emma.dviis su
ch a
d is
o f
a y s
li k e
g o in
b ec
r’ s
b ei
n g
w h et
th a t
o f
ti ll
to y o u !”
a n y
se rv
tt y -s
; a n d
w h en
y o u
it .
M is
s T
h er
r, y o u
k n o w
a b le
r fl o w
es sa
se v en
a m
il e
H e
r I
E M
M A
W O
O D
H O
U S
m e,
cl ev
d is
t o f
rs o f
m o re
th a n
’s fa
n es
s th
a n
a fr
rs ,
ed h er
o f
g es
, h o w
ce iv
o f
ess fo
a n d
o f
ev ery
a n d
h o w
in g
a ll
th e
it a ro
g es,
o f
su fferin
g fro
m in
p la
y fu
l. T
h e
ev ilo
f th
h a d
n o t
m a rried
ev ery
o n ly
th eir
little ch
ild ren
th e
la rg
u s
v illa
g e,
a lm
o st
a m
w ere
fi rst
in co
n seq
u en
ce th
ere. A
ll lo
a n d
H e
w a s
m a rry
it h a d
if sh
b u t
w h en
o f
h er!”
a g ree
u m
o f
h er
o w
g e
o f
o f
h er
o w
fo r
M r.
E lt
o n .
I m
u st
r a
w if
e fo
in H
w h o
w h en
to -d
a y,
h e
th e
sa m
fo r
h im
o f
m a n ,
to b e
m a n ,
a n d
a g re
g ,
r II
M R
ed u ca
ti o n ,
b u t,
, a n d
h a d
te ;a
n d
m il it
w a s
h er
fo rt
. It
ci rc
u m
fo r
so m
e ti
m e.
M r.
, w
Is a b el
g ra
te fu
ll y
u s.
n ig
h t;
n o t
it a ll
, if
a g re
o n ly
o n e
to p le
so m
e cr
ea tu
h ea
d , I
, w
so m
M r.
, a n d
th is
p er
fe ct
b y
s I
n ev
tw o
p er-
th e
w ed
d in
to tell
a n d
M iss
n ,”
it; b u t
g e;
sh e
m a rried
a v ery
co n sid
era b le
o n e—
th a t
it ta
k e
p la
se w
a s
ta lk
o f
it. “ E
v er
sin ce
th e
fo u r
y o u
th in
k th
a t
I sh
a ll
en d ea
th is
la d y ’s
m a k in
ev ery
m erit?
n th
clev erer—
fo r,
d ep
en d
w o rd
th eir
o w
n co
n cern
s. Y
o u
a re
d o n e
th a n
u n d ersta
ea ti
n g
ec a ry
m a n ,
’s li fe
; a n d
it se
em ed
ra th
st th
h o p ed
o f
a ll
th e
li tt
b u t
w o u ld
r II
h is
fr ie
r, h e
co u ld
, in
in th
e sa
m e
th er
e w
a s
m a n
li v in
g a lo
’s d ra
es s.
M rs
to h a v e
fo u n d
s o f
sh e
to p u rs
to re
sh e
m u ch
ev er
, h e
ft en
in g
in g
il ln
es s
o f
h is
cr ea
tu re
o f
d to
in tr
w a y
w h ic
h a ff
H e
, w
, w
to m
a rr
y a
a n d
w a s
lo n g
h is
ess th
a n
m a n ; h is
o w
n tem
p er
ed a n
n a s
h im
a ssu
m e
th e
to a ffect
o n e
so d ea
a n d
w a s
m a n
h a d
in clu
d ed
so m
e m
en tio
m e
letter M
rs. W
esto n
y o u
m e
letter M
n d
it w
a s
m e
letter, in
d eed
to ld
m e
o f
it. M
r. W
1 0
E M
M A
sa w
th e
m e
letter in
h is
b le
id ea
o f
th e
m a n ;
a n d
sen se,
h o w
w h ere
en n u i,
h er
th ro
fro m
t, th
a t
E m
in th
e cen
g iv
in g
M iss
w ere
h e
m ig
h t
b o il in
se e—
h u rt
y o u .
, w
h er
v is
T h e
es s
o f
M is
w a s
so g re
, th
h a d
w it
r IV
H A
R R
IE T
S M
IT H
’S in
ti m
a cy
a t
. S h e
h a d
b u t
r, w
a s
o f
b ei
n g
th ro
w n
a w
a y.
A ft
er th
es e
ca m
e a
se co
n d
se t;
a m
, th
th o u g h t
it n o
h a rd
ll e.
r in
r en
ri ty
fo r
a w
o m
a n
n ei
th er
m e,
ri ch
g m
u ch
o f
th e
a n d
ed ei
th er
b ea
u ty
o r
cl ev
h a d
p a ss
d is
w o m
il l.
It w
a s
h er
o w
il l a n d
co n te
w a s
h a p p in
es s,
m er
it s;
h er
se lf
a m
o st
fo rt
w it
a n d
li tt
le m
a tt
er s,
, fu
w a s
n ew
p ri
n ci
p le
la d ie
o f
co m
in g
w a s
th e
ch ild
a g rea
t d ea
It w
a s
n o
th a t
co u -
p le
h er-
self en
titled to
th e
o cca
a y
o f
a tea
-v isit;
k in
w a s
, req
o f
so m
’s sch
h a d
la d ies
w h o
h a d
ed to
b e
o f
a so
rt w
h ich
E m
m a
a s
h er
p erso
sh e
g —
h ig
h ly
o f
th em
ed ,
It w
k in
ill o f
o f
th e
m ea
a n d
feelin g s
th e
clo th
la id
, b eca
u se
, h e
a t a ll
a ll
th o u g h , w
it h
m a n , el
r a n y
to m
a ss
o ci
a te
s. T
h er
e ca
o f
r, a n d
y o u r
th er
, I
. I
to th
a t
en d
it w
a s
fe w
in th
is co
r, w
ed u -
ca ti
o n .”
h a d
u p .
s— a n d
v ed
h er
g m
u st
fr ie
n d
sh e
to fa
n cy
ch o se
, a n d
in g en
er a l,
a g o o d
d ea
l; sh
m o n th
s o f
fu l
si m
p a rl
o u rs
’s d ra
g ei
g
m e
su m
m er-h
m e
su m
m er-h
a so
red th
a t
th e
M r.
a tu
re in
M rs.
to h er
h is
b ein
g so
v ery
u m
a n
sp o k e
h u sb
a n d .
N o t
th a t
M rs.
E m
m a .
“ A
a b ea
th e
h a d
h a d
a n d
is n o t
d ea
th a t
h e
b efo
re I
m en
m e—
m e.
I th
h im
v ery
p la
b u t
I d o
n o t
ev ery
fa rm
er, w
h eth
n o th
m y
o f
h is
b ein
g a
v ery
resp ecta
b le
m a n .
, in
su ch
d ifferen
ce— w
h ich
to settle.
H is
so rt
o f
w o m
u m
m a n ,
st a n d in
g o r
H a rr
o n
o n
h is
th a t
m a n ,
m a n
m e;
h is
p er
so n
n o t
th e
ed b y
r V
b ee
n se
E m
m a ,
M r.
el w
it h
d ly
m e,
n ; a n d ,
ju d g e
m a n
h a d
a n y
u n it
y o f
m a n ,
b u t
g e;
h e
; sh
. M
w a s.
T h ey
m u st
n o t
h o p ed
in g
to m
ee t
h im
H e
d id
w e
m o st
to m
ee t!
W el
l, M
is s
, is
d ly
tl em
o f
so m
e su
w ith
M r.
h im
a t
a ll
a n d
w ith
g en
o f
ca rry
in g
th em
selv es;
o f
th e
sh o u ld
o r
is d etesta
ra n ces,
a n d
A n d
n o
th a t
m ig
h t
b e
sa fely
left to
a re
u m
it su
m a n
co p y in
m a n
u m
a re
so fter
M r.
E lto
fa rm
it w
m u ch
l b irth
th e
v ica
v ery
h ig
h ly
o f
h im
a s
2 3
J A
N E
A U
S T
E N
a b o u t
h er
si st
ra is
a v er
o m
n o
id ea
o f
a re
tu rn
h er
to a tt
a t
’s a c-
I m
ea n
n o
sl ig
h t
to th
e st
a te
o f
h er
o w
re sp
ec ti
n g
E m
ir a b le
th em
su sp
ec te
H a rt
r V
o f
v a n it
p u rp
m e
t o f
o b je
w o m
to b e.
B u t
a s
E m
m a
a n
th a t sh
li st
s th
ey w
er e—
v er
y w
li st
d o n e
g .
th en
su b je
’s fa
er si
w o rd
m e
n es
s. B
u t
n a m
w ith
a ll
m y
h ea
rt, th
m a n
m a y
n o t
h a lf
H a rriet
S h e
fl a ttery.
H o w
g a in
to b e
u n co
h erself
ra tio
la m
en t
th e
a cq
seld o m
lth ;’
m e
sh e
is, sh
rs to
b e
er w
a y.
M rs.
W esto
o r
tim es.”
a n d
th e
ch ild
ca n
a rise
fro m
g a n y
b u t
v es
th e
a cq
th a t
y o u
b e
su rp
o f;
g is
;— a n d ,
b le
to p u t
a s
to re
a d
to th
H a rr
b ee
n to
. T
sk et
ch to
w is
h to
g o
o n .
in th
a n y
, si
M r.
E lt
o n —
h er
to th
in k
o n
n ci
“ G
o f
er d a y
p ic
tu re
o f
h er
to h a v e
a to
le ra
b le
ey e
h er
p ictu
re!” “ L
et m
e en
cried M
r. E
to ex
ercise so
w h a t
y o u r
m e
Y es,
E m
m a —
m in
e. K
ra p tu
th e
to ca
th e
o f
o f
im a g in
a s
sh e
n o t
fa iled
o f.
o th
h er
a n d
p erfo
lik en
m e
d ra
th em
d ra
w n
I to
o k
h im
a s
h e
v ery
lik e.
m e—
to o
d ea
r Isa
b ella
’s co
b a tio
n o f—
fo r
a w
o m
a n .
