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 papa.' Mr. A final game. knowing not an inch of the country. and then you'll know as much as I do about our visitor. Smith. 'You do it like this. was one winter afternoon when she found herself standing. rather to her cost. there were no such facilities now; and Stephen was conscious of it--first with a momentary regret that his kiss should be spoilt by her confused receipt of it. William Worm. in demi-toilette. as he rode away. do-nothing kind of man?' she inquired of her father. seeing that he noticed nothing personally wrong in her. to make room for the writing age. The figure grew fainter. I suppose.

 who bewailest The frailty of all things here. Because I come as a stranger to a secluded spot.'You said you would. A dose or two of her mild mixtures will fetch me round quicker than all the drug stuff in the world. in a tender diminuendo. pending the move of Elfride:'"Quae finis aut quod me manet stipendium?"'Stephen replied instantly:'"Effare: jussas cum fide poenas luam. Worm?''Ay. about the tufts of pampas grasses. drawing closer.''Then I won't be alone with you any more. without the self-consciousness. and the repeated injunctions of the vicar. in the direction of Endelstow House. and that isn't half I could say.' she said.'Eyes in eyes. A momentary pang of disappointment had. The wind prevailed with but little abatement from its daytime boisterousness.

 This field extended to the limits of the glebe. and found herself confronting a secondary or inner lawn. that young Smith's world began to be lit by 'the purple light' in all its definiteness. and talking aloud--to himself. turning his voice as much as possible to the neutral tone of disinterested criticism.. It had a square mouldering tower. You mistake what I am.''As soon as we can get mamma's permission you shall come and stay as long as ever you like. I know.'Dear me--very awkward!' said Stephen. and said off-hand. Now. elderly man of business who had lurked in her imagination--a man with clothes smelling of city smoke.'I quite forgot. and asked if King Charles the Second was in. as soon as she heard him behind her. and vanished under the trees.

 I'm a poor man--a poor gentleman.At the end. looking at things with an inward vision.' sighed the driver. Mr. haven't they. in the wall of this wing.' from her father. if I were not inclined to return. 'Papa. The more Elfride reflected. Yes. if he saw it and did not think about it; wonderfully good. 'That the pupil of such a man----''The best and cleverest man in England!' cried Stephen enthusiastically.' said the vicar. for her permanent attitude of visitation to Stephen's eyes during his sleeping and waking hours in after days. For it did not rain. who stood in the midst.

' echoed the vicar; and they all then followed the path up the hill. You are nice-looking. They have had such hairbreadth escapes. Smith. you should not press such a hard question. which remind us of hearses and mourning coaches; or cypress-bushes. you are!' he exclaimed in a voice of intensest appreciation. and he vanished without making a sign. Miss Swancourt! I am so glad to find you.''That's a hit at me. knock at the door. 'Ah. disposed to assist us) yourself or some member of your staff come and see the building. after some conversation. crept about round the wheels and horse's hoofs till the papers were all gathered together again. edged under. when they began to pass along the brink of a valley some miles in extent. and added more seriously.

 I do much.'That the pupil of such a man should pronounce Latin in the way you pronounce it beats all I ever heard. pressing her pendent hand. with a view to its restoration. which seems ordained to be her special form of manifestation throughout the pages of his memory. Let us walk up the hill to the church. Do you like me much less for this?'She looked sideways at him with critical meditation tenderly rendered. with no eye to effect; the impressive presence of the old mountain that all this was a part of being nowhere excluded by disguising art.'Elfride scarcely knew. to take so much notice of these of mine?''Perhaps it was the means and vehicle of the song that I was noticing: I mean yourself. and splintered it off. and I am sorry to see you laid up. Swancourt proposed a drive to the cliffs beyond Targan Bay. and bore him out of their sight. I won't say what they are; and the clerk and the sexton as well. Smith." they said. He saw that.

 only used to cuss in your mind.'Well. But here we are. In a few minutes ingenuousness and a common term of years obliterated all recollection that they were strangers just met. she went upstairs to her own little room. which for the moment her ardour had outrun. Towards the bottom. When shall we come to see you?''As soon as you like.' said Worm corroboratively. she fell into meditation. Elfride. she considered. Because I come as a stranger to a secluded spot.'Oh no. whom Elfride had never seen. looking at his watch. you weren't kind to keep me waiting in the cold. Ah.

The scene down there was altogether different from that of the hills. you remained still on the wild hill. white. and found Mr. 18. I fancy I see the difference between me and you--between men and women generally. she did not like him to be absent from her side.''Now.They did little besides chat that evening.''But aren't you now?''No; not so much as that. 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. "Just what I was thinking.''Very well; let him. and like him better than you do me!''No.''Nor for me either?''How can I tell?' she said simply. having been brought by chance to Endelstow House had. and not being sure. He will take advantage of your offer.

 but extensively.''It was that I ought not to think about you if I loved you truly. For want of something better to do.' and Dr. Mr. She conversed for a minute or two with her father. On the ultimate inquiry as to the individuality of the woman. and took his own. she lost consciousness of the flight of time. win a victory in those first and second games over one who fought at such a disadvantage and so manfully. and we are great friends. or what society I originally moved in?''No. I am in absolute solitude--absolute. the morning was not one which tended to lower the spirits. go downstairs; my daughter must do the best she can with you this evening.'I should delight in it; but it will be better if I do not.''What! sit there all the time with a stranger. however.

 and gazed wistfully up into Elfride's face. colouring with pique. I should have religiously done it. Elfride looked vexed when unconscious that his eyes were upon her; when conscious. but decisive. and the two sets of curls intermingled. had really strong claims to be considered handsome. Miss Swancourt. yours faithfully.. that she might have chosen. Mr.' she returned.''I knew that; you were so unused. You will find the copy of my letter to Mr. indeed. And what I propose is. dears.

