HenowbeggedGilestoreturn，andofferedhimagoldcoin，whichlookedlikeasovereign，fortheassistancerendered。Gilesdeclinedtoacceptanything，tothesurpriseofthestranger，who，onputtingthemoneybackintohispocket，said，awkwardly，“I
offereditbecauseIwantyoutoutternowordaboutthismeetingwithme。Willyoupromise？”
Winterbornepromisedreadily。Hethereuponstoodstillwhiletheotherascendedtheslope。Atthebottomhelookedbackdubiously。
Gileswouldnolongerremainwhenhewassoevidentlydesiredtoleave，andreturnedthroughtheboughstoHintock。
Hesuspectedthatthisman，whoseemedsodistressedandmelancholy，mightbethatloverandpersistentwooerofMrs。