N o
h e
is a
I su
h is
n a tu
ra ll y
fi n d
st a n d
o f?
, d o
el f
v er
o f
o r
d em
u rs
d en
m in
to re
fu se
h im
th en
to th
a t?
I th
b u t I b eg
y o u r
b ee
a m
is ta
k e.
I ce
b ee
n m
g y o u ,
if y o u
a s
to th
, E
b le
, te
to d o .”
, to
ce o f
g m
th e
n ex
M r.
E lt
en tr
ea te
d fo
r th
to co
n si
d er
E v er
w h o
h a s
a g re
rs to
m e
a m
o st
p er
fe ct
re se
, “ O
in th
e le
a st
to o
ta ll .
. “ S o
p re
it is
d to
b e
su m
m er
th o u g h t,
th e
p la
cin g
o f
M iss
S m
a n d
th e
o rd
er m
u st
g o
th ro
o f
so m
e in
tellig en
a t
sh e
ch u se
sh e
“ W
E m
m a .
d ifferen
t w
m a n ,
a n d
d o es
, a n d
stu d y
V II
T H
E V
E R
Y D
A Y
o f
M r.
E lto
n ’s
p ro
g so
m eth
in g
ex tra
o rd
ed w
h ich
sh e
’s, th
a t
M r.
es th
e tw
o so
it? S h e
so .
w h a t
l. “ U
m a n
is d eterm
h er
th o u g h
p la
in , w
a s
it a
m a n
w h a t
th ey
to o .
h e
m in
d it
p ic
tu re
n a m
o w
n o th
b e
in B
h is
r V
II I
H A
R R
IE T
sl ep
g et
a b ed
to g o
’s ,
W h il e
a n d
, w
r n o t
h im
g ie
it b es
a s
to w
h et
h er
sh e
to re
fu se
h im
to sa
y ‘N
u l
fe el
it m
d o
to b e
q u it
e y o u
es s.
u ll y
th e
le tt
er w
a s
w it
, a s
o p in
n o w
q u it
e d et
W h il e
n o
h es
v in
a cq
it ,
. N
b u t
“ N
o f
I w
o f
b ein
g in
to lo
b o rn
to th
e so
h o w
m a n
co u ld
g su
ch cen
su re;
“ a t
lea st,
h e
seen p eo
th ere
m e
m a n , a n d
h a v e
is w
let it
w h ich
th a t
letter.” “ O
ca res
fo r
a letter;
th e
th in
g is,
w ith
p lea
o f
h er
a ssista
n ce;
E m
m a
st a n y
, in
a n d
so m
u ch
o f
u s
m a n
h a d
b u t
w o u ld
ed .
w o u ld
a p p ea
r v a lu
h a v e
w o n d erin
g th
a fter
a tim
e, sh
e w
a s
S h e
a n d
a cq
u ir
te m
p er
in g
th e
y h e
to tr
u st
to th
er e
b ei
n g
n o
li k e
g e
o f
th e
(n o r
fr ie
, fo
h el
p w
fo r
th e
su ch
fe el
st a te
d ly
h er
in fe
h is
in a
it w
il l
th a t
a n ce
is v er
r, is
a b le
er o f
th in
k w
r. E
m m
a w
to en
te rt
a in
d o
b et
te r,
si r. ”
fo r
a t
la st
, se
ra te
h er
b ea
u ty
a s
sh e
m a y
n o t
g ir
w h o
to w
p ra
is e
lo n g er
ed to
d el
a y
h er
g o ss
ti re
so m
e th
a t
, w
g o o d
little frien
d w
ill so
o n
h ea
g e.”
E m
m a
o f
M r.
E lto
n ’s
d o n e
is h e
H e
ca m
e to
th e
it. H
s I
b eliev
e, co
n sid
ers m
it w
h er
to o
in sh
o rt,
g so
m e
m a k in
h im
m a n ,
b o th
g h im
If h e
h a d
h ig
h ly
o f
m e
th en
th in
k in
g m
e th
ed th
h e
’s to
“ O
h !
y o u
d o in
m a n ,
b u t
h er.
B y
, a
th a t
o f
k n o w
n o n ly
h ea
la d ie
a p ie
to y o u ,”
. “ If
d o n e
to eq
I sh
a ll
tm en
m a n , a n d
w a s
m o rt
b ee
n th
e m
th er
e w
a s
m a n ’s
’s th
a t
sp ir
it s,
M r.
E lt
w h en
, sh
H e
ce rt
a in
ly m
rs ,
h en
’s h a n d s
to sh
if t
a s
sh e
ca n ;—
to m
’s li n e,
M rs
’s a cq
u a in
ta n ce
th is
fo r
h er
S h e
a s
p ro
ce ed
ed so
fa r,
ss a n y
rd o f
. D
it h e
h a d
. “ Y
h er
g sp
n g
h er
a tu
re d ,
le t
m e
te ll
so b y
d ;
rs th
a t
m en
a re
p h ic
d ;
m e
fa ce
s, a
g ir
l, w
it h
su ch
a ft
a tu
, a
se x
to m
th a t
a t
b eca
u se
sh e
h er.”
it a
v ery
k ep
t m
y th
to m
y self;
w ith
fo r
h er.
la d y
sh e
is a
v ery
p retty
g irl.
M en
o f
sen se,
w iv
es. M
fo r
ev er;
’s a ll
o r
o th
er,) till
sh e
g ro
so b a d ,
g seen
b etter
h a s
a n y
h erself
g it
so lo
h im
sittin g
ju st
to h er
sta te,
sa n t
a p p ea
it w
lo n g
th a t
in v a in
it, E
lto n
w ill
s th
in co
m e
a s
w ell
a s
m e
m a n , a n d
a g rea
to ex
a m
in e
M a n ’s
b o a st
ed p o w
er a n d
m in
ed ,
th e
m ea
n in
sm il in
y w
re a d
w o rs
h in
t. I
g iv
w a y.
T h is
m in
li fe
to o w
el f
m is
n o th
o f
it s
es ta
’s to
a tt
en d
a si
ck ch
il d ,
a n d
n o t
n to
m is
it ,
it w
a s
a v er
st a n d
M r.
E lt
sa id
st a n d
w h a t
M r.
E lt
o n
r b ea
r IX
M R
; a n d
w h en
ra n ces
o v er
a n d
g e
to th
e la
tter. H
g to
en la
rg e
h er
co m
p reh
en sio
H a rriet
m a d e
o rn
a m
en ted
w ith
’s, h a d
; a n d
H a rriet,
w h o
h a d
ta k en
h elp
M r.
w a s
h e
h e
frien d
P erry,
to o ,
so m
u ch
m ig
h t
co m
e fro
m th
a t
w ish
m s
n t,
a g o
h n o !
— h e
la d y,
E m
m a
n o
h im
m a d e
h e
m ea
n t
to tr
o f
d ec
ex ce
p ti
se n se
el se
a n o th
fo u n d
it o u t?
, w
th a t?
h er
e th
is ev
en in
g , I
n se
o r
o th
er w
il l
, w
n o t
g o t
o n e
h a lf
“ L
to b re
in g
?— w
n o t
g u es
. D
w h o
la d y.
. It
, d o
M a n ’s
b o a st
ed p o w
er a n d
fi n d
m u ch
o f
ess. S h e
fo r
h er
to feel.
E m
m a
h a v e
a s
to M
r. E
it m
u st
b e
I co
u ld
w h a t
ed .
I co
— a n d
w a s
M r.
E lto
n ’s
a n d
b e
tw o
h im
m a k e
a q u estio
th a t.
co u ld
e co
m m
o n
T h ere
d o es
w h ere
to fl o w
ea re
m est
so so
a n d
a tu
h e
frien d s
m a y
to fo
o ls.
If th
m a rried
y o u
v er
sa y,
‘G ra
n y o u
I th
in k
th ei
r fa
th er
is to
o ro
rs ro
y o u
er e
’s p a rt
h im
, o r
o th
er w
is e
h is
fr ie
n d
h is
d in
in g
w it
to co
m e.
E m
m a
h im
ti n g
m a k e
fr o m
g a s
v en
tu re
d to
w ri
te it
in to
M is
ch a ra
h is
ty .
“ I
” sa
o b je
g iv
in g
h im
so m
u ch
p le
a su
y to
u s
fo r
se cr
ec y,
h e
h e
ra th
to p ro
o u r
I sh
a ll
it .
ca m
e in
, b y
th e
re cu
rr en
a n y
co u ld
, a n d
la r
in k ’d
b o y
o f
h is
n ea
a ch
a fra
it is
w ritten
w e
m y
d ea
r, w
h ere
“ I
lea st.”
5 8
E M
M A
sta y
to b e
l, p a p a , th
a t
w e
a re
th e
y o u
co u ld
cla im
h e
b een
b ea
r to
sta y
b eh
in d
h er
co u ld
o n ly
a tta
ch m
en t
m est,
H en
fo r
ev er
a n d
m y
a tt
a ch
m en
t to
. M
a n ie
y o u
m u st
d ti
m es
to p u t
a ll
th e
Ja n e
F a ir
en ti
o n
il l.
In th
cr ea
tu re
g to
O f
n g ly
g la
n ce
a ch
a ra
d e
to o n e
y. ”
n o
h es
d ea
l w
n o t
th a t,
co u ld
d a s
es ,
r X
T H
O U
G H
N O
W T
H E
M ID
D L
E O
F D
E C
E M
B E
la d ie
ir re
o f
M r.
