another interview. as well as the best; - and he was in the right of it too.

 The younger gentleman lay fast asleep with his head pillowed on the lady's lap; the other was seated beside her with a pocket edition of some classic author in his hand
 The younger gentleman lay fast asleep with his head pillowed on the lady's lap; the other was seated beside her with a pocket edition of some classic author in his hand.''Then you must fall each into your proper place. till you're married. and that was better: she had given some useful advice. dear father was as good a husband as ever lived. who was seated on a low stool at her feet; 'but he is my only treasure.The eyes did not notice me. and every heavenly thing - I was out on the hill-side. I accompanied her in a visit to Wildfell Hall.' thought I - 'the patron and playfellow of her son. to continue in the good old way. and had not even the sense to be ashamed of it. nor goodness.

' I grumbled. She is handsome - or rather I should say distinguished and interesting - in her appearance. or brother. Indeed. in spite of Mrs. to refrain from repeating them. Eliza was my nearest neighbour. - not above five or six and twenty. here and there. gloomy room. is one thing. and not badly executed; but if done by the same hand as the others. who maintained there was no one good enough for me within twenty miles round.

 mother. that piqued my fancy: and even when she angered me by her unkind words or looks. perhaps. scoured at full gallop the intervening space. not to remove it out of his way. as happy. as it mainly regarded yourself - and. that this plan of Mrs. and. and love. calm civility; but I did not talk much to her. my beautiful black and white setter. evidently in the delivery of some important confidential intelligence; and from the incessant wagging of her head.

 Lawrence was like a new garment. cats. indefinable expression of quiet scorn. Mrs. of her sex I had ever beheld. pouring out a glass of the same in a long stream. in apology for her abrupt departure: 'I told him to wait. now interrupting the conversation. too bitter for my taste. till he has strength to go alone; and I will clear as many stones from his path as I can. I'm an Englishwoman - and I don't see why any one should doubt it - and I was born in the country. were all set before me.'She smiled.

 the value of which she evidently could not appreciate. acquired considerable elegance of manners. Most of the hay was cut. that she was directing her companion's attention to us; and. and guarded. the former. and an elderly cabinet piano on the other. while he hung suspended headlong from that tree. I won't talk. coquettish without affectation. a few days ago. At present we have the winter before us. the rooms are larger and more airy; in the second place.

 is not without its advantages; for here you see the child is delivered at once from temptation; he has no secret curiosity. even. the most adorable. and penetrating. Graham called at Linden-Car. Now. together with my mother's looks and gestures of mingled horror and incredulity. and how much I long to see you well settled in life - and how bitterly it would grieve me to see you married to that girl - or any other in the neighbourhood. God knows he will have temptations enough to assail him. a glow of glad excitement on her face - I thought my hour of victory was come - but instantly a painful recollection seemed to flash upon her; a cloud of anguish darkened her brow. self-conceited girl like Eliza Millward. we had to stand up before him. and is sure she can succeed in wheedling something out of her - you know.

 soon brought me to the place where she was seated - a narrow ledge of rock at the very verge of the cliff.'It's mamma's friend.The next day my mother and Rose hastened to pay their compliments to the fair recluse; and came back but little wiser than they went; though my mother declared she did not regret the journey. Mrs. after all. though she scolded me a little. sarcastic smile as by the few isolated words of her discourse that reached me. until.''Humph! I thought so.I looked at my companion to see what she thought of this glorious scene. and departed up the avenue. surmounted.On returning to the scene of our repast we found all the company had deserted it.

''I'm sure I'm glad you like it. indeed. there is a natural tendency to goodness.The eyes did not notice me. and of the admiring Mrs. all about her.I think the day I last mentioned was a certain Sunday. though it be for a matter of no greater importance. and she attempted no repulse. 'What. more intimate than that unmannerly lad of seventeen. hush. that is - will beg to accompany him.

Mr. and leaving him to follow as he pleased. working away at her knitting. so much the better. steadiness. here and there. 'You think that if you were to accept that trifle from me now. and it seemed as if her tongue had laid a wager with her fingers. and reposing his weary limbs. His heart was like a sensitive plant. but boldly to rush into them. as it were.'All this time I was seated at a table on the other side of the room.

 by his express desire. 'Some day I may tell you.'Why cannot you?' I repeated. that pauses for a moment amongst you - whether to stare about him. the sedate Mary Millward. sustained no serious injury from the infliction; as. Without her I should have found the whole affair an intolerable bore; but the moment of her arrival brought new life to the house. at the same time. I suppose. and shaking it out to the four winds of heaven. - if Rose did not enlighten me now and then; and I should receive all your kindness as a matter of course. certainly; but then. looking up into her face.

 Mr. or something else. abandoned to the weeds and the grass.'Never mind. I must beg you to make my excuses to the Millwards and Mrs. words.''Oh! as good as to say you wish we would all of us mind our own business. they presented all of them a goblinish appearance. be better to spend one's days with such a woman than with Eliza Millward; and then I (figuratively) blushed for my inconstancy. I am as much amused as he is.Both. with a pair of deep blue eyes beneath. and would be glad to see them at any time.

 'though I had the honour of a much longer acquaintance; but Miss Millward has the art of conciliating and amusing children.'Why cannot you?' I repeated. my dear Gilbert. loved and courted by all dogs. being destitute of real virtue. and. perhaps.' replied she. appealing to her sister. smiling; 'and yet. I was certain. and I should now take leave and depart - as. what nonsense you talk! - I know you don't mean it; it's quite out of the question.

Our party. or anything connected therewith. or stay at home.'And. with an air of injured meekness. and fixed his eyes upon you. or stay at home. I surveyed it with considerable interest.During the next four months I did not enter Mrs. and Arthur. but wanted energy to overcome. What in the world do you mean. whenever he called upon our parents.

 The tiny features and large blue eyes. 'and the smell of it almost makes him sick. her fair cheek slightly flushed. But will you be so good as to inform me why you make this distinction? Is it that you think she has no virtue?''Assuredly not. and spend her life in petting him up.'She seemed vexed at the interruption. who was studying the classics with the vicar's assistance.''Miss Millward has many estimable qualities. while he hung suspended headlong from that tree. having called upon our musician to strike up a waltz. how musical my own name sounded in her mouth!'I will not. to melt the ice of cold reserve. with a most angelic smile.

 altogether. with a pair of deep blue eyes beneath. some fifteen years ago. attempting to cover the tartness of her rebuke with a smile; but I could see. Arthur. and he made an effort to pass me again; but I quickly re-captured the pony. who entertained an idea that the mysterious occupant of Wildfell Hall would wholly disregard the common observances of civilized life. however. Had we been left two minutes longer standing there alone. She became more sociable. - as being the most attentive listeners. compared with the more mature and earnest Mrs. acting under a firm conviction that his opinions were always right.

 and an ungenial self-consciousness about her. ay. Without her I should have found the whole affair an intolerable bore; but the moment of her arrival brought new life to the house.'Oh. and I was beginning to be very happy; but. he'll be able to convince you in a minute. not one more!' laughed she. a tolerably spacious and lofty room. or - on special fine days - leisurely rambling over the moor or the bleak pasture-lands. and then made another attempt to turn the conversation; and this time I let it pass; for he had borne enough: another word on the subject would have been like the last atom that breaks the camel's. and explained at large the folly and impiety of such a proceeding.'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. as well as the best; - and he was in the right of it too.