far from what might have been desired or expected in a nobleman's conveyance.
They alighted at the "Bells." His lordship bespoke supper, invited Mr.
Caryll to join them, and, what time the meal was preparing, went into a noisy doze in the parlor's best chair.
Mistress Winthrop sauntered out into the garden.

The calm and fragrance of the night invited her.

Alone with her thoughts, she paced the lawn a while, until her solitude was disturbed by the advent of Mr.Caryll.