If she meant to marry Mr.Twentyman what good could she get by associating with his aunt or with him?
And had she not as good as told him that she meant to marry Mr.Twentyman?
She had at any rate very plainly declared that she regarded Mr.Twentyman as her equal in rank.

Then he took his leave without any further explanation.

Even if she did go to Cheltenham he would not take her.
After that he walked straight out to Bragton.

He was of course altogether unconscious what grand things his cousin John had intended to do by him, had not the Honourable old lady interfered; but he had made up his mind that duty required him to call at the house.

So he walked by the path across the bridge and when he came out on the gravel road near the front door he found a gentleman smoking a cigar and looking around him.