Beatricedidnotquiteseeitall；butshesawenoughofittoknowthatMarywastobepitied；so，insteadofscoldingherfriendforbeingcross，shethrewherarmsroundherandkissedheraffectionately。
Butthedoctorallthistimesufferedmuchmorethanhisniecedid。Hecouldnotcomplainoutloudly；hecouldnotaverthathispetlambhadbeenilltreated；hecouldnotevenhavethepleasureofopenlyquarrellingwithLadyArabella；butnotthelessdidhefeelittobemostcruelthatMaryshouldhavetolivebeforetheworldasanoutcast，becauseithadpleasedFrankGreshamtofallinlovewithher。
ButhisbitternesswasnotchieflyagainstFrank。ThatFrankhadbeenveryfoolishhecouldnotbutacknowledge；butitwasakindoffollyforwhichthedoctorwasabletofindexcuse。ForLadyArabella\'scoldproprietyhecouldfindnoexcuse。
Withthesquirehehadspokennowordonthesubjectuptothisperiodofwhichwearenowwriting。WithherladyshiphehadneverspokenonitsincethatdaywhenshehadtoldhimthatMarywastocomenomoretoGreshamsbury。HenevernowdinedorspenthiseveningsatGreshamsbury，andseldomwastobeseenatthehouse，exceptwhencalledinprofessionally。Thesquire，indeed，hefrequentlymet；butheeitherdidsointhevillage，oroutonhorseback，orathisownhouse。
WhenthedoctorfirstheardthatSirRogerhadlosthisseat，andhadreturnedtoBoxallHill，heresolvedtogooverandseehim。Butthevisitwaspostponedfromdaytoday，asvisitsarepostponedwhichmaybemadeanyday，andhedidnotinfactgotillsummonedtheresomewhatperemptorily。AmessagewasbroughttohimoneeveningtosaythatSirRogerhadbeenstruckbyparalysis，andthatnotamomentwastobelost。