E lt
o n .
A fe
w in
fe ri
o r
d w
w er
er o f
h o u se
g e
o f
si tu
a ti
o n ;
a sl
a ck
en ed
H o w
o f
h is
, b u t
co u ld
th a t
y o u
to in
I ca
seen y et,
to b e
tem p ted
rea lly
fo r
th e
b etter.
If I
w ere
to m
a rry,
I m
u st
b een
in lo
v e;
it is
I sh
g u ish
m e,
I w
o ld
a n d
sin g le
a n d
p o o r.
P o v erty
is a fra
id o f
w h en
y o u
m y self,
H a rriet,
T h ere
o f
th em
m u ch
a cc
o m
a n y
g in
, a ll
th e
ea ti
n g
th e
ed to
b e
o n
th em
n g
g o r
a n y
q u ic
k n es
-c a re
to o ,
in a
g en
o f
b ei
n g
so m
et im
so o ft
y in
. W
it m
a y
b e
w h a t
E m
m a ;
if it
w er
e to
b ri
n g
o n
th e
d ec
la ra
h er
e el
g d o w
th e
s to
sh e
d o n e
ti o n
E m
g sen
t th
e ch
h er
sa id
sh e,
I a m
n o t
o r
strin g ,
o r
ess a t
r to
g e.
b etw
een th
em w
a s
eep er
to receiv
g th
eep er
in in
b le
a sp
E m
m a ;
“ h e
in ch
b y
in ch
ev ery
th in
X I
M R
ess o r
q u ick
en h is
ra p id
so m
m o re
w h o
co u ld
n o t
ev en
fo r
6 7
J A
N E
A U
S T
E N
p la
y in
g w
h is
t w
it h
h is
n ei
fi v e
s, th
r X
, w
o n e
it w
a s
ti m
e to
n in
th e
w ro
h e
it w
a s
ti m
e to
t, a
n ic
ei g h t
m o n th
to b e
in h er
a rm
s. It
d id
a ss
is t;
fo r
h e
b eg
a n
w it
th en
“ W
o u r
th e
7 2
E M
M A
sh e
te w
it h
h is
fa ir
si st
er -i
n -l
a w
p a ss
s b ee
p ra
is e
s; b u t
m p li m
a te
st fa
u lt
’s p ec
m o n st
; fo
th e
o ff
en ce
ca m
, w
r’ s
a tt
en ti
o n
to th
e sa
d ch
in d ee
sh e
o f
th e
a ir
o f
“ O
h !
is o n ly
o f
m e
h esita
m issed
seein g
th em
en tire
o r
h ere—
Isa b ella
a lso
it w
a s
fro m
, a n d
b een
a lw
b ein
g so
v ery
y o u
“ y es,
certa in
M rs.
W esto
M r.
W esto
to see
th e
m e?—
o u g h t
to b e,
te fo
r m
a trim
th o u g h t
o f
M iss
e. I b eliev
, I
m a n ?”
n o t
M rs.
W esto
n , to
m e
letter it
it v ery
tell. H
e is
h is
h e
is th
it— a n d
ea rted
M rs.
o f
h is
b ein
g a
m a n .
B u t
h o w
e! I
n ev
er co
u ld
co m
p reh
en d
ev er
d id
th in
k w
felt w
w o u ld
th e
it is
a lw
is h ea
lt h y
n o b o d y
ca n
b e.
It is
y o u
is v er
in g en
er a l,
o o d
is v er
y d if
m y
d ec
id ed
ly th
e m
o st
b le
a s
es s
o f
co m
in g .
y o u
w il l
m y
d ea
r; I
co m
it is
el f
m y
y o u r-
” “ T
I w
a s
fe re
n ce
th en
y o u
g s
d ea
d ea
g e
o f
w o m
it .
a u n t,
to se
d o n e.
th a t
te d .”
b e
w it
h m
a re
st y le
, b u ry
d ec
r; o n
jo in
in g
o r,
a t
lea st,
so m
e cu
th e
ren d ered
p o ssib
h is
w a s
reg rets
ter.“ M
d ea
r Isa
b ella
in ter-
fo r
so m
a n ice
b a sin
a n y
o n
g a t
sp en
d in
g th
reco m
m en
d ed
it, sir—
o r
w e
th e
a s
to m
y self,
b een
E n d
is p ro
M r.
P erry
y et;
h ere.
a g rea
h e
w ill
b e
ca llin
g so
o n .
H e
w ill
b e
a q u estio
m y self
h a rd
it. E
ith er
“ It
fo rg
o tten
M rs.
h er
to -m
o rro
th e
a m
n th
em m
o re
g en
d ea
l th
e ca
se, m
b een
v ery
g en
era l,
r’ s
ca rr
n o r
’s h a b it
s a n d
sh o u ld
, E
S h e
w a s
w a s
lo w
to re
si st
th e
en t,
sh e
a b le
a b se
d m
w h en
th e
o f
w h o se
g th
ey w
er e
a n d
h er
th a t
H a rr
b ro
th er
y o u r
f fr
o m
S co
th e
o ld
p re
n o
g re
a t
te w
it h
h er
to a ss
se en
h er
es s
it m
u st
b e
w h en
b e
r is
n fo
r E
m m
a g re
a d d ed
ev er
p er
so n .
to h ea
a n d
a g re
n g
d ec
is io
p ic
th e
ly ,a
te r
w o m
st a n d
w h a t
o u s
o p en
, sh
d id
th e
ch ild
ren a
g rea
E n d .
lth y ;
b een
th ere
rep ea
ted ly.”
h ere.—
P erry
n d ,
o f
a m
m iles,
p erh
.— B
a lto
g eth
er th
a n
a t
h er
b ro
th er-in
a n d
E n d
a co
n sid
era tio
n in
d eed
, o f
tu rn
in g
it m
o re
to th
e rig
h t
co n ceiv
p eo
p le,
a n d
o p in
w a s
g ra
X III
T H
E R
E C
O U
L D
H A
R D
L Y
B E
crea tu
re in
th e
ev ery
en t,
a t
o n e
d a y ;—
er m
to -m
o rr
o w
th a n
h e
o f
re ce
iv in
to re
o p en
w it
o n
’s ,”
w h ic
b u t
n o t
to -m
o rr
o w
n o t
d th
is ex
ce ss
o f
’s ex
p er
er su
b je
it w
tm en
t to
M r.
ca se
e a lr
ea d y,
a n d
w h en
y o u
co n si
v er
y m
u ch
g ra
s b ei
a n d
o f
th e
ev en
in g .
th in
m e
fa ce
en t
is so
h ig
h in
th e
cla ss
o f
th eir
p lea
su res,
th eir
m a n
ly, a n d
refu se
a n
o f
’s fo
ess o f
A fter
a few
m in
u tes
o f
en tire
silen ce
b etw
een th
to h im
w h ere
la d ies
a re
to o v erlo
o n e
d o es
o v erlo
g e
p er
ill in
M r.
E lto
b u t
v a lu
a g rea
t d ea
l o f
ill to
b eh
to h im
y o u , a n d
a scerta
in w
w h a t
I a ssu
u sin
led g e
h a d
n o
id ea
o f
sh rin
k in
g fro
m it,
in h is
t co
n scio
u sn
o f
h is
o w
to see
o f
co m
h u m
o u r.
T h e
n o t
it fo
r, sh
, w
tw o
m y
so n —
M is
co m
m a n y
n o
o f
se ei
n g
h im
h er
th e
se co
n d
w ee
k in
.” “ W
to y o u !
u s
a s
in d ee
re n d er
b u t
d ea
w e
p a rt
w o u ld
v en
tu re
in v it
em , a n d
w is
h to
b e
” A
er ti
m e
E m
m a
m ig
h t
m o re
th a n
su ch
ci rc
u m
y o u r
M r.
m a y
n o t
q u ite
sir— I
n ev
a n d
.”
X IV
S O
M E
C H
A N
G E
O F
C O
U N
T E
N A
N C
E w
a s
n ecessa
ry fo
r ea
lo o k s,
a s
sh e
u n in
terru p ted
ess o f
h a d
to g iv
ter, w
h en
th e
o th
red ,
co u n ten
u s
fo r
h er
b ein
h er
fa th
so little
F o r
th a t
th a t
h is
so n ;
sh e
h ea
rd th
e w
o rd
s “ m
y so
g a n
ed th
a t
in sp
esp ecia
lly sin
it to
b e
a m
a tch
sp ir
it s
to o ,
to fo
rg et
h is
la te
u s
h er
fa ir
fr ie
n d —
h er
fa ir ,
?— h a d
h er
— h e
fe lt
sh e
tr ie
d to
h er
?— w
n o t
to g o
o f
ca tc
h in
, w
st ir .
th ey
it is
n ec
es sa
ry to
o f
th e
is su
e. I
a m
a s
t o f
, a s
en d
o f
th e
es h er
ca lc
u la
b ee
n lo
n g
in th
in th
e ca
a m
d is
r. W
es to
so m
e ri
n ev
m y se
o f
b ei
n g
ty o f
a fi rs
d ep
en d
sp irits
I m
a y
v en
tu re
o n
th e
tru th
k n o w
m a n
h a v e
n a n y
sh e
w h ich
v ery
n ity
o f
I w
ish M
r. W
esto n
w ere
less sa
to co
m e,”
sa id
E m
m a .
to co
m e;
m a n ’s
w o m
m a y
co m
p reh
en d
m a n ’s
su ch
restra in
to b e
w h a t
to u se
o f
a n y
o n e
a n d
N o w
n d
n o
h is
b efo
o lik
ely, m
a y
b e
th is
v ery
circu m
X V
M R
u n it
y, d ec
n ,
a p o lo
n t
d if
o f
th e
w o u ld
el f—
to d el
! a n d
. C
to sa
st h er
h is
re sp
ec t
fo r
M is
th a t
le ss
o f
h is
in eb
ri et
y, sh
e th
m o re
n es
s, re
a n y
w it
n es
se d
b ee
n in
th e
— th
th e
m u st
h o w
: “ T
en ts
w a s
ev er
el se
w a s
m u st
o r
u n co
ty o f
sn o w
fa ll en
a n d
il l w
o n
m ig
h t
b e
ca ll in
g o n
’s fi rs
th em
a la
rm w
a s
w h ile
it settled
w h ile
m y
fo r
th e
h a lf
w ere
fa llin
en d .
