He would behave in a quiet, kind way to her--just to prevent her from going home with her head full of wrong fancies.

Yes, that would be the best thing to do after all.
It was a long while--more than an hour before Arthur had brought his meditations to this point; but once arrived there, he could stay no longer at the Hermitage.

The time must be filled up with movement until he should see Hetty again.

And it was already late enough to go and dress for dinner, for his grandfather's dinner-hour was six..