All the same, he had noted that when she spoke of Osborn renewing the lease she said we, and since he knew why she had done so, it gave him cause to think.
It was the code of the old school; the family stood together, a compact unit to which she belonged and for whose deeds she believed herself accountable.

In a sense, this was rather fine; but Kit, knowing Osborn's pride, saw it would confine their friendship to narrow limits.

Still he had no ground for imagining she was his friend, and he tried to fix his thoughts upon the search for the sheep.

Grace obviously meant to talk to Osborn, but Kit did not believe the latter would be moved by her arguments.
When Kit returned to the farm kitchen Railton was sitting moodily by the fire and his wife's face was sternly set.

They are not an emotional people in the dales, and her trouble was too deep for useless tears, but as she glanced about the room all she saw wakened poignant memories.