T o
H e
9 4
E M
M A
in retu
rn in
to g et
so b er
a n d
co o l,
a n d
ess w
h en
th is
v isit
o f
a lw
Isa b ella
a tete-a
ed .
th e
fe el
n o th
to ra
is e
h is
ey es
tm en
t th
a t
n ee
o r
s. S ig
; b u t
h er
se lf
o f
w er
h im
se lf
h er
co n n ex
h er
fr ie
n d ,
so w
el l
g th
to w
a s
to fa
n cy
h im
se lf
sh ew
in g
n o
p re
su m
p ti
o n
ss in
m ig
h t
p re
v en
s h a d
b ra
n ch
o f
T h e
s h a d
o o d
w h ic
a n y
a ll ia
d p o ss
o f
M is
is n ea
th er
e is
n o
o n ly
g p a id
sa id
o r
re a ll y,
it .
e st
a te
o f
m in
y ex
! a ll o w
b ee
th o u g h t
y o u
v is
it s
so fr
el f
se ri
so rt
o f
g ir
to se
th er
h a s
n ce,
a s
, m
b een
fo r
seen y o u
b een
led in
to a
m isco
n cep
tio n
v iew
g a w
n o
o f
er w
o rd
; h er
to o
d ecid
ed to
h a d
th em
to a
er sy
n ig
h t.
in d e-
o f
a so
lita ry
d riv
e fro
m V
ica ra
g e
a m
ere co
m m
o n
ill-h u m
o u r,
w a s
n o w
so p a rticu
r a tten
X V
to h erself.
h is
p resu
serio u sly
u s,
o r
sh e
th e
p ictu
o th
er circu
m sta
n ces;—
h is
to h erself
M r.
E lto
n , th
e ca
u tio
led g e
a t
fi rs
t, co
u ld
It w
a s
th em
w it
h fr
es h
a n d
ta lk
’s a cc
g o
th e
n ec
r in
th e
g in
a ll
h er
id ea
a n d
g e
a t
to b e
b u t
w o u ld
h a v e
it p o ss
y —
g —
th e
se em
in g
in co
s a n d
in co
m m
o n
g ,
n g
h er
te .
h im
o f
to b e
to b e
H a rr
th o u g h t
o f
h im
o f
h im
w it
if I
M a rt
o f
m e;
, a n d
u n it
y o f
g ; I
n o t
a tt
b ee
tm en
t so
v er
y m
u ch
n o t
C o x e—
la w
y er
g fe
el in
g s,
to o cc
u p y
a n a lo
to k eep
k n o w
it. T
h ese
w ere
v ery
ch eerin
g th
a n d
b le
fo r
h er;
C h ristm
w o u ld
h a v e
a ttem
p ted
sa n t
a n d
m o st
u n su
ita b le
b le
p riso
n er.
N o
in ter-
a n y
m o re
th a n
ev ery
sh e
h er
fa th
er so
w ell
sa tisfi
ed w
to o
w ise
to stir
M r.
E lto
en t
th a t
g o v er
o f
X V
fo r
h a v in
to sta
ess. T
h e
ev en
in g
o f
th e
v ery
a lo
n g ,
civ il,
to sp
en d
a few
w eek
o f
a n y
sh o u ld
to a tten
n o t
a b le
to g iv
e h im
m u ch
in w
h ich
it w
a s
. R
th a t
to b e
v ri
n g
co n v en
h e
ti o n
g ;
fo r
m a n
b u t
y o u ,
te to
a re
, a n d
it ,
— w
, a s
w el
to p a y
is fe
If h e
, o n
p ri
n ci
p le
es s
b ei
n g
si m
p le
-m in
d ed
in g
k in
a n d
. T
h er
se lf
th em
a ll
to m
ee t
a n y
o f
b et
s— a n d
re d
h is
re tu
rn , m
a b le
h e
es s
in th
e si
o f
so ci
et y.
in th
e to
n e
o f
h er
co m
’s ;
a n d
h er
X V
h er
d ep
m a n
h a d
fo r
ev er
b y
a g a in
to sta
y co
n sid
M r.
F ra
n k
co m
in g ,
ex cep
it to
M r.
o f
th e
g e
o f
su ch
a n
so ciety
en tire,
, fo
b eliev
e th
a t
h e
to m
h im
su ch
a n
ra l crea
g h im
ra l
crea tu
re, in
su sp
ectin g
h is
m a n ,
A m
a n
a t
h is
tem p ers
“ It
w a n t
m o n ey
w a n t
in th
w ith
in tim
a te
w h o
h a s
n o t
th a t.
Y o u
o f
sw el
b le
a s
g re
a t
h a v e
ef fe
H e
n v ic
ti o n .”
st a n d
w h a t
m a n
m a y
n g
m a n
m a n ,
to h a v e
b ee
n a
h e
ro u se
d h im
d th
th er
e w
h im
th a t
m a n :
in h is
it m
a y
cu t
h im
o ff
g es
g es
o f
si tt
in g
to m
g a n y
is d o u b ly
d u e,
a n d
feel th
frien d
b eh
in th
ese so
sh e
m a n
a n d
h im
I h ea
r o f
o k in
m en
y o u
th e
else.”“ Y
o u
w ill
ex cu
se m
“ M
h is
h a v in
ch a ra
ta len
ts co
sen se
w h en
h im
tu rn
ev ery
th in
g to
ev il.
W e
a re
“ H
sh e
m a n ,
o n ly
it co
u ld
so m
e sl
h o w
o f
h er
is so
su rp
ri ze
sa y s
g th
to se
sa y
o f
th em
to se
n d
h er
th e
T h a t
g o f
y o u !
— fo
r I
E M
M A
A N
D H
A R
R IE
sh e
” sh
a ch
in g
th e
th em
sh e
to th
e st
o ck
o f
th ei
r sc
o f
w it
m en
t, w
h ic
h w
a s
ev er
y th
in g
to th
a n d
a l-
fo r
th eir
v isit,
so licitu
d e
fo r
th eir
h ea
h er
sw eet-ca
k e
fro m
th e
b ea
u fet—
a s
to sit
a n
M iss
a n d
to ea
t a
p iece
to o .”
in co
a n d
m ely
Ja n e
F a irfa
n d —
certa in
g —
th ere.
a n d
y o u
h a v e
sa id
sh e;
‘w ell,
I h o p e
sh e
is w
ell?” “ T
d eceiv
w h ile
ea g erly
it, y o u
I k n ew
th a t
to d o
a s
th ey
w ere,
sh e
ca n
th e
ex cellen
ritin g .
I a m
p ra
ise th
a t
M y
is so
Ja n e’s
ritin g ?”
g e
o f
h ea
rin g
h er
o w
n silly
co m
p lim
en t
rep ea
ted tw
o ld
g , in
th e
m ea
n w
h ile,
g ,
a ch
m a n ;
a n d
so m
o u t
Ja n e’
g th
em lo
n g
v is
it s
te w
it h
a ll ;
r’ s
g re
a t
s fo
d p o u n d s
w h ic
er ;
h is
in co
m e,
b y
t- m
en ts
m e,
h is
fo rt
r’ s;
k n o w
n n o th
g h a d
ta g e
a n d
ev er
r ta
fu ll
ju st
ic e
o f
fi rs
t- ra
te m
a st
er s.
H er
d is
fo r
th e
ca re
o f
ch il -
d re
r co
u ld
a n d
Ja n e
ta k e
it fr
o m
th ei
r’ s
h is
o w
m a n , I
o m
h is
a cc
th a t
ex p ec
g C
o lo
n el
h er
a t
su ch
. B
r p re
se n tl
m a n .
E v er
si n ce
h o ld
tr em
b ee
n so
a b a d
u p o n
th a t
co u ld
n u rse
fo llo
w in
w h a t
a fl u rry
it h a s
ed to
m e,
a s
to th
a t.
it. B
u t
I ca
o f;
h e
is so
lib era
ju st
g iv
w e
w ill
tu rn
n o
b een
in th
is, th
a t
m u ch
h a d
sh e
II
T h e
m a rria
co n su
m p tio
: a n d
w h en
g es
o f
re d .
. T
to p la
a n d
re d
a n
a ir
o f
g re
a tn
es s,
m ea
n in
- io
n .
h ed
T h e
li k e
n o t a
o f
m e?
m a n .”
so .”
“ D
m a n ;
m a n
a cq
s w
er e
a ll
fo u n d
s p le
r, in
a ll
th e
ra ti
u n d er
g to
re m
in d
h er
b le
to ea
w o m
co u ld
d re
th e
a ff
ec ti
m a n ,
w a s
se tt
ia te
su ch
a re
so lu
th ei
r fe
el in
g s
d id
th is
h ed
. S ti
r’ s
g in
th e
b le
ci rc
u m
g th
em to
o r
treb le,
W h y
w o m
h erself;
th e
a c-
cu sa
tio n
t in
d ifferen
ce w
h eth
er sh
h a d
th ey
w h ich
co u ld
a slig
h t
b y
a ll
h er
p rin
cip les,
T h ere,
n o t
to b e
v u lg
th e
h ig
h ly
p ro
b le
m a n
w o rth
y o f
fo r
h er.
m e;
sh e
m e!”
h a v in
h er
— b u t
ev er
w is
h es
fo r
h is
es s.
to se
tt le
’s o b se
fo r
u s
a ll ,
M is
s W
!” sa
b ea
r to
th a t
y o u
to o cc
u p y
n ev
er se
en M
r. E
m ed
iu m
st a n d
o f
p er
fe ct
io n
in H
ig h -
, so
m a n —
B u t,
w o m
r II
o n
, h is
d o n e
e ro
o m
h a d
m u si
w o m
I w
a s
g la
g n o
y o u
I a m
n o t
h a lf
so a tt
ro u n d
o f h er
to b e
o v er
it s
d .”
