'Kinraid, if ta doesn't come and see me afore thou'rt many days ouder, thee and me'll have words.
Come, Sylvie, what art ta about, keepin' me here?
Here's Mistress Corney mixin' me another jorum.

Well, this time a'll give "T' married happy, and t' single wed!"' Sylvia was all this while standing by her father quite ready for departure, and not a little relieved by his appearance as her convoy home.
'I'm ready to see Haytersbank to-night, master!' said Kinraid, with easy freedom--a freedom which Philip envied, but could not have imitated, although he was deeply disappointed at the loss of his walk with Sylvia, when he had intended to exercise the power his aunt had delegated to him of remonstrance if her behaviour had been light or thoughtless, and of warning if he saw cause to disapprove of any of her associates.
After the Robsons had left, a blank fell upon both Charley and Philip.

In a few minutes, however, the former, accustomed to prompt decision, resolved that she and no other should be his wife.
Accustomed to popularity among women, and well versed in the incipient signs of their liking for him, he anticipated no difficulty in winning her.

Satisfied with the past, and pleasantly hopeful about the future, he found it easy to turn his attention to the next prettiest girl in the room, and to make the whole gathering bright with his ready good temper and buoyant spirit.
Mrs.Corney had felt it her duty to press Philip to stay, now that, as she said, he had no one but himself to see home, and the new year so near coming in.

To any one else in the room she would have added the clinching argument, 'A shall take it very unkind if yo' go now'; but somehow she could not say this, for in truth Philip's look showed that he would be but a wet blanket on the merriment of the party.