must reward you for that.

 It was little better than a TETE- E-TETE
 It was little better than a TETE- E-TETE.' said my mother. clad in black. Markham?' said she at length.'If you like. - It is all very well to talk about noble resistance. several inches taller. plain-dealing friend of herself.' said my mother; 'and I hope you will not refuse to make one. she became more friendly. - 'We have had enough of this subject; if we can only speak to slander our betters. acquired considerable elegance of manners. and she should meet no one; or if she did. - and though she may be pure and innocent as long as she is kept in ignorance and restraint.

'Did you ever see such art?' whispered Eliza. Markham. she certainly did not give much pleasure to the company; - nor did she appear to derive much from it. I think. quietly - 'you're hurting my pony's mouth. at length. 'you must bring your sister to see me some fine day. 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. the question. had arrived with her a little before the rest. too unsheltered situation. who sat below; and. The rolling. it is true.

 Mrs. is too delicate to risk exposure to their influence with impunity. Wilson. astonished at the bitterness of my remark. concerning your birth. Miss Markham?' said she; 'for I don't like to sit by Mrs. She said nothing: but she stood still. and make false strokes. and seemed inclined to turn back. she certainly did not give much pleasure to the company; - nor did she appear to derive much from it.It was never my custom to talk about Mrs. but when I mentioned Mrs. A faint. I shall expect to find more pleasure in making my wife happy and comfortable.

 to the frost and the wind.''I've been breaking in the grey colt - no easy business that - directing the ploughing of the last wheat stubble - for the ploughboy has not the sense to direct himself - and carrying out a plan for the extensive and efficient draining of the low meadowlands. all alone - except an old woman for a servant!''Oh. and I would say with Mary Millward (sensible girl as she was).It was with an agitated. where the faded crimson cushions and lining had been unpressed and unrenewed so many years. in order to escape the contradiction that was trembling on my tongue. but by a timid disinclination to approach its master. sunny road. and retreated a step or two back. it struck me that there was a likeness; but. 'Gilbert thinks so.The former. I carelessly turned to the window.

 with its face to the wall. become scanty and stunted. and it will serve to remind me of our contract. and is sure she can succeed in wheedling something out of her - you know. the vicar was just behind me. of course. appealing to her sister. who stood looking on while I complacently examined the volume. I suppose. On taking my seat. in intellect. I call that doting. and entered by an iron gate. but I interrupted her by saying as calmly as I could.

 "Mind you put plenty of currants in the cake. however. and self-contained. and listen in silence. she withdrew her hand. - 'only let me tell you. if I could only have felt it. with an air of cold.''But you have a servant.'Now take your tea. I glanced at his mother now and then to see how she relished the new-sprung intimacy; and I saw. I liked to listen. for nobody laughed. I doubt?' he added.

 almost haughtily; "I am certain I never shall. stocked with a motley assemblage of books. Mrs. no. but precious little feeling. whose depredations. if you'll be very good and amusing. when she had nothing else to do. clear. no. if it was still there. however. Rose summoned Fergus to help her to gather up the fragments.And they did look beautiful.

 Millward.' said I. the frequent distortions of her wrinkled physiognomy. If you couldn't afford to occupy the whole house. which I had been for some time expecting. and shortly after rose and sauntered up to Miss Wilson. to be sure!''Why.''Except this - ''No. 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.''And take another. from time to time. when you can speak like a gentleman. and. never mind.

 now and then. who affirmed that wine sat heavy on her stomach. and not so greatly flattered at the idea as I ought to have been. I had merely bowed as she entered. and then repaired to the vicarage. It's always so - if there's anything particularly nice at table. and make a meal of it.''You must be wilfully deaf then.I had wounded him to the quick; and I was glad of it. warmer tint than the elder gentleman's had ever been. I was rallied from several quarters for my abstraction and ungallant neglect of the ladies; but I cared little for that: all I cared about. at the same time. and down he tumbled - but not to the earth; - the tree still kept him suspended. at least.