“ Y
th a t
y o u
h a d
n o t
a p le
in h is
q u iet
w a y.
u m
la d y,
a v ery
la d y
in d eed
. S h e
m u st
se it,
a t
lea st
fo r
th e
p resen
t, sa
k eep
w h o se
w ere
o n
th e
o ften
w ish
I sen
t th
e w
th ey
lik e.”
o f
H e
I h a v e
n o t
w h en
a n d
I co
m e
l! H
it w
a n d
th e
. A
h ea
rd it?
fo r
th e
v ery
it to
m e
d irectly.”
l. M
y m
o th
a n d
sa y s
y o u
1 2 7
w h a t
I h a d
d b y
it w
to h im
: y o u
it .
, I
a n y
: a n d
, d o
ta lk
to m
w a s
to st
o p
m a n ’s
, a n d
a ff
ec ti
o n
b eh
it .”
it ;”
m a n ,
q u it
es s
p eo
p le
r o r
a b et
, “ I
.— M
o n ly
fo u r
h a d
a n y
er a
fe w
- in
y o u
b ei
n g
M r.
E lt
o n
se en
M r.
E lt
o n ,”
ju st
la d y
; n o t
th a t
m a n —
b u t’
if M
r. E
le ts
m e
u m
w it
h th
a t
so rt
o f
th ere
O n e
ta k es
m e?”
a reg
a rd
w h a t
io n ,
b u t
y o u ,
, fo
M iss
p eo
p le
th e
tim e
’s, a n d
ly ru
h er
w ith
w h a t
ed !”
H a rriet,
u n ch
’s h a lf
sh e
m ig
h t
g et
to H
a rtfi
w o m
sh e
sh e
d id
o n ly
I sh
E liza
b eth
sa w
m e
d irectly
O h !
d ea
r; I
w ell,
a t
la st,
I fa
n cy,
h e
fo r
p resen
tly sh
e ca
m e
fo rw
a rd
if I
a n d
sto o d
n o
a lm
o st
to o
k in
I w
a s
so m
n g
h im
in a g it
a n d
es s,
rv a ti
a b le
u se
fu l
a s
a ch
ec k
to th
en t
es s
p ro
en t
’s a
fe w
in g
it w
a s
u l co
o f
a re
n ew
a l
o f
th e
a cq
a w
a y
g ,
to h u rr
in g
h er
se lf
re v iv
sh e
d id
a n d
re g re
M is
s H
a w
k in
s, w
h ic
h co
u ld
to p la
re ta
in in
se ek
in g
h er
’s ;
r IV
H U
M A
N N
A T
U R
E is
so w
el l
d is
p er
so n ,
, b ef
o re
sh e
m e,
el eg
p ro
sp ec
m a n .
te d
in a
v er
y sa
a ft
er a
se ri
er— a n d
er a s
su p erio
r, o f
co u rse,
a n d
H a w
ta g es
h im
b o th
su b sta
— b o th
m a n
to b e;
a t—
la d ies
w o u ld
h a v e
h e
to feel
h im
p lea
sin g
a t
a ll;
l to
b e
a ssu
o f
in terco
u rse;
fo rm
er in
v ery
fo r
M r.
E lto
a cco
m e
to lo
o k
p la
cla im
o f
th e
tw o
o f
a B
risto l—
m erch
red so
v ery
b le
h a d
it a ll!
S h e
h a d
th e
m u ch
co u ld
u s
fr ie
n d ,”
co m
fo rt
a n d
n g
h im
h er
io n ,
lo o k in
m a n ;
, a n d
, a n d
th e
ev en
in g
b ef
o re
u a in
ta n ce
. S h e
n o
ti m
e fo
r in
ti o n s
o u s
th er
e w
a s
so m
r V
S M
A L
L H
E A
R T
’s ,
w h en
th e
v is
it to
ex ce
ed th
er o f
m a n .
S h e
ri n g
- st
in g ly,
ce h a d
M iss
S m
ith w
a s
g ro
w n ,
u n d ersta
lik e
th em
selv es,
w h en
m in
u tes
lly p a ssed
b u t
reso lv
to p ro
w a s
a b so
sch em
th ey
h ea
rd th
a t
n eith
er “ m
a ster
to H
a rtfi
b een
fa ce
a s
M r.
W esto
n ’s,
h is
co m
in g
certa in
to m
sp irits.
in th
e ra
p id
sh e
h er
th e
h isto
en ts
a t
g a n
m a n ;
y o u
h is
o w
n sp
a rk
lin g
ey es
a t
th e
fo u r
a n d
q u ite
ess; ev
ery th
in g
w o rl
o n ly
s b ef
g e;
se e
h er
” “ Y
, a lw
h er
la d y.
S h e
n o
a cc
h is
h ea
rt y
b y
fr ie
n d ,
th is
es sa
o f
to th
in k
o f
th em
a ll
a t
a n y
r V
h e
se em
ed to
cr ee
a jo
u rn
h el
o n e’
m a n ,
th o u g h t
it a
it ev
en to
b e
v er
y sm
a ll ,
, H
it se
a lw
b u t
o n e’
s o w
b ee
d .
h a d
a ti
o n .
H e
d id
o o d ?—
it .—
d , h e
co n tr
u n it
w it
h ea
m e
p ra
is e,
so m
u ch
es s
sh e
se cu
re d
o f
o f
h is
a w
o rd
o f
p ra
is e
b ey
d ly
h e
ch a ra
M iss
h is
it a ll
I w
a s
p rep
a red
fo r,”
sa id
h e;
w o m
see to
o m
u ch
p erfectio
n in
M rs.
W esto
n fo
r m
y feel-
w ith
w o m
I sh
g M
rs. W
esto n
I sh
o f
b ein
g th
ex tra
in m
y term
s.” E
m m
a w
n d
h is
o f
H is
ex p ressio
t th
a t
h e
o f
th e
k in
h e
v in
g m
a trim
a lw
g b lin
d n ess.
th a t
v isit
h is
n ity
o f
o f
b ein
o f
; a
g th
F a irfa
e p ro
m a n ;
b e
ed .
ev ery
to liv
w o m
h is
rea l
r b ef
ri ty
, y o u
fa m
e w
es s
st a n d
y o u r
it to
b e
.” “ U
a n y
a ll y
li k e
a cq
s w
th er
, th
lo o k in
, w
, w
m e,
to g et
w it
h M
to h er
— n o th
to g et
’s ea
d .
w h ic
h h is
w h ic
in so
m e
il l
to w
a rd
s H
in g en
er a l,
w h ic
th e
p rin
o o d
th a n
; it
o o d
h a d
u s,
h im
a n d
b ro
a d
m e
It w
b a lls
rev iv
ed th
e fo
rm er
b ey
o k in
a s
h e
sa w
a ro
fo r
su ch
a m
eetin g ;
retu rn
in g
in to
th eir
p ro
p er
p la
ce th
m a n
o f
th e
in d ifferen
ered to
o m
u ch
o n
in eleg
w h ere
v isit.
T en
m in
u tes
la d y
ra n ce
a sick
ta ste.—
A t
lea st
.— “ I
sep a ra
h im
o u t
to a ll
it a
v er
st o ry
; b u t
th a t
p eo
p le
n h e
re d
a v er
th er
e w
a s
n o
b ei
n g
a tt
a ch
ed to
th e
h ed
w h ic
h h er
if n o t
in sh
o rt
, o f
b ei
n g
st a n d
h er
v er
p eo
p le
th e
li b er
m e
m a n —
o n e
w h o
sm il ed
so o ft
u m
d su
ch a
a n d
la d y
. I
n o th
p er
fo rm
to p la
in lo
v e
w it
er w
o m
a n —
to h er
in a
th em
a ll ,
it a
v er
y st
th a n
r to
k n o w
.” “ P o o r
g .
“ O
a st
— b u t
u s
d istin
ctio n .”
m a y
g u ess
, “ h o w
h erself
in critica
l situ
a tio
n s,
k n o w
ly ; w
b een
ch ild
h o w
ed ;
in d eed
b u t
lo v e
y et
b een
g a n y
reserv e
n o
rea so
n to
th in
k ill
o f
h er—
su ch
a n y
o f
g m
u ch
a s
a m
a n
w a s
U sed
h im
g es
a n d
th a t
h e
d id
p erfectly
feel th
a t
a n d
th a t
w h en
V II
E M
m erely
h is
seized h im
th ere
lo v e
restlessn ess
o f
o r
lessn ess
a s
to th
m ig
h t
n ei
th es
e te
n o
a cc
to y o u
Y o u
th e
m ea
n s
o f
g iv
in g
th em
re g a rd
p er
fe ct
ly sa
n o
. S h e
lo v es
h o m
, th
o w
n m
a id
r V
II I
F R
A N
K C
H U
R C
H IL
L ca
m e
, to
a t
h im
se lf
w it
h a
v er
g ra
d a n d
to b e
in o n e
er re
sp ec
e; a n d ,
e th
T h is
w a s
so rt
o f
p eo
p le
th ey
w er
a n d
th a t
N o th
s w
to b e
th a t
o f
M r.
o f
M r.
