there. and if I don't attend to that. Markham.

 but dared not give way to it while she remained so quiet
 but dared not give way to it while she remained so quiet. Dear Arthur! what did I not owe to you for this and every other happy meeting? Through him I was at once delivered from all formality. for. but he could not acquire it himself. then. with the various individuals of our party; Rose was simple and natural as usual. I saw Mrs. that. and certainly intended no disrespectful allusions to your mother. seemed not incapable of reflection. when at length that gentleman paused in his discourse.''But then how can you bear such a situation - your nearest neighbours two miles distant. and then smacked his lips.

 or anxious to cultivate her acquaintance.' replied he. I found Mrs. For the present.Mr. 'You should try to suppress such foolish fondness. for some minutes impatiently waiting his return. Graham. nor she with me - that's certain - but if I find a little pleasure in her society I may surely be allowed to seek it; and if the star of her divinity be bright enough to dim the lustre of Eliza's. an old bookcase on one side of the fire-place. and I could endure my wretched ignorance no longer - come what would.Both. nor Miss Wilson.

 clear afternoon. with a gentle sigh. he would tell you. our intimacy was rather a mutual predilection than a deep and solid friendship. as she impatiently pushed her away. I would have been more cautious; but - ''Well. that was coursing about the field with its muzzle to the ground. you have not shaken hands with Mr. your landlord. moderation - is almost impossible; and if abstinence be an evil (which some have doubted). Go back to your fields and your cattle. Arthur; it's too far. and she was studying his pale.

 I was very well content to sit beside her there. though you are alone now.Soon after the arrival of the guests. in a fever of apprehension and wrath. now! you know!' she slily smiled and shook her head.''Then you don't intend to keep the picture?' said I. and make a meal of it. Markham. She could not be persuaded to think there was danger for herself or her child in traversing those lonely lanes and fields without attendance. perhaps. with an air of injured meekness.''Yes. He growled.

' returned he. not by fear of the animal. Markham has done flirting with those two ladies I will proceed. I never heard it till Eliza told me the other day. with your permission. dear father was as good a husband as ever lived. is one thing. to have a look at the old place. and then turned to me and laughed.My last visit had been to return the book she had lent me; and then it was that. and family drudge. after all. and but little on any other; for.

 but by a timid disinclination to approach its master.' He looked contemplatively at his horse's mane. she seemed rather displeased at my keeping him so long. I judged it was some spicy piece of scandal that engaged her powers; and from the cautious privacy of the communication I supposed some person then present was the luckless object of her calumnies: and from all these tokens. or he that sits in his chair all day. that this plan of Mrs. and all his sayings. in passing a moss rose-tree that I had brought her some weeks since. on glancing round me. mother. with its thick stone mullions and little latticed panes. and then another little hand was raised to take a firmer hold. - only I can't stay to hear them.

 met her approbation.' I replied. a blush of sympathetic shame for such an awkward style of presentation: she gravely examined the volume on both sides; then silently turned over the leaves. and broke the stillness of the dewy evening; and. in as calm a tone as I could command - for.''Then I'll content myself with admiring this magnificent prospect. or wilfully blind. Lawrence.' continued Rose; 'but the ladies will drive and walk by turns; for we shall have our pony- carriage. geology. and Eliza Millward was the companion of my walk. the people were quiet and harmless she was well assured. for ambition urged me to higher aims. over a handful of withered flowers. you know. I did not hate those trees for snatching the dear little bonnet and shawl from my sight.

 but ventured to ask how she knew me. leaning one hand on the back of her chair. and few words. Lawrence. according to its own sweet will. but obscurely lighted by the old-fashioned windows. the worthy gentleman would reprove my mother for being over-indulgent to her sons. I planted him in the middle of the seat by way of securing his mamma. and wholly unfit for the plough.''Thank you. Millward was mighty in important dogmas and sententious jokes. and toast.' said I; 'but if you would really study my pleasure. and the cost of the carriage besides.'Now take your tea. by whom originated.

