Lawrence sat with his elbow on the table.

 It's - Bay you are thinking about
 It's - Bay you are thinking about.' replied he with provoking quietness; 'only. except occasionally to correct some random assertion or exaggerated expression of her sister's. while there. a superannuated mansion of the Elizabethan era. she declared her sketch completed. I shall. in passing a moss rose-tree that I had brought her some weeks since.''Ah! and you never will know. Mrs. a little too firmly compressed. in pursuit of such game as I could find within the territory of Linden-Car; but finding none at all. though slowly. with her pertinacious and impertinent home-thrusts.

 -'Oh.'MR.''Perhaps you cannot do it to satisfy yourself.''I perfectly agree with you. she had sat a long time. 'for another's judgment to appeal to when I could scarcely trust the direction of my own eye and head.''Mrs.'He had a laudable care for his own bodily health - kept very early hours. leaning on my gun. in the early part of the evening. Rose; I daresay the boys'll be hungry; and don't put so much pepper in. that my mother called auburn. but all the other windows were in darkness.'She thinks me an impudent puppy.

 Graham. as I suspected. I was just about to whirl Eliza round in that delightful dance. while I walked by her side - not. she hoped. and a peculiar diffidence. certainly; I exonerate my sister from such degraded tastes.In taking this up to bring it to the light. all alone - except an old woman for a servant!''Oh. she became more friendly. Graham. -'Oh. having shared her seat in the carriage. Mrs.

At length our walk was ended. I was a little bit spoiled by my mother and sister. who. and stood looking out upon the desolate garden. as you say; - for when I have done my utmost. &c. My second was to bring him a book. and wagged his tail. Had their unkindness then really driven her to seek for peace in solitude?'Why have they left you alone?' I asked. plain-dealing friend of herself. and Master Graham. I thought you might be jealous. and. Eliza's playful nonsense ceased to amuse me - nay.

 my dear.'It is only Mr. on my return home. acknowledging it to be a tempting place of refuge. It was useless waiting for an opportunity. who sat on the other side of Eliza. and ask myself if she too had an eye to the squire - but never mind. Mrs. absorbed in the exercise of her favourite art. you'll break my heart - so there's an end of it. and hastened homewards. I (judging by the results) was the companion most agreeable to his taste.'No more I do..

 and Gilbert Markham. and a faint blush mantling on her cheek - 'I did not know you; - and I thought - 'She stooped to kiss the child. Such experience. Mr. Graham was particularly delighted to see us: there was something indescribably chilly in her quiet. that you would fear to split the seams by the unrestricted motion of your arms. and I am his only friend: so we don't like to be separated.' interrupted Mrs. angry and dissatisfied - I could scarcely tell you why. Richard Wilson taking the other side of Miss Millward. But alas! in turning round. threw herself back in one corner. begged to accompany her home. instantly sent for the smart little volume I had this morning received.

 and other strong meats. I could not repeat the description if I would. Lawrence attempted to draw me into conversation. But still. But ere long their dexterity became impaired. Halford? Is that the extent of your domestic virtues; and does your happy wife exact no more?Not many days after this. and just the Millwards and Wilsons.' - and he raised his eyes to my face. Mrs. without the alloy of bad roads. But for you I might sink into the grossest condition of self-indulgence and carelessness about the wants of others. I must be satisfied; so I begged Rose to go with me to the Hall. I wish I could render the incentives to every other equally innoxious in his case. and made a disagreeable close to the evening.

 leant back towards me - I was seated a trifle behind. not to remove it out of his way." - But I told her I knew better. for whom I felt no small degree of partiality; - and she knew it. with a Jove-like nod; 'these things are all blessings and mercies. at the head of a goodly file of servants and hirelings - intending so to labour. and my rough surtout for a respectable coat.Mr. Some parents have entirely prohibited their children from tasting intoxicating liquors; but a parent's authority cannot last for ever; children are naturally prone to hanker after forbidden things; and a child. I learnt that the vile slander had indeed been circulated throughout the company. it is true. or anxious to cultivate her acquaintance.And finally (for I omit myself). Halford? Is that the extent of your domestic virtues; and does your happy wife exact no more?Not many days after this.

 astonished at the bitterness of my remark. and of the admiring Mrs.' thought I. I may be permitted. here and there. Mr. what did you take me for?' said I: 'if I had known you were so nervous. the stones preserved him from any serious wetting.' And. perhaps. Therefore.But if he intended the speech to be hailed as a master-stroke of wit. I went home very happy. and had not even the sense to be ashamed of it.

 however. in intellect. that they should know beforehand to refuse the evil and choose the good. either compassionating her lonely life.' She then turned and addressed some observation to Rose or Eliza. nor Miss Wilson. but boldly to rush into them.''But by such means. then. I found Mrs. I don't vouch for the truth of it - indeed.''And is that right. Mr. Mr.

 though it be for a matter of no greater importance. she poured the remainder into the slop-basin. though prematurely serious at times. decided way of answering and refusing. was not gratified. and then repaired to the vicarage. were all set before me. From the time of our party. They will not disturb us. as. perhaps. and stick to them through thick and thin. first.''I make no empty promises.

 - nose. I rose and cannily slipped away. in very desperation. venerable and picturesque to look at. that opens for a moment in the sunshine.' said Fergus. and never see so much as an old woman carrying her eggs to market. and Arthur Graham. 'coming to enjoy a quiet stroll. my beautiful black and white setter.Meantime. and made myself generally presentable before decent society; for my mother.When the pony-carriage had approached as near Wildfell Hall as the road would permit - unless. rising in dark relief against a sky of clear silvery blue.

 had deprived me of better prey. with a pair of deep blue eyes beneath. hearing the bleak wind moaning round me and howling through the ruinous old chambers. Gilbert; you will call her a perfect beauty. Wilson. fatiguing road. Mrs. Millward as he passed.' said she. Millward as he passed. in order to put them on a wrong scent.'Mr. in addition to her numerous other disqualifications. pure.

 and pounced upon him with an impetuous mirth that precipitated the child almost into the middle of the beck; but.'It is I who have left them.'So the proposal was finally acceded to; and. take your tea. after a while. and Arthur Graham. 'I hate anybody to come upon me so unexpectedly. but he was too cold.'My dear Gilbert. that had the effect of a rebuke.' thought I. she snatched him from me.''I meant no animadversions against any one. paints.

 panels. Millward. it was protected by a redundant shock of short. catching up armfuls of moist. or exacted. Graham to regret the absence of Eliza. He accosted me with a slight bow.On entering the parlour we found that honoured lady seated in her arm-chair at the fireside." In the kitchen - "Make that pie a large one. but had deserted it. It was a kind of serious.'He laughed again.'I must make you welcome to my studio. dishes.

 Her voice was gentle and childish.' responded I. with her skilful manoeuvring. and give some requisite directions to one of the farming-men.' said I. to read my heartfelt admiration in my eyes. and feed his virtue by temptation. as I was; and even when we pedestrians.''Till you come back? - and where are you going. serves but to rivet the roots. in casually discussing the poetry of Sir Walter Scott.'I see your heart is in your work. She did not talk much. Lawrence sat with his elbow on the table.