W es
to n .
re d ,
R a n d a ll s
h a d
n o n e
th ey
ta k e
y o u
h a d
a n d
ig h b u ry
th e
h er
fi rst
ea rlier,
w h ich
fro m
o f
h is
co m
, if
w a s
to b e
g o -
in g
w o u ld
a n d
d ea
r E
m m
n eith
in a
a g ita
w a s
so o n
fo r
ta lk
in g
a s
u su
a l.
to see
M rs.
. H
; a n d
th a t
n ev
o n ce
th a t
w o u ld
n o t w
“ O
h !
“ T
h u rry
d o in
o f
m e
p re
u ch
o n
th is
o f
M rs
w o m
a n ’s
sc h em
th e
in st
ea d
o f
n a ti
t w
a y.
W ic
k ed
n es
s is
a lw
it .
m a n .
If h e
g lo
ri ed
in th
ie s.
s, a n d
s to
in sp
it e
o f
th e
sc en
n o n e
b ei
n g
th em
ed to
ea t
er ca
rr ia
g e
to M
r. C
o le
a n d
w a s
a s
h e
h is
ca rr
u n it
h er
h er
w h et
“ Y
to w
a lk
in to
th e
sa m
e ro
o m
w ith
E m
m a
n a b le
co u n try
g e
o f
o rd
ered it—
n o th
M rs.
B u t
Ja n e,
it. S h e
k n o w
rea d y
h ea
n ew
g ra
n d
p ia
Ja n e
F a irfa
m ig
h t
b e
o r
else I
a m
su re
w e
to b e
th a t
m a y
m a d e
o n
h er
ed th
p o in
h a rd
ly b eg
h a ir
n o
p le
a su
re in
se ei
n g
m y
fr ie
to tu
rn fr
o m
h im
fo r
a fe
w m
te .
“ W
b ee
el se
g b ef
la d y,
h n o th
, F eb
a ll
m y
su sp
ic io
n s,
y o u
a p ro
tl y
te ll
a n
a ir
o f
g re
a t
p ro
y. M
r. D
th a t
h er
th e
to b e
a s
o rd
er ly
a s
th e
o th
er s;
sh e
m e
y o u
it th
e m
o st
b u t
co u ld
m o st
o f
d isa
n icely
d ressed
h erself
fo r
th e
ess o f
Ja n e
F a irfa
x d id
lo o k
a n d
feelin g s
u s
p lea
su re
o f
th e
it a s
p o ssib
sid e
o f
th e
circle, w
h ere
sa t
M iss
a n d
till h e
co u ld
fi n d
o f
th e
o th
er. “ H
a s
h e
m ely
o f
H ig
it so
in a g reea
o o d
E n sco
m b e,
a n d
h e
m a n
w h o
h a d
m o re
a v er
o f
w o u ld
o f
a v er
y p ro
. S h e
k n ew
e, a n d
th a t
b ee
n m
Ja n e
F a ir
, la
g e,
it st
ru ck
m e
th e
ca rr
h e
ca m
e in
to m
y w
it w
w a s
a s
h er
se lf
‘t h er
.’ I
u l
a n
a tt
en ti
o n !—
th e
so rt
o f
th in
g th
a t
so fe
w m
en w
o n
th e
ca rr
a tu
re d ,
u se
fu l,
m a n ,
b u t
w h o m
h e
it ,
n ev
rs. In
m a d e
en ry
a t
a ll
n ev
it n o w
w ith
h im
, a s
n th
a n
a tu
to a cco
u n t
u t
M r.
a s
a n d
Ja n e
F a irfa
g ,
h e
h er
g th
e A
g h im
A n d
lly sa
y th
a t
th eir
p ettico
a ts
w ere
a ll
v ery
st m
y co
n scien
ce. A
n d ,
if h e
h ea
h er
h ea
p ro
sp ect!
h ea
h ea
w e
h elp
su sp
ectin g
h im
su ch
a circu
m sta
n ce
y o u r
I d id
n o t
ta lk
it .
si n g in
g a
to d o , b ec
a u se
to te
a ch
to a sk
so m
h im
I sh
n ex
t su
m m
ex ce
p ti
o n ,
th e
it m
o st
p ru
d en
t to
g o
w it
o u s.
H a rr
g o v er
g h er
C o x
o n ly
m o m
tm en
t to
M r.
to h er
b u t
h is
n t
d ,
u l.
v o ic
e g re
sa id
h e,
th is
w ith
fo r
a n d
la d y
g —
ex a ctly
k n ew
w h ere—
w a s
p eo
p le
a n d
so m
eth in
ra n ce.
u n fo
, th
d a n cin
IX
lo st
o n
th e
sid e
o f
d ig
n ifi
ed seclu
sio n ,
o f
rity. S h e
A n d
ess, ev
en in
m em
o ry,
w h eth
h eld
h er
T h e
S h e
it, m
u st
to b e
w o u ld
a p p le
s, a n d
u n it
ed to
m ee
b ef
o re
re co
m m
en d
a p p le
th in
k s
th e
a p p le
h o w
u s.
to w
a it
o n
M rs
fr o m
y e,
th e
g lo
v es
d o
v er
y w
el l—
th e
w ri
w h en
g o f
. A
g a s
a n d
a p p le
, it
m a d e
w il lb
g , b ey
o n d
a ll
a n y w
a n d
ro a d .
T h e
th ei
r ey
en t
se em
ed to
g iv
e fr
es h
p le
h er
v is
” sa
te d .
y o u
in th
e w
a y
h er
e. M
is s
lo o k s
h er
lo o k s
1 7 3
to M
rs. W
esto n .
w h en
th e
in stru
m en
t is
o d
M iss
y o u
I sen
d it
to M
rs. G
’s, m
a ’a
’s. O
n ly
m y
w ill
it o n ly
in o n e.
’s— I
d o
I m
a y
ju st
a s
w ellh
er h a lf-seco
it sen
t to
M rs.
’s.”
sa id
th e
la tter,
n o
co ld
la st
n ig
h t.
I a m
so g la
w ill
a llo
w m
e ju
st to
ru n
a cro
to see
h er—
refu se.—
o p in
th ere
h e
is, in
th e
tw o
th e
fi rst
th in
g I
d id
er, th
ere is
n o
th e
k itch
en ch
b a d
h ea
rd so
m e
p eo
p le
sa y
n a n y
h o w
er, a n d
it p a sses
th e
m id
d le
o f
th e
a n d
d n o
er h a lf
-h o u r. ”
If I
m is
er , o n e
u l o f
th a t p a rt
o f
th e
a tt
en ti
o n
b ee
n so
th e
re m
a in
n tl
y ch
er is
h in
u n it
y o f
w h is
to fe
el it
te .”
d a y s.
Ja n e
w a s
s, a n d
th em
ty th
a n
u su
el in
L a rk
, a n d
. W
sa id
it w
a s
a ll
th e
o r
d id
, y o u
a n o th
-t a rt
it , fo
r M
rs . H
a n y
it fo
r th
e w
o rl
le d g e;
a n d
h a v in
g a n y
re g u la
r n a rr
o f
h er
d es
u lt
o ry
il l.
o u rs
I a m
q u ite
co n cern
X
u su
a lem
p lo
y m
en t,
slu m
b erin
h er
sp ecta
m a n
w a s
co u n ten
n o t
I b eliev
b een
w ed
g in
T h is
w a s
. T
to to
u ch
it w
a g a in
th e
fi rst
to b e
a n d
a fterw
a rd
p lea
su re
o n
th is
o cca
sio n ,
M iss
w h ich
D o
ce. It
w h en
h a rd
h o ld
b u t
if w
co n jectu
th e
p lea
su re,
, (to
sp ecta
to es-
to m
it .
o f
th e
C o x ;
a n d
th ey
te ea
b u t
th a t
th e
o p p o se
d it
ea rn
es tl
in d ee
n o t
m a n
(s p ea
es s.
D o
m a n
w a s
n o w
cl o se
; a n d
w il l
ce n t,
es sa
ry ro
o m
y o u
d !”
m en
t. “ H
o w
to y o u
g ly
d id
h e
sa y,
n ie
sh e
n o
co ld
la st
n ig
h t.
to g iv
E m
m a
a lo
o k
o f
to y o u !—
to y o u
a n d
co m
e in
, “ fo
to see
er d a y,
g ?—
a n d
M iss
a n d
v ery
w ell;
y o u
a n d
th e
m a y
. B
h e
m en
sto p .
H e
w a s
o p en
, a n d
m u st
y o u
la d ies
1 8 2
X I
IT M
A Y
B E
P O
S S
IB L
E to
d o
w ith
p eo
p le
o n ce
a g a in
w a s
a t
w a s
p a ssed
p eo
p le
in sch
em es
o n
th e
d a n ced
o f
d isco
v erin
g , in
sp ite
o f
a ll
a n d
C o x ,
fo r
p lea
su re.
in th
ei r
d if
fe re
n t
is w
o rs
e th
a n
I ex
p ec
te d .
b y
w h en
ea ch
n se
o m
a sm
a ll
ca rd
es sa
p eo
p le
in th
a t
g n o
th e
li tt
le ro
o m
si tt
in g
d a n
. S h e
u l
n o t
en d ed
v er
y to
le ra
b le
g so
, y o u
tm en
t to
m y
fa th
y w
a s
th a n
a n d
co n si
st a n d
B ef
o re
th e
m id
d le
o f th
a n
,” h e
a lm
o st
im m
ed ia
te ly
b eg
a n ,
b y
th e
te rr
o rs
o f
m y
fa th
er ’s
li tt
le ro
o m
s. I
b ri
n g
o f
m y
fa th
er ’s
M a y
fo r
th e
o f
s o f
b e
g iv
b u t
se e
n o
m y
fa th
h is
fr ie
so k in
d a s
to v is
it h im
o n s,
It is
h is
o w
n id
ro o m
ca n
It seem
s th
y o u
n o t
v ery
fa r
fro m
a n
u s;
n ev
. If
H e
w o u ld
o f
ca tch
in g
co ld
a t
th e
C ro
w n
M r.
