You are at liberty to depart from here at once.

Will you go with me now ?" Granger lifted a half-surprised look to Mr.Dinneford's face.
"Thank you," he replied, after a few moments' thought.

"I shall never forget your kindness, but I prefer remaining here for a few days, until I can confer with my friends and make some decision as to the future." Granger's manner grew reserved, almost embarrassed.

Mr.Dinneford was not wrong in his impression of the cause.

How could he help thinking of Edith, who, turning against him with the rest, had accepted the theory of guilt and pronounced her sentence upon him, hardest of all to bear?
So it appeared to him, for he had nothing but the hard fact before him that she had applied for and obtained a divorce.
Yes, it was the thought of Edith that drew Granger back and covered him with reserve.