Upon his side was good that might be seen and handled; on mine was only a dubious right and a not at all dubious danger.

I do not think it plagued me much.

The going of those who had it in their heart to wish to go left me content, and for those who fawned upon him from the first, or for the rabble multitude who flung up their caps and ran at his heels, I cared not a doit.

There were still Rolfe and West and the Governor, Jeremy Sparrow and Diccon.
My lord and I met, perforce, in the street, at the Governor's house, in church, on the river, in the saddle.

If we met in the presence of others, we spoke the necessary formal words of greeting or leave-taking, and he kept his countenance; if none were by, off went the mask.