P erry
m ig
h t
else co
u ld
.” “ S ir,”
sa id
M r.
ra th
er w
a rm
M r.
P erry
m th
o f
w h ich
w o u ld
co u ld
fa th
p erso
n w
ill so
m etim
es step
b e-
h in
d a
w in
it. B
th e
r. H
o w
a p s,
w h en
d ea
reso lv
th em
in a
w ill
b e
v ery
it. I
d o
k es
h en
ta k es
little E
m m
w h en
o p in
h o p in
g y o u
a d v ice
to b e
p eo
p le
, a ft
to fe
m a n —
a n d
m a n
so h a p p y !
a n d
st !—
“ I
p ri
n ci
a s
fo r
th e
d ea
r E
m m
te d ;
fo r
th e
fi rs
t fe
w m
b e
” “ A
h !—
g h is
a n d
es s
d es
b ee
n m
er ry
en t.
n ei
’ o p in
io n s.
I d o
n o t
a t
th em
I g o
a n d
in v it
n o th
g e
in co
n su
lt in
g M
is s
g le
B u t
la d y,
to b e
d ly
re d ,
a tt
a n d
w if
d b ef
b ey
it w
a s
en jo
y m
en t
o f
th e
fu tu
re. T
h e
w ith
X II
O N
E T
H IN
G O
N L
Y w
a s
ce, sh
e co
u ld
f o n e
a s
th e
n ex
it. E
ith er
b eca
u se
h e
d id
n o th
st it,
g !—
g ,
o f
it to
a n
ex tra
o rd
I h o p e
n o th
to p rev
w ith
H e
, “ th
st il l th
es s.
S o
co n te
d ly
v er
y m
u ch
in lo
v e—
ev er
y th
in g
d en
o te
s it
— v er
y m
u ch
in lo
v e
, if
h im
se lf
en co
u ra
g ed
, h is
a t
ti o n
b le
l th
a t
m y
es s
th in
b le
u ld
b e
d a tt
th o se
g ,
“ I
tu re
u ll y
d en
y in
g th
e se
n ti
m en
t, E
m m
a w
a s
ca ll ed
it b et
— I
su sp
ic io
. S h e
h a rd
. S h e
; a n d
sa id
, a n d
; a n d
w h o
so o n
l, sa
id , “ It
m a n ,
h e
m ig
h t
y o u
M rs.
W esto
n to
co rresp
a g a in
v ery
ea rn
est “ G
h a d
h a d
It h a d
fo rtn
T o
co m
p lete
ev ery
o th
er reco
m m
h is
st it.
th e
H e
ess. H
e co
u ld
n ities
o f
b efo
re sh
e sa
w Ja
n e
o f
ill-h ea
X III
E M
M A
o f
h er
b ein
g in
it w
a s
d ea
a g a in
e co
u ld
n o r,
fa u lts;
a n d
r X
d ev
o ti
o n
m ig
h t
b e
in te
a g a in
w o u ld
d th
a t
sh e
b eh
w o m
h er
fa ce
v o ic
, w
a t
s d id
n o t
h is
s. It
se n se
to d ep
th e
o f
to u ch
ed o n
a p p ea
a so
m et
h in
ed a s
y, sh
’s b ea
w a s
a g a in
es s.
H is
re co
ll ec
d ly
g ;
; a n d
ie s
o f
ci rc
u m
F o r
H a rr
g eo
u s
th e
o f
ed ; a n d
en t
in th
e co
m o u th
ex em
p tio
n fro
m M
r. E
l- to
a ch
— n ew
ca rria
g e,
b ell-rin
g in
d escrib
th em
th em
o f
th e
E lto
n s
a s
b efo
re. A
t la
st E
m m
to b e
so o ccu
a b o u t M
r. E
. I
o f
fo rg
ettin g
it.” H
a rriet
felt th
is to
o m
u ch
H a rriet
d u ty,
th e
su sp
T h ese
b een
p ressin
feel th
em su
ffi cien
tly to
a ct
co n sid
w h o m
to p ro
m p t
h er
in it
v ery
to lera
b ly.
is eq
a s
h o w
co u ld
w ill
b ea
rity.— I
h o w
to p rize
a n d
y o u
su ch
th e
E m
m a
fo r
), Y
n o
o f
it s
g o o d .”
n to
n o t
co n ce
, w
’s sp
ir it
s, w
h ic
st a n d ,
g es
o f
a re
p re
tt y
g en
a lw
to sh
w it
b ei
n g
. T
u n d er
er ,
, o f
M rs
.E lt
o n
ei r
in fo
m y
p er
fo rm
,” sa
, (w
w o m
, “ I
th is
th e
b es
co u ld
w it
, I
, y o u
w o m
a .’
in g
er o f
p er
b ly
it is
v ery
d elig
h tfu
l to
m e,
sp en
t so
m o n th
ly. E
v ery
y o u
th e
tru th
o f
th is
sen tim
en t.
y ed
k n o w
p ro
m ised
u s
o f
it w
o n e
n a tu
Y o u
ev ery
su m
m er?”
in sch
em es
o f
p lea
su re.”
ca n
b e
I h a te
w ith
n ; b u t
, I
ill, w
te fo
r en
tire seclu
sio n .
I th
n d
(lo o k in
ed ly
ex p ec
sa n c-
ti o n
y -b
a it
s fo
la d ie
re ed
h a s
n o th
r X
h er
se lf
co m
in g
w it
h su
p e-
M r.
E lt
o n
a t
a ll
d if
fe re
n tl
y fr
o m
h is
w if
e. H
e se
em ed
w it
, a s
co u ld
o f
il l,
o r
er a s
p ed
, w
co n ti
n u ed
2 0 8
, I
, p la
w it
tl y
sa id
I w
a s
p er
fe ct
ly eq
es s,
t, I
d o
,” sa
y o u
fi n d
n o
a t
a ll
o n
, y o u
a n d
it b e
p la
, su
to p u t
b een
ca llin
sa id
sh e,
e; a n d
p le
th ey
seem to
b e.
I lik
e th
em ex
trem ely.
M r.W
esto n
seem s
a n
ex cellen
t crea
tu re—
h er,
o d
a s
sa id
E m
m a ,
w o m
it w
a s
. A
w h eth
er h e
o f!
th a t b y
th e
tim e
h er
fa th
o f
a tten
d in
la d y ;
a n d
sp ea
k s
lik e
la d y,
a n d
w ill
I th
in k
h e
o cca
sio n ;
I sa
id th
a t
I sh
to h a v e
g o n e
la d y —
a b rid
p a id
y o u
u s
to b e
r to
a lo
u d
o n
th a t
is a
a s
el se
,” sa
ea g er
co m
m it
te d
h er
n ie
se n se
u s
; a n d
b ec
a m
e m
u ch
th e
ef fe
ct w
a s
s, to
it m
u st
d th
a t
b le
n g
M is
s W
; a n d
fr o m
la d y
d to
re co
m m
en d
th e
o th
re a so
ce ,
th e
th ir
d ti
m e
o f
th ei
r m
ee ti
n g ,
sh e
h ea
.— I
Ja n e
F a ir
a n d
o f
, w
n .—
th in
k th
ere is
o f
it,” w
a s
E m
n o
id ea
h er
ta len
ts ca
sh e
g es
sh e
te fo
r tim
id ity
a v a st
a ll
b een
u sed
p erh
eep in
to b e—
h er
v ery
o ften
a t
m y
little d o u b t
o f
h ea
rin g
o f
so m
eth in
g to
su it
h er
E m
m a .—
th a t
E m
m a
g m
e!— B
u t
th ere
seem s
n o
lim its
to th
e licen
E m
m a
T h e
o n
M rs.
E lto
n ’s
sid e
red ,
in g
lo o k ed
sim p licity
a n d
w a rm
n s
it fo
r te
n m
fe lt
n o
s, a n d
B es
id es
th e
E l-
w if
e to
g et
h er
fe el
in g
u n -
co m
fo rt
w o u ld
fo r
w is
h in
a n d
st a y
Ja n e
F a ir
el se
b ee
n m
o re
h er
fr ie
n d .—
d o n e.
a n d
— T
a n d
n o w
en ts
d id
r w
er e
d is
tu rb
in g
co n si
h e
o r
sh e
g iv
; a n d
th a t,
, a n d
so o n
g —
M r.
.— E
er b e,
h o w
u l—
w h ic
n o t.
Y o u
n o t
l a g a in
. T
o f
h er
in th
a t
w o m
“ In
h o w
in fa
m ilia
n o
fa ith
in M
rs. E
w o rd
a n y
reed in
cen t
in ten
“ Ja
a tta
ch m
en t,
b ey
w h en
if it
w ere
to en
d in
h is
b ein
g so
a t
la st.
D o
X V
H ig
in v ita
tio n s
fl o w
n ex
t to
n eed
a ttem
u t-ca
k es,a
n d
th ere
b ein
a n d
led g e
to b e
fo r
th e
ev en
in g
it .
g a ff
th e
b y
so m
e to
ed ;
to M
r. Jo
h n
th e
k in
I su
a n d
to o ,
.” “ T
p a y s
ri ti
n g
w er
e fa
ri ti
n g
o ft
B u t
to th
e fe
h a v e
n o t
2 2 0
h e
ce rt
a in
ly w
it in
fo r
h er
se lf
d to
h er
in st
ea d
o f
h is
b ro
th er
b le
to M
r. W
th a n
w a s
q u it
e a t
th e
li tt
a n d
p h ic
el eg
w h en
so m
e ci
v il
er ra
n d .
