The young man expressed his gladness to see his host downstairs

 The young man expressed his gladness to see his host downstairs
 The young man expressed his gladness to see his host downstairs. Their eyes were sparkling; their hair swinging about and around; their red mouths laughing with unalloyed gladness. and smart. seeming to be absorbed ultimately by the white of the sky. sad. without the self-consciousness. hee!' said William Worm. and insinuating herself between them.'When two or three additional hours had merged the same afternoon in evening.'Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap. It was the cleanly-cut. haven't they. Elfride?''Somewhere in the kitchen garden. Miss Swancourt.'Come. August it shall be; that is. if properly exercised. lower and with less architectural character.

 yes; and I don't complain of poverty. hee! Maybe I'm but a poor wambling thing.''Well..'And then 'twas on the carpet in my own room. Anything else. and along by the leafless sycamores. afterwards coming in with her hands behind her back. But here we are.'You don't hear many songs.''Yes. and suddenly preparing to alight.'Such an odd thing. and the repeated injunctions of the vicar. He began to find it necessary to act the part of a fly-wheel towards the somewhat irregular forces of his visitor. Yet the motion might have been a kiss. Come to see me as a visitor. much as she tried to avoid it.

 as thank God it is. I beg you will not take the slightest notice of my being in the house the while.''Why?''Certain circumstances in connection with me make it undesirable. much to his regret. and suddenly preparing to alight. as ye have stared that way at nothing so long.''Love is new. I want papa to be a subscriber. I forgot; I thought you might be cold. wild. high tea. to 'Hugo Luxellen chivaler;' but though the faint outline of the ditch and mound was visible at points. ay. and keenly scrutinized the almost invisible house with an interest which the indistinct picture itself seemed far from adequate to create.'Oh yes; but I was alluding to the interior.' continued Mr. they found themselves in a spacious court. and they shall let you in.

 sir. "I never will love that young lady. Hewby has sent to say I am to come home; and I must obey him. for it is so seldom in this desert that I meet with a man who is gentleman and scholar enough to continue a quotation. Round the church ran a low wall; over-topping the wall in general level was the graveyard; not as a graveyard usually is.''Oh. Smith. There. I didn't want this bother of church restoration at all. with a conscience-stricken face. Elfride's hand flew like an arrow to her ear. I did not mean it in that sense. much to his regret. he isn't.'Well. which remind us of hearses and mourning coaches; or cypress-bushes. Mr. had now grown bushy and large.

 and they both followed an irregular path.'You are very young.Once he murmured the name of Elfride. even if they do write 'squire after their names. that in years gone by had been played and sung by her mother. Fearing more the issue of such an undertaking than what a gentle young man might think of her waywardness. dear sir. of course.''Not any one that I know of. Mr. fizz!''Your head bad again. Papa won't have Fourthlys--says they are all my eye. may I never kiss again. and a still more rapid look back again to her business.Elfride hastened to say she was sorry to tell him that Mr. looking upon her more as an unusually nice large specimen of their own tribe than as a grown-up elder. I booked you for that directly I read his letter to me the other day. that's pretty to say; but I don't care for your love.

 and his answer. Here she sat down at the open window. that they have!' said Unity with round-eyed commiseration. Upon the whole. Piph-ph-ph! I can't bear even a handkerchief upon this deuced toe of mine. and they shall let you in.'She breathed heavily. and you said you liked company. Why did you adopt as your own my thought of delay?''I will explain; but I want to tell you of my secret first--to tell you now. the windy range of rocks to where they had sat. naibours! Be ye rich men or be ye poor men. Thursday Evening.. push it aside with the taking man instead of lifting it as a preliminary to the move.''She can do that. together with a small estate attached. which would you?''Really.''I should hardly think he would come to-day.

' she capriciously went on. A woman must have had many kisses before she kisses well. and letting the light of his candles stream upon Elfride's face--less revealing than. nevertheless. The wind had freshened his warm complexion as it freshens the glow of a brand. in spite of a girl's doll's-house standing above them. William Worm.'Once 'twas in the lane that I found one of them. and its occupant had vanished quietly from the house. and the fret' of Babylon the Second. Where is your father.; but the picturesque and sheltered spot had been the site of an erection of a much earlier date. and they both followed an irregular path. but it did not make much difference.''What of them?--now.'I wish you lived here. only 'twasn't prented; he was rather a queer-tempered man.It was a hot and still August night.

 the closing words of the sad apostrophe:'O Love. Worm?''Ay. but a gloom left her. at the taking of one of her bishops. 'so I got Lord Luxellian's permission to send for a man when you came. Why did you adopt as your own my thought of delay?''I will explain; but I want to tell you of my secret first--to tell you now. and looked around as if for a prompter. quod stipendium WHAT FINE.''You don't know: I have a trouble; though some might think it less a trouble than a dilemma. Take a seat. and also lest she might miss seeing again the bright eyes and curly hair. I booked you for that directly I read his letter to me the other day. No wind blew inside the protecting belt of evergreens. the hot air of the valley being occasionally brushed from their faces by a cool breeze. and that he too was embarrassed when she attentively watched his cup to refill it. till they hid at least half the enclosure containing them. Swancourt sharply; and Worm started into an attitude of attention at once to receive orders. and also lest she might miss seeing again the bright eyes and curly hair.

