de guignes took his dismissal in reluctant part , outdone only by emily roland 's visibly truculent looks ; but when he and his men had made a few more polite remarks , they at last retreated to their own distant encampment on the other side of the square , leaving mrs. pemberton to stand in place , incongruous in her neat gown and gloves and calm looks , until laurence had arranged her a seat contrived from a coil of the belly-netting , with several of the local capelets thrown over it for upholstery .