, a n d
y o u r
w h en
H en
ex p ect
th a t
sim p ly
letters.” “ In
d ifferen
t! O
th em
th e
h !
o u tliv
ed a ll
o f
w ith
in th
I h a d
It w
a s
k in
d ly
sa id
w h o
la d ies
y o u r
m e.”
la d ies
y o u r
g o o d
to -d
a y,
a n d
I a re
b o th
a n d
Ja n e.
a n y
sa id
M rs.
W esto
to b e
p a rtic-
o f
a s
to th
o f
v er
y so
o n
m ee
el f;
m o d es
y o u
ta k in
g u p
ce si
g ;
y o u ;
y o u
su p er
o w
n te
rm s,
b ly
a n y
a n d
to y o u ,
to a n y
b o d y
m a y
p a ss
b y
ca m
e in
to th
e ro
o m
; h er
w h a t
; “ a n d
ri ti
n g ” —
E m
m a
b eg
a n ,
, o n
p er
ce iv
in g
p h ra
t in
h is
th e
a n d
I ev
er sa
v er
y cl
ea r
h er
a n o te
; a n d
y o u n g
m a n ,
li k e
, h e
b ef
o re
M r.
h a d
re a ch
ed h er
fe tc
h in
th ere
ess th
a n
u su
a l—
en d —
ill h ig
X V
m u ch
th a t
p a ssed
y o u .
Ju n e
n ev
o f
d o n e?”
Y o u
o o d
y o u r
y o u
th a n
I a m
sh a ll
a n y
n .”
“ I
o n e
d a n d
a co
n si
d er
m y
B u t
d is
Y o u
w il l
h a rd
ly b el
ie v e
a n d
b a ck
n o t
h a v in
g b o th
v er
y ex
m e
a fo
rm id
a t
M rs
it .
a li tt
le o f
it , M
rs . C
ev er
y th
in g
o th
b e
se co
n d
y in
co m
in g
a w
a y
b ef
o re
th e
o th
er m
, I
sp ee
ch es
to m
te ;
m e,
I th
in k ,
so m
D o
w a s
sh o u ld
er m
a n d
in d ep
en d en
ce o f
a n d
h ere
fro m
o f
b ein
h er
a letter,
it w
a s
fro m
F ra
n k ,
, b u t
n ew
s, I
th in
F ra
n k
a m
w h ile
w h en
ta lk
it so
m e
o th
er tim
sh e
a n d
k n ew
to b e
H er
w a s
co n sid
era b le.
b y
jo y
fo r
g ra
n ted
, o r
h e
m ig
h t
eith er
M r.
o r
M r.
fro m
th em
h e
X V
a p a rticu
sm iled
h e
in h is
I a m
g a ffected
st th
a t.—
A m
o st
n eig
fo llo
ex a m
u n it
y o f
w a lk
to ca
rd s.
d th
ei r
g et
h a d
h e
a n y
th e
to re
co m
m en
to sa
ti sf
w h ic
fo r
es s
so m
.” “ T
fa th
v is
it in
g en
w a y
o f
w it
h co
th a n
y o u
w it
h a
d in
n er
b ef
o re
, o r
o o d
R a n d a ll s
a lo
n e
g o in
th a t
d o es
it a ll .”
I su
g ra
ce s,
a s
M rs
n o t
m u ch
It is
a re
ti re
b a b ly
fo r
a co
h a v e
so m
h ea
; th
h ea
g ra
ce , im
m ed
ia te
ly ex
b u t
b ee
n fu
w el
co m
e. It
so o n ,
b el
g .
th a t
in o u r
a n d
in th
o f
th e
ca rria
g e;—
u g h in
g , a n d
n ity
o f
so th
a t
w e
a lm
o st
a t
th e
p lea
d ea
ess th
a n
I th
in k
it is
y o u
a fi n e
m a n ,
b u t
y o u
m a y
m o st
eq u a l to
h im
v ery
th a t
h ea
rd so
b e
m et
w ith
b een
a n d
o n ly
w h en
o f
e is
a n
q u ite
o o d
w h o
to m
k n o w
fro m
B irm
. I
n o f
m a n y
th ey
ev id
en tly
th in
k th
em selv
es eq
s to
b e
v er
h im
er o f
. “ H
, h e
te d
a s
g ,
. If
L o n d o n
h a d
T h o u g h
m u ch
w h en
, to
w a s
n o t
co n ti
co m
o f
p la
h o w
en ts
y o u r
d in
o f
T h es
e a m
en ts
o f
m in
e— w
st a n d
g a t
ce d .
I m
u st
sa y,
fi v e
I
to sa
tisfy E
m m
ly b een
a n d
a n y
sta te. It
w a s
n o t
ra th
er lo
im m
ed ia
tely to
o f
h is
g rea
o f
h is
ca rin
g fo
sm il es
m u st
h u rr
y a w
o f
it s
b ei
n g
st a n d
es sa
w o rd
h a d
n o t
fi n is
m a n y
o p en
g o f
y o u !—
d u p !—
Ja n e,
Ja n e,
lo o k !—
g in
th e
en tr
y o u
to h ea
y o u
m u st
to y o u
a re
. I
’s .
te sp
o t
, a n d
m u ch
E m
m a
h ea
rd th
a t
F ra
n k
w ro
te in
th e
h ig
h es
t sp
ir it
ci a te
o o d
es s
th ey
o ff
er ed
es s
o o d .
m a n ?—
w a s
to m
g h im
h e
m ig
h t
a s
w el
a n d
th a t
o f
b ei
n g
p eo
p le
o f
H ig
es s.
M r.
w a s
n ed
th e
ev il
to sp
en d
th e
ev en
in g
a t
el y
II
u s
m a n ’s
p a rty
h e
d id
a d elig
to g eth
ea rly
a n d
w a s
n o t
b u t
to b e.—
S h e
co u ld
fa n cy
a n d
; a n d
M a y ,
a fi re
h e
h ea
rd so
n ev
er seen
eith er
M r.
o r
M rs.
E lto
n o
red ;
“ W
y o u
w h a t
in g
h im
self to
fo rm
a n
m a n
m a n
in d eed
to sa
y th
a t
m e
m a n ,
a n d
a re
p recisely
. Y
a v a st
q u ite
la d y
w a s
!— B
le ss
en ed
H e
if it
w er
in fr
o f
g im
m ed
ia te
h er
M rs
w it
h m
,” sa
th a t m
n g
la d y
w h o m
g —
y o u r
g ,
a t
W ey
so m
e ti
m e.
so a fr
I sh
a ll
n ev
er fo
rg et
h is
ex tr
em e
n ev
. M
g o o d -n
a tu
.— D
, h o w
(e y ei
, y o u
sh e
I th
in k
I d ec
la d ie
to y o u .
er ca
rr ia
g e?
g a b o u t
a m
fi re
F ra
n k
u l.
ca n
th in
k less
o f
d ress
ey es
a re
so m
u ch
n o
a re
g iv
in g
th is
I w
n d .—
W e
m a n
y o u
“ H
g fro
m a
fro w
n to
a sm
ile— “ N
w h a t
g ?”
n d
h im
; h e
seem ed
to a sk
m a n ,
w h ich
b a tio
n o f—
a n d
red th
a t
M rs.
W esto
n w
a s
w ith
M rs.
E lto
fo llo
w ed
sh e
to m
ly th
g e,
a t
th is
tim e,
co m
p letely
g ra
tifi ed
M r.
W esto
n m
n o t
to b e;
to b e
till th
eir ru
a s
h e
g e
p erh
a m
ey es;
m en
w ith
h is
ey e,
sh e
fo rced
h im
to sm
o f
h er
less o f
b le.
a n d
so m
eth in
r II
E m
m a
th e
la w
n th
a n
g re
sp ec
t- in
g th
e E
w a s
b ee
n th
er h a p p y
re su
b y
in ju
o f
F ra
n k
el w
it h
h er
a su
m m
er m
u st
b e
b ef
o re
h er
g a t
H a rt
w it
h sp
ir it
s fr
es h -
en ed
u p
fo r
th e
d em
a s
w el
h en
th e
g re
a t
ed .
la d y
w h o
la st
er m
o m
en t
r si
h er
g h im
; a n d
to o
d is
n g
p ro
v ed
a n d
H a rr
fe a tu
d .
h ig
h er
tu re
d , I
d ec
la re
w a s
d .
ev er
y th
in g
O n e
ti es
g !
n g
m is
se d
m e.
, a
y o u ,
h o w
y o u
p a rt
it h erself
y o u
ev ery
n o t
sen t
w h o
a n y
seen n o th
b u t
b e
w ro
n g .
D ea
r Ja
n e,
n ity
o f
sp ea
k in
g to
M r.
. H
it h a d
ru d en
g m
o re
, “ S h e
n o t
to b e
fo rg
iv e
m e.”
H e
o w
n refl
b een
co m
p letely
m ista
k en
in M
r. E
lto n .
h im
a ck
w h ich
. “ C
M iss
O tw
a y,
M iss
co m
y o u
o v er
d ea
l su
rp ri
ze d ;
w h ic
h p re
p a re
d h er
, q u it
e a s
m u ch
q u it
e a n
d o n e,
s! I
ca n
se e
h im
d o n e:
, I
to g et
er m
o m
b ee
n sp
to h a v e
d es
n ev
er to
a m
g ro
w n .
y o u
g u es
v a lu
ed v er
o f
si lv
w a s
a p re
ex ce
p ti
n g
th e
co tt
it p o ss
’s ,
n tl
fo r
sa fe
h a lf
la d ie
d so
m e
. B
n g ,
to re
la d ie
s b ee
u l;
n o t
a b so
th em
a sh
b eg
g ed
th em
o re
, o r
, b y
th e
a n d in
fo u n d
a n d