Why, it's some time since you began the kind of work of which your grandfather has been speaking.' 'I have begun it?
How ?' 'Who has been such a good friend to Pennyloaf, and helped her as nobody else could have done ?' 'Oh, but that's nothing!' Sidney was on the point of replying! but suddenly altered his intention.

He raised himself from the leaning attitude, and took his hat.
'Well, we'll talk about it another time,' he said carelessly.

'I can't stop long to-night, so I'll go up and see your grandfather.' Jane rose silently.
'I'll just look in and say good-night before I go,' Sidney added, as he left the room.
He did so, twenty minutes after.

When he opened the door Jane was sewing busily, but it was only on hearing his footsteps that she had so applied herself.

He gave a friendly nod, and departed.
Still the same change in his manner.