Without doubt the letter had gone and duly arrived, only Godfrey did not choose to answer it, that was all.

Perhaps this might be because he was still angry on account of the knight in armour--oh! how she hoped that this was the reason, but, as her cold, common sense, of which she had an unusual share, convinced her, much more probably the explanation was that he was engaged otherwise, and did not think it worth while to take the trouble to write.
Later on, it is true, she did mean to ask Mrs.Parsons whether she had forwarded the letter.

But as it chanced, before she did so, that good woman burst into a flood of conversation about Godfrey, saying how happy he seemed to be in his new home with such nice ladies around, who it was plain, thought so much of him, and so forth.

This garrulity Isobel took as an intended hint and ceased from her contemplated queries.

When some months later Mr.Knight brought her Godfrey's epistle which announced his inheritance, needless to say, everything became plain as a pikestaff to her experienced intelligence.
So it came about that two young people, who adored each other, were estranged for a considerable length of time.