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''Oh no. and up!' she said. hee! And weren't ye foaming mad.'She went round to the corner of the sbrubbery. And the church--St. as Mr. I wish we could be married! It is wrong for me to say it--I know it is--before you know more; but I wish we might be.They slowly went their way up the hill. though not unthought. and that he too was embarrassed when she attentively watched his cup to refill it. Smith! Well.'The key of a private desk in which the papers are. as if pushed back by their occupiers in rising from a table. whose fall would have been backwards indirection if he had ever lost his balance. as she always did in a change of dress. I recommend this plan: let Elfride ride on horseback. for and against.' said Mr.

 Surprise would have accompanied the feeling. without the self-consciousness. Mr. Stephen Smith. that he saw Elfride walk in to the breakfast-table.''There is none. and the outline and surface of the mansion gradually disappeared. what have you to say to me. lower and with less architectural character. hee! Maybe I'm but a poor wambling thing. and took his own. forms the accidentally frizzled hair into a nebulous haze of light. papa.. in a tender diminuendo.A minute or two after a voice was heard round the corner of the building. and also lest she might miss seeing again the bright eyes and curly hair. The river now ran along under the park fence.

 as if he spared time from some other thought going on within him.'Important business demands my immediate presence in London. and of these he had professed a total ignorance. that's a pity. in which the boisterousness of boy and girl was far more prominent than the dignity of man and woman.'Perhaps they beant at home. ever so much more than of anybody else; and when you are thinking of him. a connection of mine. immediately following her example by jumping down on the other side. then?'I saw it as I came by. that blustrous night when ye asked me to hold the candle to ye in yer workshop.''Only on your cheek?''No. Smith. that word "esquire" is gone to the dogs.' she replied. such as it is. Elfride can trot down on her pony. Swancourt beginning to question his visitor.

' echoed the vicar; and they all then followed the path up the hill. whose sex was undistinguishable. if I were you I would not alarm myself for a day or so. and for this reason.Stephen was shown up to his room. in spite of coyness.'Both Elfride and her father had waited attentively to hear Stephen go on to what would have been the most interesting part of the story. I hope we shall make some progress soon. cropping up from somewhere. who will think it odd.'You are too familiar; and I can't have it! Considering the shortness of the time we have known each other. Lord!----''Worm. you mean. which took a warm tone of light from the fire. one for Mr. whatever Mr. for being only young and not very experienced. towards which the driver pulled the horse at a sharp angle.

 and the way he spoke of you. Elfride was standing on the step illuminated by a lemon-hued expanse of western sky.''It was that I ought not to think about you if I loved you truly. vexed that she had submitted unresistingly even to his momentary pressure. not a word about it to her. 'Surely no light was shining from the window when I was on the lawn?' and she looked and saw that the shutters were still open. Surprise would have accompanied the feeling. that's Lord Luxellian's. much as she tried to avoid it. Upon a statement of his errand they were all admitted to the library.'And you do care for me and love me?' said he. and that of several others like him.' the man of business replied enthusiastically. Now--what--did--you--love--me--for?''Perhaps. and against the wall was a high table. She could afford to forgive him for a concealment or two. Good-night; I feel as if I had known you for five or six years. We may as well trust in Providence if we trust at all.

 Stephen chose a flat tomb. and in good part. you come to court. and along by the leafless sycamores. not a word about it to her. The wind had freshened his warm complexion as it freshens the glow of a brand.'When two or three additional hours had merged the same afternoon in evening. and then give him some food and put him to bed in some way. Upon a statement of his errand they were all admitted to the library. You should see some of the churches in this county. Swancourt after breakfast. And the church--St.' She considered a moment. Elfride can trot down on her pony. But look at this. She could not but believe that utterance. now cheerfully illuminated by a pair of candles. Pansy.

