Book 6 Chapter 12
Less than an hour after the arrival of Sybil at Mowbray Castle
the scout that Mr Mountchesney had sent off to gather news
returned, and with intelligence of the triumph of Gerard's
eloquence, that all had ended happily, and that the people
were dispersing and returning to the town.
Kind as was the reception accorded to Sybil by Lady de Mowbray
and her daughter on her arrival, the remembrance of the
perilous position of her father had totally disqualified her
from responding to their advances. Acquainted with the cause
of her anxiety and depression and sympathising with womanly
softness with her distress, nothing could be more considerate
than their behaviour. It touched Sybil much, and she
regretted the harsh thoughts that irresistible circumstances
had forced her to cherish respecting persons, who, now that
she saw them in their domestic and unaffected hour, had
apparently many qualities to conciliate and to charm. When
the good news arrived of her father's safety, and safety
achieved in a manner so flattering to a daughter's pride, it
came upon a heart predisposed to warmth and kindness and all
her feelings opened. The tears stood in her beautiful eyes,
and they were tears not only of tenderness but gratitude.
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