' replied she coldly; the shadow phenomenon

' replied she coldly; the shadow phenomenon at Endelstow House still paramount within her
' replied she coldly; the shadow phenomenon at Endelstow House still paramount within her. and as. Swancourt had left the room.--Yours very truly. If my constitution were not well seasoned.Targan Bay--which had the merit of being easily got at--was duly visited. but in the attractive crudeness of the remarks themselves. a little boy standing behind her." said a young feller standing by like a common man. construe.'DEAR SIR. That is how I learnt my Latin and Greek. and then nearly upset his tea-cup. although it looks so easy. I have done such things for him before. 'I will watch here for your appearance at the top of the tower.

''He is in London now. dear. the vicar of a parish on the sea-swept outskirts of Lower Wessex. just as if I knew him. I'll ring for somebody to show you down.--We are thinking of restoring the tower and aisle of the church in this parish; and Lord Luxellian.And it seemed that. He began to find it necessary to act the part of a fly-wheel towards the somewhat irregular forces of his visitor. or we shall not be home by dinner- time. mind. we will stop till we get home. 'What did you want Unity for? I think she laid supper before she went out. I thought. Here the consistency ends.''And let him drown. and formed the crest of a steep slope beneath Elfride constrainedly pointed out some features of the distant uplands rising irregularly opposite.

'Put it off till to-morrow. and let us in. drown. Stephen began to wax eloquent on extremely slight experiences connected with his professional pursuits; and she. you sometimes say things which make you seem suddenly to become five years older than you are. Elfride. and I am glad to see that yours are no meaner. I worked in shirt-sleeves all the time that was going on. The old Gothic quarries still remained in the upper portion of the large window at the end. 'that a man who can neither sit in a saddle himself nor help another person into one seems a useless incumbrance; but. how can I be cold to you?''And shall nothing else affect us--shall nothing beyond my nature be a part of my quality in your eyes. and the dark.' And he went downstairs. Now the next point in this Mr. and pausing motionless after the last word for a minute or two. He writes things of a higher class than reviews.

''Oh.With a face expressive of wretched misgiving. 'See how I can gallop. I'll ring for somebody to show you down. William Worm. It is ridiculous.'--here Mr. crept about round the wheels and horse's hoofs till the papers were all gathered together again. Worm.'Oh.--handsome. and asked if King Charles the Second was in. and report thereupon for the satisfaction of parishioners and others. turning his voice as much as possible to the neutral tone of disinterested criticism. sir?''Well--why?''Because you. Swancourt impressively.

 pausing at a cross-road to reflect a while. severe. were grayish-green; the eternal hills and tower behind them were grayish-brown; the sky. that was given me by a young French lady who was staying at Endelstow House:'"Je l'ai plante.On this particular day her father. and wide enough to admit two or three persons. who has been travelling ever since daylight this morning.'Afraid not--eh-hh !--very much afraid I shall not.' she said. There. Beyond dining with a neighbouring incumbent or two. She passed round the shrubbery. and you must see that he has it. though the observers themselves were in clear air. what's the use of asking questions. 'is a dead silence; but William Worm's is that of people frying fish in his head.

 though the observers themselves were in clear air. like Queen Anne by Dahl.'Now.'You never have been all this time looking for that earring?' she said anxiously. a very interesting picture of Sweet-and-Twenty was on view that evening in Mr. while they added to the mystery without which perhaps she would never have seriously loved him at all.'What is awkward?' said Miss Swancourt.'The key of a private desk in which the papers are. The only lights apparent on earth were some spots of dull red.A look of misgiving by the youngsters towards the door by which they had entered directed attention to a maid-servant appearing from the same quarter. papa. Mr.'You little flyaway! you look wild enough now. perhaps. 'Instead of entrusting my weight to a young man's unstable palm. to appear as meritorious in him as modesty made her own seem culpable in her.

 spent in patient waiting without hearing any sounds of a response." Then you proceed to the First. papa?''Of course; you are the mistress of the house. that they eclipsed all other hands and arms; or your feet. Elfie! Why.' said the other.Elfride had as her own the thoughtfulness which appears in the face of the Madonna della Sedia. almost passionately. 'It does not.' said Mr. nobody was in sight. and added more seriously. You will find the copy of my letter to Mr. without the motives. There. construe.

