He got away as soon as he could, and Mrs. Garth could only imply some retractation of her severity by saying " God bless you" when she shook hands with him.
And when he heard the words of honest retractation—when he heard the sad appeal with which Adam ended—he was obliged to rejoice in the remains of ignorant confidence it implied.
This was a not infrequent procedure with Mr. Vincy — to be rash in jovial assent, and on becoming subsequently conscious that he had been rash, to employ others in making the offensive retractation.