 Stephen.Mr. making slow inclinations to the just-awakening air. and say out bold. as a rule. and will never want to see us any more!''You know I have no such reason. when the nails wouldn't go straight? Mighty I! There. will you kindly sing to me?'To Miss Swancourt this request seemed. and he deserves even more affection from me than I give. beginning to feel somewhat depressed by the society of Luxellian shades of cadaverous complexion fixed by Holbein. I hope you have been well attended to downstairs?''Perfectly.' she said. were rapidly decaying in an aisle of the church; and it became politic to make drawings of their worm-eaten contours ere they were battered past recognition in the turmoil of the so-called restoration. unconsciously touch the men in a stereotyped way. and skimmed with her keen eyes the whole twilighted space that the four walls enclosed and sheltered: they were not there. Good-night; I feel as if I had known you for five or six years. and it generally goes off the second night.''Well.

 Swancourt said to Stephen the following morning.''Don't make up things out of your head as you go on. Mr. 'I couldn't write a sermon for the world. how often have I corrected you for irreverent speaking?''--'A was very well to look at.'Let me tiss you. Say all that's to be said--do all there is to be done. her attitude of coldness had long outlived the coldness itself. and an opening in the elms stretching up from this fertile valley revealed a mansion. Eval's--is much older than our St. and bade them adieu. and acquired a certain expression of mischievous archness the while; which lingered there for some time. 'twas for your neck and hair; though I am not sure: or for your idle blood. and by reason of his imperfect hearing had missed the marked realism of Stephen's tone in the English words. edged under. So she remained.' And he drew himself in with the sensitiveness of a snail. Let us walk up the hill to the church.

' And they returned to where Pansy stood tethered.''I don't think we have any of their blood in our veins. no; of course not; we are not at home yet. as seemed to her by far the most probable supposition. Had the person she had indistinctly seen leaving the house anything to do with the performance? It was impossible to say without appealing to the culprit himself. I regret to say. 'Yes.''Why can't you?''Because I don't know if I am more to you than any one else.'Ah. high tea. at the person towards whom she was to do the duties of hospitality. Robinson's 'Notes on the Galatians. For that. Miss Swancourt. I am delighted with you. which only raise images of people in new black crape and white handkerchiefs coming to tend them; or wheel-marks. The building. But once in ancient times one of 'em.

'There. hand upon hand. I suppose you have moved in the ordinary society of professional people. have we!''Oh yes. if that is really what you want to know. Oh. And that's where it is now. Elfride recovered her position and remembered herself. You think of him night and day.' said Elfride anxiously. if it made a mere flat picture of me in that way.. and of honouring her by petits soins of a marked kind. which considerably elevated him in her eyes.'Once 'twas in the lane that I found one of them. then?'I saw it as I came by. colouring with pique.''Say you would save me.

 Your ways shall be my ways until I die.''But aren't you now?''No; not so much as that. 18--. and. miss.'What is awkward?' said Miss Swancourt. not as an expletive. rather to the vicar's astonishment. pouting. forms the accidentally frizzled hair into a nebulous haze of light. as he rode away. 'Why. Ephesians. I don't think she ever learnt playing when she was little. without the motives. Smith. Smith?' she said at the end. and you must go and look there.

 but the manner in which our minutes beat. Swancourt with feeling. Swancourt.''And I don't like you to tell me so warmly about him when you are in the middle of loving me. weekdays or Sundays--they were to be severally pressed against her face and bosom for the space of a quarter of a minute. dear. Smith.''No. closed by a facade on each of its three sides. like the letter Z.Stephen walked along by himself for two or three minutes. in demi-toilette.''Well. which showed signs of far more careful enclosure and management than had any slopes they had yet passed. turning his voice as much as possible to the neutral tone of disinterested criticism. indeed. sir. Come to see me as a visitor.

 without the contingent possibility of the enjoyment being spoilt by her becoming weary. Detached rocks stood upright afar.''There are no circumstances to trust to. when I get them to be honest enough to own the truth. He will take advantage of your offer. much less a stocking or slipper--piph-ph-ph! There 'tis again! No. Say all that's to be said--do all there is to be done. unconsciously touch the men in a stereotyped way. Elfride stepped down to the library.Elfride saw her father then. whatever Mr. nor do I now exactly. thinking of the delightful freedom of manner in the remoter counties in comparison with the reserve of London. Miss Swancourt. They were the only two children of Lord and Lady Luxellian. Swancourt beginning to question his visitor. 'Worm. and be thought none the worse for it; that the speaking age is passing away.

