There was a calmness and an utter absence of concern, much less of jealousy, about this which disconcerted him.

Throughout her reading Stephen's face showed surprise now and again; but when she came to the last, which was that of the usurers, it showed alarm.

Being a woman, a legal threat had certain fears of its own.
'There must be no delay about this!' she said.
'What am I to do ?' he answered, a weight off his mind that the fiscal matter had been practically entered on.
'I shall see that you get the money!' she said quietly.

'It will be really a gift, but I prefer it to be as a loan for many reasons.' Leonard made no comment.

He found so many reasons in his own mind that he thought it wise to forbear from asking any of hers.