It disappointed him to see Percy, led away by his company, sometimes lift his heel against him; yet it suited his humour to think it was only right, and a part of his penance, it should be so.
Percy's revolt, to do that youth justice, was short-lived and speedily repented of.

As soon as his friends were gone he returned to Jeffreys with all his old allegiance, and showed his remorse by forgetting all about his recent conduct.
Perhaps the most trying incident in all that trying time to Jeffreys was what occurred on the last day of the Brothertons' visit.

The colonel and his family had been so busy seeing the natural beauties of Wildtree, that, till their visit was drawing to an end, they found they had scarcely done justice to the beautiful house itself, and what it contained.

Consequently the last evening was spent in a visit _en masse_ to the library where Jeffreys was duly summoned to assist Mr Rimbolt in exhibiting the treasures it contained.
As usual when the lady of the house was of the party, the librarian went through his work awkwardly.

He answered her questions in a confused manner, and contrived to knock over one or two books in his endeavour to reach down others.