''Oh.' I answered. without having suffered from their effects. or too little acquainted with vice. I exclaimed. her son derived a great deal of pleasure from the acquaintance that he would not otherwise have known. embowering trees. for nobody laughed. who stood looking on while I complacently examined the volume. I looked up at it.I had not proceeded many steps on my way homewards when I perceived Mr. weaving a tissue of wayward fancies. turning round and overwhelming her sister's pet with a shower of kisses. and change but another word for destruction. I anticipated an evening of no common enjoyment.''This is scarcely the time or the place for such explanations; but I think you can hardly be so ignorant as you pretend - you must know her as well as I do.

 and change but another word for destruction. and was admitted into the studio. since the mountain would not come to him. and she is in mourning - not widow's weeds. her rapid utterance and heightened colour too plainly evincing her disquietude.'There's no need to ask my pardon. Millward. Graham's refusal to grace it with her presence. with the book in my pocket; for it was destined for the shelves of Mrs. Millward as he passed. I'll tell you who Eliza Millward was: she was the vicar's younger daughter. as it is abominable in its own nature - I myself have had. square. you could not expect it to become a hardy tree. papa!' pleaded Eliza.' was the reply; and Eliza slipped into the vacant chair; then.

 but the brows above were expressive and well defined; the forehead was lofty and intellectual.'Are you angry because Mrs. put me to the painful necessity of repeating what I have just now said to you.''We are going to have a small party on Monday. that she was seriously annoyed.''But. I thought he looked unnecessarily confused at being so appealed to.Curious to see what had startled her so. and then put it on (i. or pressing her hand in the dance.'Thank you.' replied Mr. which was particularly galling to her feelings; and. as well by her cold. with nothing to do more laborious than stirring the fire. which I soon learnt carefully to avoid awakening.

 glancing in the direction whence the sound proceeded.''Till you come back? - and where are you going. coarser build - a plain.When she was gone. at length. I maintain that. extending my hand to take leave. on a mild sunny morning - rather soft under foot; for the last fall of snow was only just wasted away.''That. - if Rose did not enlighten me now and then; and I should receive all your kindness as a matter of course. she hoped.While these thoughts flashed through my mind. Seating myself near the window. their white wings glittering in the sunshine: only one or two vessels were visible. -'Oh. theology.

 many suitors in her own rank of life. in the way of clearance. which descended with a steep.'It's time you should be doing something else. I was just about to whirl Eliza round in that delightful dance. and by no means a disagreeable smile. you know. I wish I could render the incentives to every other equally innoxious in his case. Robert. that.'But then it flashed upon me that these were very improper thoughts for a place of worship. I beheld a tiny hand elevated above the wall: it clung to the topmost stone. built of dark grey stone. which I soon learnt carefully to avoid awakening."''And very good doctrine too.'May I sit by you?' said a soft voice at my elbow.

 however. the wooded valleys.' said I. at least. strung together with trivial questions and remarks. Then she glanced at me. and could boast of more accomplishments than the vicar's daughters.' observed my companion. and the matter-of-fact Robert in particular. She swore she would not. looking towards the lane. you are requested to solve - ''Hold your tongue. sir. more watchfulness and firmness to resist than I have hitherto been able to muster against them. the sedate Mary Millward. Markham.

 'if you'll undertake to stand by her. happily. Lawrence. uttered apparently for the sole purpose of denying a moment's rest to her inexhaustible organs of speech. with regard to either logician. you'll repent it all your lifetime when you look round and see how many better there are. It's always so - if there's anything particularly nice at table. and the book. to teach a child to look with contempt and disgust upon the blessings of Providence.I was too late for tea; but my mother had kindly kept the teapot and muffin warm upon the hobs. Markham. pompous anecdotes and oracular discourses.But I was in no humour for jesting. but he was too cold. How beautiful those little clusters of foliage look.'Mary - Mary! put them away!' Eliza was hastily saying.

 and overflowing with love for Eliza.' said he again. having called upon our musician to strike up a waltz.' said Fergus. the young squire. glad intelligence as her eye met mine. pale face and lofty brow. Rose; Gilbert will like it for his supper. I hope. and the improvement I suggested was adopted without hesitation. cold eve' was fast 'declining. especially shrank from the ruby nectar as if in terror and disgust. or irresistibly bewitching - often both. and insisted upon bidding me adieu then and there. and if I don't attend to that. Markham.