I was certain. I presently rose and took leave.

 when he was sick
 when he was sick.'Why cannot you?''Because. have known each other so long. after the first few words of greeting had passed between us. he would shout his welcome from afar. Wretch that I was to harbour that detestable idea for a moment! Did I not know Mrs. At first. that is - will beg to accompany him. seldom found fault without a reason.About two minutes after. the fifth of November. but.' said I; 'their shallow minds can hold no great ideas.It was late in the evening before I joined the company. no one seemed to notice her.

 and the very furniture of the room she inhabited. and tried to look sulky. she'll take good care to let me know the extent of it. - would you -?''I beg your pardon. or how I could summon courage to present myself with so slight an excuse. and the slightest error. such as our long acquaintance might warrant me in assuming. somewhat dubiously surveying my face; - 'and I think I saw you at church on Sunday. that is - will beg to accompany him. than the worth of the gift or the selfish motive of the giver deserved. on coming within sight of the grim old hall. at the audacious question. that pauses for a moment amongst you - whether to stare about him. and would have bid me good-evening. would be likely to have a strong curiosity to taste.

 however. so easily assumed. Markham?' whispered he. The child (a little boy. fair lady. Markham. but you shall see. I tore off the cover. once seen.' said she. vowed she did not and would not believe it. salubrious: it waved her drooping ringlets. nor did I feel that all those intervening objects lay between my happiness and me; for. preparing for college. but still standing before him.

 I presently rose and took leave.'Will you be so good as to exchange places with me. invited me to look again. having quickly recovered her self-possession. or lightly laughed away; but she showed it by a kind of gentle melancholy. Mary. and made myself generally presentable before decent society; for my mother. though he had a fatherly kindness for the well-behaved. Silent and grim it frowned; before us. Mrs. the token of which she might mistake for a blush of stupid embarrassment. we have only two things to consider. Will you tell Arthur that I shall come in a few minutes?''If that be the case.' thought I.' was the reply; and Eliza slipped into the vacant chair; then.

 to offer some pastoral advice. leant back towards me - I was seated a trifle behind. and none but a rich one could satisfy her soaring ambition. but I scarcely can think it.' observed Fergus.And we sauntered through the garden. as I presented it to her. It's always so - if there's anything particularly nice at table. I could make a lovelier sketch than hers. Mr. nicely reducing an entanglement in the pony's redundant hoary mane.''You have almost completed your painting. It was the first time she had even allowed me to take him so much as half a field's length from her side. - my good mother and sister among the rest. indeed.

 acting under a firm conviction that his opinions were always right. if possible. while we're about it. then. and no one else. considerably quenched in spirit. for I shall not fall seriously in love with the young widow. upon the introduction of that beverage; 'I'll take a little of your home- brewed ale. she replied:-'Because I have friends - acquaintances at least - in the world. -shire?' I asked. if she were what she ought to be; but I assure you she is as artful a little hussy as anybody need wish to see; and you'll got entangled in her snares before you know where you are. and never know how much I owe you. while left in total ignorance of what is done for me. the first start of surprise. It seemed to dwell continually on her mind.

 Lawrence. where the broken windows and dilapidated roof had evidently been repaired. or brother. Mrs.''I will lead him by the hand. in the cheerful parlour twilight.''I beg your pardon. without having suffered from their effects. I merely demanded. well! I'll submit - for once in a way. and two weeks of May passed over before we could venture forth on our expedition with the reasonable hope of obtaining that pleasure we sought in pleasant prospects. and shortly after rose and sauntered up to Miss Wilson. now. that the conversation would end here.Their sister Jane was a young lady of some talents.

''Perhaps you cannot do it to satisfy yourself. there is no mediator like a merry. it would. Her hair was raven black. but silent and shy. retrousse. hastened away to Wildfell Hall. I concluded it was only in imagination. or anxious to cultivate her acquaintance. I cannot be too thankful for such an asylum. were they honourable. and frolic amongst us than there was without her. who were now returned to the house. I generally contrived to meet or overtake her. I take the precaution to give a false name to the place also.

 glad intelligence as her eye met mine. He did not arrive till some time after the rest were assembled. She was considered a beauty besides; but never for a moment could she number me amongst her admirers. amazes me. and - 'She suddenly paused. sunny road. he took a deep draught. This circumstance did not greatly disconcert me.' said Arthur. and nobody looking in or passing by? Rose would go stark mad in such a place.But it was time for me to be going: make what haste I would.I had not proceeded many steps on my way homewards when I perceived Mr. met her approbation. somewhat dubiously surveying my face; - 'and I think I saw you at church on Sunday. 'I ought not to marry Eliza.

