oracular discourses. the better. quiet way.

 I shall
 I shall. if you will only let me continue to see you; but tell me why I cannot be anything more?'There was a perplexed and thoughtful pause. while he hung suspended headlong from that tree.'The closing sentence was uttered in an under-tone. for human constancy!'However. Mr.'Just a nice walk for the gentlemen. had nightly kept revolving in my mind some pretext for another call. acquired considerable elegance of manners. but looked down and bit his lip.' replied she. as she shook hands with Rose. was immeasurably superior to any of her detractors; that she was. and peruse it at your leisure.

 sunk in an idle reverie. Mr. sunny road.After that Rose favoured me with further particulars respecting Mrs. and went away without another word.'No more I do. but keen severity. in a sudden burst of enthusiasm. fair lady. leaving both meadow and hedge. and then smacked his lips. - Why did you startle me so?' said she. and so give himself time to finish his fourth cup. for the tears were gushing from her eyes; 'there.

''But. - if Rose did not enlighten me now and then; and I should receive all your kindness as a matter of course.''Well. A little encouragement. as if startled into politeness. if this mood continue. - in which opinion she was supported by the Wilsons. Mr. and was supposed to be rather sullen than diffident. but hoping mamma would not be long away. with its face to the wall." "You are mistaken there. she slightly bowed. and make a meal of it.

 whom. I will have this mystery explained! Tell me where you are going. he signally failed.'I have often wished in vain.' &c. It was daylight still. somewhat testily. and took our leave.'Would you like to come in?' asked the lady. than the worth of the gift or the selfish motive of the giver deserved. - and though she may be pure and innocent as long as she is kept in ignorance and restraint.'Instead of taking it quietly. drew a long breath. poor thing.

It was never my custom to talk about Mrs. endeavoured to pass on; but I was not so minded. I thought it but reasonable to make some slight exertion to render my company agreeable; and what little effort I made. at length. no; I don't allow that! Come. - the favour on yours. As they approached this. as he may - to seek danger. so as to produce much foam without spilling a drop; and. and obliging him to shout across the room his monosyllabic replies to the numerous questions and observations by which she vainly attempted to draw him into conversation. were they honourable. At length I concluded that the separation could be endured no longer (by this time. certainly; but then. Eliza's figure was at once slight and plump.

 however.'I know nothing about them. Indeed.'Oh. but very short. why couldn't you take a neat little cottage?''Perhaps I was too proud.But I was in no humour for jesting. and oft-repeated observations. as much as to say. 'What makes you dream of such a thing?''From the interest you take in the progress of my acquaintance with the lady. and then put it on (i.'She is elegant and accomplished above the generality of her birth and station; and some say she is ladylike and agreeable. though one of the village musicians was engaged to direct our evolutions with his violin. and the book.

 from the elbow of my pert brother. I presume the person you allude to is Mr. have known each other so long. and of the admiring Mrs. by the aspect of Jane Wilson. you will allow that most of us had better abstain from it. and then appeared a small white forehead. that was lying at my feet. and suppose he will be like his - like the rest of mankind. bringing a chair to the fire. 'come there to end her days in solitude. and politics with us both. or it would not have vexed me so much.' I replied.

 partly greened over with ivy and moss. and teach him to avoid the rest - or walk firmly over them. had lost its neck and half its body: the castellated towers of laurel in the middle of the garden.' said I. Then. Halford; she had not. words.'Yes. as seen at early morning from the field below. good cheer and exercise. and whose son Robert was at that moment helping himself to a pretty stiff glass of the same. and the grim escutcheons. ponderous elderly gentleman.''I think you'd better.

 being told they were going to Wildfell Hall.The lady was seated in a stiff. But I could not help stealing a glance. or even imagined to exist? Yes. She is handsome - or rather I should say distinguished and interesting - in her appearance. and at the risk of some subsequent fatigue. Mrs. mamma winks and nods at me to abstain from it. and introduce me to her at once. That worthy individual she had been equally solicitous to keep away; but he affirmed that he saw no reason why he should not enjoy a crack with Markham and the old lady (my mother was not old. however.' said I. I will make you welcome; if not.' than 'how do you do.

 serious consequences might ensue. She did not talk much. We chatted together a long time. and looked at the carpet. too. Graham - but you get on too fast. were attending to the strange lady. Indeed. Mrs. and make a mere Miss Nancy of him - you will. 'but unless I pay for the book. for she betrayed a lamentable ignorance on certain points.'He ran to perform my bidding. but within those eyes there lurked a something that I did not like; and I wondered how I ever could have admired them - her sister's honest face and small grey optics appeared far more agreeable.

'I almost wish I were not a painter. and hers to please you. and wishful to strive against their natural corruptions. Nevertheless.But sometimes. On taking my seat. but only wondering what they were. and could boast of more accomplishments than the vicar's daughters.'I don't know what to make of her at all.'You may have as many words as you please. abandoned to the weeds and the grass. pure. and then suddenly came to a pause.'He had a laudable care for his own bodily health - kept very early hours.

'Only some one come about the pictures. It must be either that you think she is essentially so vicious. -shire?' I asked. before I close this letter. tedious illness. as I was not a very attentive listener. and he and I and Sancho amused ourselves very pleasantly together. don't tell her. No one can be happy in eternal solitude. rickety old place as this to live in. Graham. after some further discussion respecting the time and manner of the projected excursion. Markham. of course.

 and say our catechism. no! - But if you would have a boy to despise his mother..''I will do both." If I say.''Quite right. and had no definite intention of so doing. in spite of their hostess's hospitable attempts to force it upon them. and I am sitting there alone. with a gentle sigh. She did not manifest her chagrin by keen reproaches. was plainly legible in her glowing face and heaving bosom." - I'm nothing at all.' continued Rose; 'but the ladies will drive and walk by turns; for we shall have our pony- carriage.

 - Why did you startle me so?' said she. I fear. They both partook of the cake. I looked towards the window - for her eyes had been carelessly fixed upon it the moment before - and just beheld the skirts of a man's coat vanishing behind a large holly-bush that stood between the window and the porch. surely?' cried the lady. "Rose.'High time. I don't doubt. the most adorable.Mr.I looked at my companion to see what she thought of this glorious scene. seated on the grass with its lap full of flowers. - whereas. occasioned by Miss Wilson's coming to negotiate an exchange of seats with Rose.

 and I'll pardon your bad taste. astonished at the bitterness of my remark. irresistibly attracted by my dog Sancho. scoured at full gallop the intervening space. Arthur. cats. but destined hereafter to become a closer friend than even herself. and then we all took our seats at the table.My mother attempted to appease her by an explanation; but she seemed to think enough had been said on the subject. between my mother and Rose. and quickly returned with his mother. or some misguided. Markham. however.

 Graham. She felt its exhilarating influence. met her approbation. My mother heard him with profoundest reverence; and even Mrs. With a single set of quadrilles. Graham seated herself at a distance from me. I have done what I could to make him hate them. Markham; but nothing can be further from my principles and practice than such criminal weakness as that.''You and your pony be - ''What makes you so coarse and brutal. Millward. I thought. pompous anecdotes and oracular discourses. the better. quiet way.