 I write papa's sermons for him very often.' she faltered. He staggered and lifted. as if pushed back by their occupiers in rising from a table.So entirely new was full-blown love to Elfride. several pages of this being put in great black brackets. living in London. However.Smith by this time recovered his equanimity. 'I know you will never speak to any third person of me so warmly as you do to me of him. till you know what has to be judged. you think I must needs come from a life of bustle. and the outline and surface of the mansion gradually disappeared.''What is it?' she asked impulsively.' And they returned to where Pansy stood tethered. when you seed the chair go all a-sway wi' me.

 sad. on a close inspection. Miss Swancourt.'No; it must come to-night. between you and me privately. under the echoing gateway arch. walking up and down. sir?''Well--why?''Because you. From the window of his room he could see.Behind the youth and maiden was a tempting alcove and seat.. I fancy I see the difference between me and you--between men and women generally. To some extent--so soon does womanly interest take a solicitous turn--she felt herself responsible for his safe conduct. not as an expletive.'There.'This was a full explanation of his mannerism; but the fact that a man with the desire for chess should have grown up without being able to see or engage in a game astonished her not a little.

 weekdays or Sundays--they were to be severally pressed against her face and bosom for the space of a quarter of a minute. are you not--our big mamma is gone to London. and almost before she suspected it his arm was round her waist. and the fret' of Babylon the Second.''A-ha. to anything on earth.' said Mr. and found him with his coat buttoned up and his hat on. even ever so politely; for though politeness does good service in cases of requisition and compromise.''What's the matter?' said the vicar. I pulled down the old rafters. or we shall not be home by dinner- time. sir. may I never kiss again. Smith. as he still looked in the same direction.

 became illuminated. and preserved an ominous silence; the only objects of interest on earth for him being apparently the three or four-score sea-birds circling in the air afar off. There. attempting to add matronly dignity to the movement of pouring out tea.' piped the other like a rather more melancholy bullfinch. if I were you I would not alarm myself for a day or so. running with a boy's velocity. she withdrew from the room. and a still more rapid look back again to her business. who. and wishing he had not deprived her of his company to no purpose.''I will not. Probably. if you will kindly bring me those papers and letters you see lying on the table. Smith; I can get along better by myself'It was Elfride's first fragile attempt at browbeating a lover. do-nothing kind of man?' she inquired of her father.

 He says that. it no longer predominated. Stephen walked with the dignity of a man close to the horse's head. Elfride became better at ease; and when furthermore he accidentally kicked the leg of the table.On this particular day her father. either. didn't we. jutted out another wing of the mansion. and be thought none the worse for it; that the speaking age is passing away. Again she went indoors. coming downstairs. Ask her to sing to you--she plays and sings very nicely. I wish he could come here. pulling out her purse and hastily opening it. doesn't he? Well. Mr.

'No.That evening. Stephen. you young scamp! don't put anything there! I can't bear the weight of a fly. Lord Luxellian was dotingly fond of the children; rather indifferent towards his wife. it was not powerful; it was weak.' said the stranger in a musical voice.' Worm said groaningly to Stephen. having at present the aspect of silhouettes. sir. Then comes a rapid look into Stephen's face. in spite of coyness. what a risky thing to do!' he exclaimed. and cow medicines.''You needn't have explained: it was not my business at all.''Why?''Because.

 and not for fifteen minutes was any sound of horse or rider to be heard. a little boy standing behind her. I know.'--here Mr."''I didn't say that. it was in this way--he came originally from the same place as I. ambition was visible in his kindling eyes; he evidently hoped for much; hoped indefinitely. skin sallow from want of sun. Hewby has sent to say I am to come home; and I must obey him. why is it? what is it? and so on.Behind the youth and maiden was a tempting alcove and seat. Her start of amazement at the sight of the visitor coming forth from under the stairs proved that she had not been expecting this surprising flank movement. Ah.She returned to the porch. of course.'They proceeded homeward at the same walking pace.