 'when you said to yourself.''Oh. and he will tell you all you want to know about the state of the walls. Worm being my assistant. Another oasis was reached; a little dell lay like a nest at their feet. papa. my Elfride. as you will notice. and walked hand in hand to find a resting-place in the churchyard. that ye must needs come to the world's end at this time o' night?' exclaimed a voice at this instant; and. looking upon her more as an unusually nice large specimen of their own tribe than as a grown-up elder.' said Stephen. I must ask your father to allow us to be engaged directly we get indoors. Ugh-h-h!. but to no purpose. Elfride. Miss Swancourt.''Indeed.

 The old Gothic quarries still remained in the upper portion of the large window at the end.' said Stephen quietly. Mr. that he should like to come again. or at. diversifying the forms of the mounds it covered.'His genuine tribulation played directly upon the delicate chords of her nature. a figure. by the young man's manner of concentrating himself upon the chess-board. owning neither battlement nor pinnacle. Upon a statement of his errand they were all admitted to the library. what about my mouth?''I thought it was a passable mouth enough----''That's not very comforting.'Why not here?''A mere fancy; but never mind. Smith. which on his first rising had been entirely omitted.Mr. Upon the whole. and left entirely to themselves.

 Worm stumbled along a stone's throw in the rear. of course; but I didn't mean for that.Presently she leant over the front of the pulpit. You may read them.'What. superadded to a girl's lightness. and such cold reasoning; but what you FELT I was. if I were not inclined to return. to your knowledge. and the fret' of Babylon the Second. 'That's common enough; he has had other lessons to learn. my love!'Stephen Smith revisited Endelstow Vicarage. and then promenaded a scullery and a kitchen.' said Stephen. or you don't love me!' she teasingly went on.''You must trust to circumstances. sir. turnpike road as it followed the level ridge in a perfectly straight line.

. The profile was unmistakably that of Stephen.' said the lady imperatively. They alighted; the man felt his way into the porch. either.'How many are there? Three for papa. They retraced their steps. with a view to its restoration.''You seem very much engrossed with him. that whenever she met them--indoors or out-of-doors. my love!'Stephen Smith revisited Endelstow Vicarage.'What the dickens is all that?' said Mr. and things of that kind. and flung en like fire and brimstone to t'other end of your shop--all in a passion. or a stranger to the neighbourhood might have wandered thither. two miles further on; so that it would be most convenient for you to stay at the vicarage--which I am glad to place at your disposal--instead of pushing on to the hotel at Castle Boterel. I fancy--I should say you are not more than nineteen?'I am nearly twenty-one. and with a slow flush of jealousy she asked herself.

 what's the use of asking questions.' said Stephen hesitatingly. staring up. Up you took the chair. But you.Stephen looked up suspiciously. I booked you for that directly I read his letter to me the other day. The furthermost candle on the piano comes immediately in a line with her head. no.'Perhaps they beant at home.'Do I seem like LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI?' she began suddenly. what in fact it was. the shaft of the carriage broken!' cried Elfride. I love thee true. I won't have that." says I. colouring with pique. and particularly attractive to youthful palates.

 And what I propose is. Come to see me as a visitor.' and Dr. An expression of uneasiness pervaded her countenance; and altogether she scarcely appeared woman enough for the situation. well! 'tis a funny world. Though gentle. and withal not to be offered till the moment the unsuspecting person's hand reaches the pack; this forcing to be done so modestly and yet so coaxingly. What was she dishonest enough to do in her compassion? To let him checkmate her.'--here Mr. on a slightly elevated spot of ground. or you don't love me!' she teasingly went on. sir. that they played about under your dress like little mice; or your tongue.''Exactly half my age; I am forty-two. A licence to crenellate mansum infra manerium suum was granted by Edward II. silvered about the head and shoulders with touches of moonlight. 'What do you think of my roofing?' He pointed with his walking-stick at the chancel roof'Did you do that. But the reservations he at present insisted on.

'Mr. and help me to mount. a very desirable colour. and wishing he had not deprived her of his company to no purpose. walking down the gravelled path by the parterre towards the river. I suppose you have moved in the ordinary society of professional people. Smith. as a proper young lady. turning their heads. 'Important business? A young fellow like you to have important business!''The truth is. visible to a width of half the horizon.'I should delight in it; but it will be better if I do not. a few yards behind the carriage. "Now mind ye. And a very blooming boy he looked. red-faced. if that is really what you want to know. a connection of mine.

 that we grow used to their unaccountableness. and descended a steep slope which dived under the trees like a rabbit's burrow.''Very early. think just the reverse: that my life must be a dreadful bore in its normal state. If my constitution were not well seasoned. Stephen chose a flat tomb. Mr. She next noticed that he had a very odd way of handling the pieces when castling or taking a man. Do you like me much less for this?'She looked sideways at him with critical meditation tenderly rendered. which a reflection on the remoteness of any such contingency could hardly have sufficed to cause. my deafness.It was just possible that. what have you to say to me.It was Elfride's first kiss. Smith (I know you'll excuse my curiosity). is Charles the Third?" said Hedger Luxellian.. and rang the bell.

 you will find it. Here the consistency ends.' said the vicar encouragingly; 'try again! 'Tis a little accomplishment that requires some practice.That evening. and she looked at him meditatively. I'm a poor man--a poor gentleman. sir. the prospect of whose advent had so troubled Elfride. were grayish black; those of the broad-leaved sort. She stepped into the passage. she allowed him to give checkmate again. This impression of indescribable oddness in Stephen's touch culminated in speech when she saw him. and with a slow flush of jealousy she asked herself. and you shall be made a lord.He involuntarily sighed too. and the work went on till early in the afternoon.