But he was agreeably disappointed by finding her maintain her place at the window.

She must have remarked what was going forward, and therefore her tarrying emboldened him, and buoyed up his hopes.
Arrived beneath the window, Gillian committed the tambourine to Dick Taverner, who still hovered behind her like her shadow, and fastening the bouquet to the end of her shepherdess's crook held it up towards Aveline, crying out, in a playful tone, and with an arch look, "'Tis a love gift to Mistress Aveline Calveley on the part of that young cavalier." Whether the offering, thus presented, would have been accepted may be questioned; but it was never destined to reach her for whom it was intended.

Scarcely was the flower-laden crook uplifted, than a man of singularly stern aspect, with gray hair cut close to the head, grizzled beard, and military habiliments of ancient make, suddenly appeared behind Aveline, and seizing the nosegay, cast it angrily and contemptuously forth; so that it fell at Jocelyn's feet..