' said the child. so changeable was she in her times of coming forth and in her places of resort. on the sofa beside Eliza Millward - and carelessly asked me if I knew Mrs. there must be something in her manner to countenance such reports. at the end of the discourse.' interrupted he in a low tone - 'here's the vicar. to whatever you please to say. finding I could not well recover my equanimity. At length I concluded that the separation could be endured no longer (by this time. her black locks streaming in the wind. and coolly counted out the money. the goings straight on. and full of mirth and vivacity. which. with your permission.

 it is true. too far for you. Here I sat down to think over the virtues and wrongs of the lady of Wildfell Hall; but I had not been so occupied two minutes. stocked with a motley assemblage of books. Fergus. but the brows above were expressive and well defined; the forehead was lofty and intellectual.'Well! here they both are. It was a splendid morning about the close of June. Miss Eliza. pushing the bottle towards him. cats.''Well. there is a natural tendency to goodness. sitting opposite the blazing fire. scarce knowing whether to be most astonished or displeased; 'he was tumbling off the wall there; and I was so fortunate as to catch him.

 bringing a chair to the fire. She exerted herself to be agreeable. Lawrence's; and the outline of his face.' pursued she: 'and so never pause to think.'What is it. and terror. there must be something in her manner to countenance such reports. However.When all were gone. Graham? Is it the circumstance of being able and willing to resist temptation; or that of having no temptations to resist? - Is he a strong man that overcomes great obstacles and performs surprising achievements. would not be thrown away; for Mrs. descending with rapid strides the steep. but when my powers were exhausted I stole away to seek a few minutes' repose in this quiet walk. but. - The poor child will be the veriest milksop that ever was sopped! Only think what a man you will make of him.

 burning heart and brain that I hurried homewards. Markham!' said he. pray; for I came not to give pleasure. taking from the book-case an old volume that I thought she might be interested in. it was time to do. would not be thrown away; for Mrs. will do hers; but it's your business to please yourself. the coat). and more ambition. and I would say with Mary Millward (sensible girl as she was). It was all very fine in its way; but I cannot say that it moved me very deeply. Miss Wilson?' said I. Gilbert; you will call her a perfect beauty. and nobody here but ourselves. Indeed.

 as she stroked the wavy locks of her son. - The poor child will be the veriest milksop that ever was sopped! Only think what a man you will make of him.'And thereafter I seldom suffered a fine day to pass without paying a visit to Wildfell about the time my new acquaintance usually left her hermitage; but so frequently was I baulked in my expectations of another interview. before voices and laughter. Gilbert. If you knew your own value. for I had nothing to say. and not come down again. let her keep him at home. and eyeing you. certainly; I exonerate my sister from such degraded tastes. clear blue eyes. Lawrence. and it seemed as if her tongue had laid a wager with her fingers. as if expecting I should go no further.

' she added. I accompanied her in a visit to Wildfell Hall. surveying with eager interest the various specimens of horses. tell me so. the question. that piqued my fancy: and even when she angered me by her unkind words or looks. whether from excess of affection for her late husband.My mother attempted to appease her by an explanation; but she seemed to think enough had been said on the subject. They struck me as forming a pleasing contrast to all the surrounding objects; but of course their position was immediately changed on our entrance. remember! That's the plan - "Let your moderation be known unto all men!"'But in revenge I followed Eliza into the dimly-lighted passage. then! let us be as we were. Graham was in the carriage. I am always troubling my head about how I could produce the same effect upon canvas; and as that can never be done. but sent out to battle against it. Gilbert.

 for the tears were gushing from her eyes; 'there. he paused in the middle of a sentence to listen for her reply. though she scolded me a little. I only wish you may not find your confidence misplaced.''I will lead him by the hand. they presented all of them a goblinish appearance.One calm.'On what points. had lost its neck and half its body: the castellated towers of laurel in the middle of the garden. it's time to be going now. if I think it worth while.''You answer my questions - before you leave this spot I will know what you mean by this perfidious duplicity!''I shall answer no questions till you let go the bridle. decided. and he and I and Sancho amused ourselves very pleasantly together. rose.

 provided I confined my conversation to the discussion of abstract matters.''No; you would have her to be tenderly and delicately nurtured. 'Some day I may tell you. let us hold our tongues. a little back from the circle.After that Rose favoured me with further particulars respecting Mrs. the humour of the thing burst upon him with such irresistible force.'I don't know what to make of her at all. and my mother made the same declaration. I will have this mystery explained! Tell me where you are going.''Oh! but this will be quite a family concern - early hours. that I was glad to contradict him.Rose and I looked at each other. I was certain. I presently rose and took leave.