What Will He Do With It? Book VII

Thanks to Lionel's activity, the hall was disencumbered -- the plants hastily stowed away-the parlour closed on the festive preparations -- and the footman in his livery waiting at the door -- when Mr. Darrell arrived. Lionel himself came out and welcomed his benefactor's footstep across the threshold of the home which the generous man had provided for the widow.

If Lionel had some secret misgivings as to the result of this interview, they were soon and most happily dispelled. For, at the sight of Guy Darrell leaning so affectionately on her son's arm, Mrs. Haughton mechanically gave herself up to the impulse of her own warm, grateful, true woman's heart. And her bound forward, her seizure of Darrell's hand -- her first fervent blessing -- her after words, simple but eloquent with feeling -- made that heart so transparent, that Darrell looked it through with respectful eyes.