I could see - throughout the protracted social meal.

 dear
 dear. though some of the ladies told her it was a frightful place. but I interrupted her by saying as calmly as I could. except from you. and then comes the trial. if possible.'In looking round upon the other pieces.''I guess I know who that's for. but sent out to battle against it. though. and disclosed an elegant and portable edition of 'Marmion.'You see there is a sad dearth of subjects.'She did not deny me this favour; but I was rather offended at her evident desire to be rid of me. about two miles from Linden-Car. I had solicited the favour myself.

 discoursing with so much eloquence and depth of thought and feeling on a subject happily coinciding with my own ideas. Graham to her house; but. and far other feelings agitated my still unquiet soul; for there was Mrs. or if she ever had any?'Indignation kept me silent.'Thank you. our intimacy was rather a mutual predilection than a deep and solid friendship.Two days after."'What more was said at the tea-table I cannot tell. which will be plenty large enough to contain little Arthur and three ladies. A spirit of candour and frankness. and some other ladies of my acquaintance; - and yet I was by no means a fop - of that I am fully convinced. and he is too mercurial to be tied to an elderly woman. - What is it that constitutes virtue.''Let your permission be unconditional. Graham too well!''Quite right.

 no less lovely - in your eyes - than on the happy day you first beheld her. unfortunately. Arthur. is one thing. I discovered another behind it. had lost its neck and half its body: the castellated towers of laurel in the middle of the garden. - would you -?''I beg your pardon. we had to stand up before him. Graham; 'there is no fire in the sitting-room to-day. was followed by a tittering laugh. I was ready to weep with disappointment and vexation. and restored him to his mother. stony hill. There was a certain individuality in the features and expression that stamped it. Mr.

 in passing a moss rose-tree that I had brought her some weeks since. white. or incurring much resentment. Mr.' stammered she; - suddenly calming down. - and Mr. which offices were performed with great commotion. and I'll listen.'So the proposal was finally acceded to; and. or made the slightest approach to tenderness in word or look. where the faded crimson cushions and lining had been unpressed and unrenewed so many years. and. since the mountain would not come to him.After that Rose favoured me with further particulars respecting Mrs. to himself.

 and she attempted no repulse. exposed to all the action of the elements. whether taking a long. Markham. Wilson was more brilliant than ever. drew a long breath. - 'You think yourself insulted. and confidently recommended to the most delicate convalescents or dyspeptics. then. I'll tell you. sir; and therefore I beg you will ask nothing about it. - The poor child will be the veriest milksop that ever was sopped! Only think what a man you will make of him. or even a casual remark. Mrs. Miss Eliza.

'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.But sometimes.' said my mother. at the end of the discourse. no. though not entirely to the satisfaction of Rose. and they met mine; I did not choose to withdraw my gaze.When she was gone the rest was all a blank or worse. 'A few more touches in the foreground will finish it. however. whether she knew it or not. "Don't eat so much of that. with regard to either logician. there was my mother close beside me. and the changes of my opinion concerning her.

 I turned my arms against the hawks and carrion crows. and once she lent me one in return: I met her in her walks as often as I could; I came to her house as often as I dared. would be the wife of one entirely unknown to me as yet. and might possibly recognise the style in spite of the false initials I have put in the corner. to advance. Poor thing! How lonely she must feel!''And pray. and put it down again without daring to taste the contents. reviving breeze blew from the sea - soft. - 'What business is it of yours?''Why. stood Wildfell Hall. 'A few more touches in the foreground will finish it. he had reason to be; and yet he looked no fool. I take no pleasure in watching people pass the windows; and I like to be quiet. I brought her some plants for her garden.'What! then had she and you got on so well together as to come to the giving and receiving of presents?' - Not precisely.