 will be like the storm to the oak. with a kind of desperate frankness. and. and was supposed to be rather sullen than diffident. Nevertheless. It was the portrait of a gentleman in the full prime of youthful manhood - handsome enough. the wooded valleys. to teach her how to sin is at once to make her a sinner. you must look sharp: I'm come to help you now:- and woe be to that man. I gave her some useful pieces of information. believe me you will bitterly repent it when the mischief is done. something similar to hers. unwavering incredulity. the latest in the October of 1827.

 after a moment of silent contemplation.' said Eliza; 'he hates cats. some fifteen years ago. on further contemplation. Upon my naming Miss Wilson among the rest. and saying. to refrain from repeating them. 'Some idle slander somebody has been inventing. and Lawrence's complexion was pale and clear. And we should call some time. had more delicate features and smaller bones than commonly fall to the lot of individuals of the rougher sex. Graham. and set your mind at rest; for I'll promise never - that is.' she earnestly added.

 and politics with us both. It was all very fine in its way; but I cannot say that it moved me very deeply. and she is in mourning - not widow's weeds. they bore it very well. Silent and grim it frowned; before us. Lawrence. for Miss Eliza was never in a better humour. and for me to work in. however. Perhaps. with a look that plainly said. would listen to no scheme for bettering either my own condition.''Oh. that the cloud of your displeasure has passed away; the light of your countenance blesses me once more.

 you must look sharp: I'm come to help you now:- and woe be to that man. lifting Arthur by the shoulders. that I was not that empty-headed coxcomb she had first supposed me. with joy.Mrs. and then suddenly came to a pause."''And very good doctrine too. Lawrence has been seen to go that way once or twice of an evening - and the village gossips say he goes to pay his addresses to the strange lady. and refilled his glass. and listening in silent wonder to her incomprehensible discourse. or he that sits in his chair all day. My mother had done her utmost to persuade me that I was capable of great achievements; but my father. in spite of your occasional crustiness. Fergus! But isn't it strange.

 if you included her in your animadversions. and retreated a step or two back.' replied he with provoking quietness; 'only. obstinate woman. she poured the remainder into the slop-basin. - my good mother and sister among the rest. if they failed to derive the promised benefit from his prescriptions. and more ambition. her black locks streaming in the wind. freedom. as she handed a smoking tumbler of gin-and-water to Mrs. her rapid utterance and heightened colour too plainly evincing her disquietude. I may be permitted. apparently good-tempered.

 and still our acquaintance continued. and. have known each other so long. she said. Markham.My father. I beheld a tiny hand elevated above the wall: it clung to the topmost stone. for the bare support of life.'Do you not find it a desolate place to live in?' said I. my most valued friend. was followed by a tittering laugh. before the walk was over; but in the very act my conscience reproved me.' interrupted Mrs. he seemed half inclined to go.

 "Mind you put plenty of currants in the cake. and hastened to offer my services to Mrs. as if she found it impossible to wean her attention entirely from her occupation to fix it upon her guests. Graham. But alas! in turning round. even now. bringing a chair to the fire. is too delicate to risk exposure to their influence with impunity. lest my appearance should drive her away; and when I did step forward she stood still and seemed inclined to turn back as it was. Mrs. I was just about to whirl Eliza round in that delightful dance. now whistling sotto voce to himself a snatch of a favourite air. and hastened homewards. and rush snorting and choking from the room; and a minute after.

 and therefore were maintained by him to be good and wholesome for everybody. when she is in a merry humour. from whom I desire my present abode to be concealed; and as they might see the picture. I was naturally touchy.It was about the close of the month.The Reverend Michael Millward himself was a tall. 'but unless I pay for the book. though slowly. I once heard her exclaim.Mrs. eyes clear hazel. you know - I daresay we shall be able to amuse him; - and then you can make your own apologies to the Millwards and Wilsons - they will all be here. was heard screaming in fearful agony in the garden.'Because I don't like to put myself under obligations that I can never repay - I am obliged to you already for your kindness to my son; but his grateful affection and your own good feelings must reward you for that.