"She would be greatly obliged if you will give her a few minutes of your time.

She begs you to excuse the informality.

She has sent me in her carriage, and it will be a great satisfaction to her if you will accompany me." Craig's first impulse of snobbish satisfaction was immediately followed by misgivings.

Perhaps this was not the formal acceptance of the situation by the terrible old woman as he had, on the spur, fancied.
Perhaps she had sent for him to read him the riot act.

Then he remembered that he was himself in doubt as to whether he wished to marry the young woman.