That he was prepared to be vague to Waymarsh about the hour of the ship 's touchingtouch, and that he both wanted extremely to see him and enjoyedenjoyextremely the duration of delaydelay-- these things , it is to be conceived , were early signs in him that his relation to his actual errand might prove none of the simplest .
She droppeddropher eyes to the immense bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley on her knee , and Newland Archer sawseeher white-gloved finger-tips touchtouchthe flowers softly .
He touchedtouchoff in quick succession a set of fierce rockets , angry catherine wheels , loudly exploding squibs — and the matter might have turned out very serious .
A gush of tearstearat her mother 's farewell kisskiss, a touchtouchin her throat when the cars clackedclackby the flour mill where her father worked by the day , a pathetic sighsighas the familiar green environs of the village passedpassin review , and the threads which bound her so lightly to girlhood and home were irretrievably brokenbreak.