He had become further interested and absorbed after he had reached the country, and he was evidently likely to prolong his stay as he had not thought of prolonging it.

He wrote regularly though not frequently, and Emily had gathered from the tone of his letters that he was more interested than he had ever been in his life before.
"I would not interfere with his work for anything in the world," she said.

"He cares more for it than he usually cares for things.

I care for everything--I have that kind of mind; an intellectual person is different.

I am perfectly well and happy here.