Mr.Hamilton was even more disturbed, when all was told him, than Mr.Howard had expected.

It seemed as if Arthur had forgotten every tie of gratitude which Mr.Hamilton's services to his father, even forgetting those to himself, certainly demanded.

His determined resolution to assign no reason for his proceeding but the one above mentioned, told against him, and Mr.Hamilton, aware of the many evil reports flying about concerning the young man, immediately imagined that he resigned the curacy fearing discovery of misdemeanours which might end even more seriously.
Herbert, too, was deeply pained that his friend had left him to learn such important intelligence from the lips of another instead of imparting it himself.

It explained all the apparent contradictions of Arthur's conduct the last month, but it surprised and grieved him, yet the mystery caused him both anxiety and sadness, for Myrvin was evidently determined in no way to solve it.

That he was unhappy in no ordinary degree, was to the eye of friendship very evident, not only in the frequent wildness of his manner, but in the haggard cheek and bloodshot eye; and sympathy thus ever kept alive in one so keenly susceptible of the woes of others as was Herbert Hamilton, sympathy continually excited, prevented all decrease of interest and regard.
Percy was irritated and annoyed; Myrvin had disappointed him.