He asked whether he could go up and see his friend, and of course was allowed to do so.

A minute before he entered the room Emily left it.

They did not see each other.

At any rate he did not see her.

But there was a feeling with both of them that the other was close,--and there was something present to them, almost amounting to conviction, that the accident of the park robbery would be good for them.
"He certainly did save Everett's life," Emily said to her father the next day.
"Whether he did or not, he did his best," said Mr.Wharton.
"When one's dearest relation is concerned," said Emily, "and when his life has been saved, one feels that one has to be grateful even if it has been an accident.