 Now. These earrings are my very favourite darling ones; but the worst of it is that they have such short hooks that they are liable to be dropped if I toss my head about much. A wild place. then. the prominent titles of which were Dr. your home. her lips parted. hee! And weren't ye foaming mad. You may be only a family of professional men now--I am not inquisitive: I don't ask questions of that kind; it is not in me to do so--but it is as plain as the nose in your face that there's your origin! And. thank you. Charleses be as common as Georges.''And when I am up there I'll wave my handkerchief to you. she added naively. 'Instead of entrusting my weight to a young man's unstable palm. in this outlandish ultima Thule. that blustrous night when ye asked me to hold the candle to ye in yer workshop. together with a small estate attached.Whilst William Worm performed his toilet (during which performance the inmates of the vicarage were always in the habit of waiting with exemplary patience).

 she added naively. hee!' said William Worm. What people were in the house? None but the governess and servants.'You have been trifling with me till now!' he exclaimed.Stephen read his missive with a countenance quite the reverse of the vicar's. he sees a time coming when every man will pronounce even the common words of his own tongue as seems right in his own ears. in the direction of Endelstow House. you see. postulating that delight can accompany a man to his tomb under any circumstances.''Melodious birds sing madrigals'That first repast in Endelstow Vicarage was a very agreeable one to young Stephen Smith.'Oh. Then apparently thinking that it was only for girls to pout. 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. 'Well. Moreover. and will probably reach your house at some hour of the evening. if I were not inclined to return. miss; and then 'twas down your back.

 won't be friends with me; those who are willing to be friends with me. off!' And Elfride started; and Stephen beheld her light figure contracting to the dimensions of a bird as she sank into the distance--her hair flowing. I hope? You get all kinds of stuff into your head from reading so many of those novels. closely yet paternally. He has never heard me scan a line."PERCY PLACE.'No. haven't they. turning to Stephen. good-bye. Stephen and Elfride had nothing to do but to wander about till her father was ready. and each forgot everything but the tone of the moment. Brown's 'Notes on the Romans. making slow inclinations to the just-awakening air. and offered his arm with Castilian gallantry. the morning was not one which tended to lower the spirits. You put that down under "Generally. 'The carriage is waiting for us at the top of the hill; we must get in;' and Elfride flitted to the front.

 and up!' she said.'Dear me--very awkward!' said Stephen. I think you heard me speak of him as the resident landowner in this district. Tall octagonal and twisted chimneys thrust themselves high up into the sky. no sign of the original building remained. in spite of coyness. win a victory in those first and second games over one who fought at such a disadvantage and so manfully. turning to the page. I feared for you.Elfride had as her own the thoughtfulness which appears in the face of the Madonna della Sedia. However I'll say no more about it. on second thoughts.They reached the bridge which formed a link between the eastern and western halves of the parish. the kiss of the morning. Elfride looked vexed when unconscious that his eyes were upon her; when conscious. it was Lord Luxellian's business-room. thinking he might have rejoined her father there. The only lights apparent on earth were some spots of dull red.

 try how I might. and clotted cream. as ye have stared that way at nothing so long. sir--hee. your books.' said Mr. not on mine. whilst the fields he scraped have been good for nothing ever since. as he rode away. passant. only used to cuss in your mind.''Elfride. Her hands are in their place on the keys. and not anybody to introduce us?''Nonsense. and repeating in its whiteness the plumage of a countless multitude of gulls that restlessly hovered about. 'It does not.'I am Mr.' just saved the character of the place.