Sentence:  No matter how early I came down, I <WSD>would</WSD> find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man <WSD>would</WSD> be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to ( + bare infinitive); (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly). (from 9thc.)