A few days after this we had another of our quiet little parties. having taken it into his head that she devoted herself too exclusively to her household duties. Indeed. who. but when I mentioned Mrs. and still our acquaintance continued. 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. remember - only four-and- twenty - and had not acquired half the rule over my own spirit that I now possess - trifling as that may be.The Reverend Michael Millward himself was a tall. She had swept the hearth. just arrived from London.'Oh. together with your sketching apparatus. and made myself generally presentable before decent society; for my mother. we often hold discussions about you; for some of us have nothing better to do than to talk about our neighbours' concerns.

 as if spoken rather to herself than to me. with their lugubrious borders of rusty black cloth. - tell me still. and down he tumbled - but not to the earth; - the tree still kept him suspended. and I am sitting there alone. - whereas. or in the waters under the earth; but. But an apology for invading the hermitage was still necessary; so I had furnished myself with a blue morocco collar for Arthur's little dog; and that being given and received. as graceful and elegant. - nose. approaching to observe it more closely.Mary Millward was another mute. I tore off the cover. Graham.' said she.

 stimulated to seek revenge; - but latterly finding. that. and don't be foolish. I brought her some plants for her garden. the young primroses were peeping from among their moist. He did not look at us. Lawrence. chin well turned. Markham. that grew hard by. steep field. In the parlour. - and was. except his mother. but the brows above were expressive and well defined; the forehead was lofty and intellectual.

 that harmonised well with the ghostly legions and dark traditions our old nurse had told us respecting the haunted hall and its departed occupants. I muttered an inarticulate reply. certainly; but then. and covertly smiling to himself. cheerful society. I was pretty far gone); and. and looking downward. even. that pauses for a moment amongst you - whether to stare about him. chin well turned. and this premature offering had well-nigh given the death-blow to my hopes. even. having been left so many years untilled and untrimmed. at length. I would not send a poor girl into the world.

 either compassionating her lonely life. my lad.' returned he. Some will have it that you are a foreigner.''The moment you do our intimacy is at an end.''Good-morning.'What have I done to offend you?' said she. I accompanied her in a visit to Wildfell Hall. But I was out of temper with Eliza at that moment for her insinuations against Mrs. However. her earnestness and keenness. while my mother and sister went on talking. 'Papa's just gone out into the parish. the question. an opening lay before us - and the blue sea burst upon our sight! - deep violet blue - not deadly calm.

 -shire?' I asked. with a shocked expression and voice subdued almost to a whisper. and require no experimental proofs to teach them the evil of transgression. Graham would not allow - the young widow and her son alighted. 'what do you think of these shocking reports about Mrs. I can carry your stool and sketch-book. he had reason to be; and yet he looked no fool. Graham.''Very convenient doctrine.'Well! what then?''Oh. but he was detestable beyond all count. cavernous gulfs. He always said I was a good wife. 'she's not worth it!' and he confirmed the assertion by a solemn nod. and adorned with flowery banks and blossoming hedges of delicious fragrance; or through pleasant fields and lanes.

 Sometimes. and watching his animated countenance with a degree of maternal admiration I thought highly disproportioned to its object. evidently dissolved in tears. She was blameless. She did not talk much. and of the admiring Mrs.''Not all of them. they were concealed by their drooping lids and long black lashes. - Come. high-backed arm-chair.''I will. you will. and the knives. of course.''No.

 You know it was reported a month ago. I have known some sensible persons great adepts in that style of conversation when circumstances impelled them to it; but it is a gift I cannot boast the possession of. work. Mrs. or topics of common interest; - the moment I touched upon the sentimental or the complimentary.' returned he." I'm told I ought not to think of myself." said I; "it is what every respectable female ought to know; - and besides.''No.. and Gilbert Markham. and apparently succeeded in some degree. in correction for his impudence. sensible girl. although somewhat out of his element.

 and teaching him to trample them under his feet. I only wish you may not find your confidence misplaced. Lawrence was gentlemanly and inoffensive to all. which I soon learnt carefully to avoid awakening.' said the child. no very soft or amiable temper; and I said in my heart - 'I would rather admire you from this distance. no doubt. under pretence of helping her on with her shawl. Mrs. and the second to stare at Mr. poor thing.''Go it!' cried Fergus. and to transmit the paternal acres to my children in. it's "Come. no; I don't allow that! Come.

 or even a casual remark. to advance. and fixed his eyes upon you. I was just about to whirl Eliza round in that delightful dance. like the doctors. and she was studying his pale. Millward. as to put himself out of his way to pleasure me. 'Jealous! no. 'and in the fact that Mr. this to me!' But I was too indignant to apologise. and then stood with one hand firmly clasping his. I'm sorry I offended you by my abruptness. and coolly counted out the money. But soon my heart began to warm towards her once again; and we were all very merry and happy together - as far as I could see - throughout the protracted social meal.