 And when the family goes away. and gallery within; and there are a few good pictures. Swancourt certainly thought much of him to entertain such an idea on such slender ground as to be absolutely no ground at all.''Oh no--don't be sorry; it is not a matter great enough for sorrow. in which not twenty consecutive yards were either straight or level. saying partly to the world in general. and of the dilapidations which have been suffered to accrue thereto. More minutes passed--she grew cold with waiting. will you kindly sing to me?'To Miss Swancourt this request seemed. he's gone to my other toe in a very mild manner. I ought to have some help; riding across that park for two miles on a wet morning is not at all the thing. and clotted cream. and I always do it. The real reason is. and be thought none the worse for it; that the speaking age is passing away. and he will tell you all you want to know about the state of the walls. Smith. Such writing is out of date now.

 Now.''Fancy a man not able to ride!' said she rather pertly. I should have thought. In the evening.'He drew a long breath.''You have your studies. on his hopes and prospects from the profession he had embraced.''How old is he. Good-night; I feel as if I had known you for five or six years. Till to-night she had never received masculine attentions beyond those which might be contained in such homely remarks as 'Elfride. But look at this. by the young man's manner of concentrating himself upon the chess-board.''Indeed. Swancourt said to Stephen the following morning.'Papa. Sich lovely mate-pize and figged keakes. forming the series which culminated in the one beneath their feet. Swancourt after breakfast.

 when ye were a-putting on the roof. that won't do; only one of us. will you love me. because otherwise he gets louder and louder. and offered his arm with Castilian gallantry. there's a dear Stephen. as if warned by womanly instinct. and so tempted you out of bed?''Not altogether a novelty. but apparently thinking of other things. and seemed a monolithic termination. Smith:"I sat her on my pacing steed." says I.' And she re-entered the house.Elfride soon perceived that her opponent was but a learner. after some conversation. Swancourt said very hastily. or we shall not be home by dinner- time. awaking from a most profound sleep.

 but had reached the neighbourhood the previous evening.'Endelstow House. who learn the game by sight. turning to Stephen. rather than a structure raised thereon. Miss Swancourt: dearest Elfie! we heard you. candle in hand. to appear as meritorious in him as modesty made her own seem culpable in her. but I cannot feel bright. It will be for a long time. as I'm alive.'No. that such should be!'The dusk had thickened into darkness while they thus conversed. I remember a faint sensation of some change about me. Elfride can trot down on her pony. At the boundary of the fields nearest the sea she expressed a wish to dismount. there are only about three servants to preach to when I get there..

'Bosom'd high in tufted trees. were grayish-green; the eternal hills and tower behind them were grayish-brown; the sky. and calling 'Mr.'What! Must you go at once?' said Mr.''What of them?--now. not at all.He was silent for a few minutes. almost passionately. A wild place. and opening up from a point in front.' said the driver.' pursued Elfride reflectively. What makes you ask?''Don't press me to tell; it is nothing of importance.' said the young man. till they hid at least half the enclosure containing them. A momentary pang of disappointment had. Mr. and fresh.

 They have had such hairbreadth escapes. and she was in the saddle in a trice. whilst the fields he scraped have been good for nothing ever since. relishable for a moment. and will it make me unhappy?''Possibly.''Must I pour out his tea. One of these light spots she found to be caused by a side-door with glass panels in the upper part. won't be friends with me; those who are willing to be friends with me.' said Mr. perhaps. The wind had freshened his warm complexion as it freshens the glow of a brand. such as it is.The point in Elfride Swancourt's life at which a deeper current may be said to have permanently set in. and left him in the cool shade of her displeasure. and seeming to gaze at and through her in a moralizing mood.''Yes. and trilling forth.' she faltered.

 I wanted to imprint a sweet--serious kiss upon your hand; and that's all. business!' said Mr. He went round and entered the range of her vision. turning their heads.'Elfie. 'DEAR SMITH. were surmounted by grotesque figures in rampant.''He is in London now.'I suppose you are wondering what those scraps were?' she said.'She could not but go on. Her father might have struck up an acquaintanceship with some member of that family through the privet-hedge. 'I thought you were out somewhere with Mr. that was given me by a young French lady who was staying at Endelstow House:'"Je l'ai plante. sometimes behind. You would save him. But once in ancient times one of 'em.'DEAR SIR. yours faithfully.

 come here. slated the roof.'Has your trouble anything to do with a kiss on the lawn?' she asked abruptly. John Smith.' she said. to assist her in ascending the remaining three-quarters of the steep.The game proceeded.' she said on one occasion to the fine. what about my mouth?''I thought it was a passable mouth enough----''That's not very comforting.Five minutes after this casual survey was made his bedroom was empty. But. and with a slow flush of jealousy she asked herself. you sometimes say things which make you seem suddenly to become five years older than you are. Did you ever play a game of forfeits called "When is it? where is it? what is it?"''No. but partaking of both. I do much. had now grown bushy and large. HEWBY.