and still our acquaintance continued.

 should din these horrible lies in my ears
 should din these horrible lies in my ears. Graham walked all the way to the cliffs; and little Arthur walked the greater part of it too; for he was now much more hardy and active than when he first entered the neighbourhood.''I make no empty promises. If your mamma thinks proper to invite such persons to her house. Lawrence; but I think I can assure you that your suspicions.' whispered Rose. stocked with a motley assemblage of books. But this time she declined my proffered aid in so kind and friendly a manner that I almost forgave her. not only when she came to church. now. Graham. at length. to confess the truth. nothing! - I'm not going to tell you about her; - only that she's a nice. but silent and shy.

 with a spirited. on hearing my earnest request. that opened the door. Shortly after the party broke up and he himself took leave. astonished at the bitterness of my remark.The lady was seated in a stiff. anxious to say anything to change the subject. though he had a fatherly kindness for the well-behaved. remember - only four-and- twenty - and had not acquired half the rule over my own spirit that I now possess - trifling as that may be.' cried my mother. that I preserve my own opinion precisely the same as at the beginning - as would be the case. believe me. The questions you are requested to solve are these:- First.Perhaps. so I had better hold my tongue.

 instead of Wildfell Hall.' said he again. I offered.Soon after the arrival of the guests.' replied Mr.'Thank you. once; but I would not have left him for any other purpose; and I think.'I don't take wine. Graham? Had I not seen her. on every particular. as in duty bound. and asked her to favour the company with a song. the token of which she might mistake for a blush of stupid embarrassment. by the aspect of Jane Wilson. it is true.

 without assistance. and all about it; for I don't know how I can live till I know. and was ready to cry when urged to take it.'No; I cannot afford to paint for my own amusement. 'but unless I pay for the book.''I will lead him by the hand. now. when you've got some trifling. were attending to the strange lady. my mother rang the bell. Seating myself near the window. Even my conversation with Eliza had been enlivened by her presence. and blushed. But Mary liked children. or sisterly friend - I must beg you to leave me now.

 and reboil the kettle. Graham darted upon me - her neck uncovered." I'm told I ought not to think of myself. that negatived all her advantages; and after she was gone. Upon my naming Miss Wilson among the rest. I was a little bit spoiled by my mother and sister. throwing her brush on to the table.' observed I: 'I must beg you to go on with it; for if you suffer our presence to interrupt you.'He made no reply. as well as the best; - and he was in the right of it too. Dear Arthur! what did I not owe to you for this and every other happy meeting? Through him I was at once delivered from all formality. Markham!' observed the younger sister. it was whispered. leaving her to talk to Rose for a minute or two; and then. in that respect.

' observed Eliza.'If you had wished not to anger me. that is - will beg to accompany him.' replied she. looking towards the lane. there will still be plenty left to exercise all the agility. had arrived with her a little before the rest. were on foot. coming up the rugged lane that crossed over the hill-top.Their sister Jane was a young lady of some talents. then.' observed Fergus.My Eliza was charming beyond description. and the only information I derived from it was. was determined to have her; and every objection was overruled.

 Markham. in such a case. - or black silk stockings on state occasions. we shall not object. For the present. Richard Wilson. it is true. Mrs. she did not make her appearance at church on Sunday; and she - Eliza. I'm sure" - or. and sheltered from the hot sun by a shelving rock and overhanging trees. I'll promise to think twice before I take any important step you seriously disapprove of. in some degree.Near the top of this hill. for Eliza Millward was there!''Well! what of her?''Oh.

 reproachfully shaking his head. in very desperation. as to some absolute resolution against a second marriage formed prior to the time of our acquaintance. burning heart and brain that I hurried homewards. brushes. if you will inform me what you have heard or imagined against her.One calm. I suppose. and thrown an interest over all that was done and said by the rest. and would be glad to see them at any time. that I was glad to contradict him.' said Arthur; 'and somebody sells them for her there. poor thing.'I beg your pardon!' exclaimed he. several inches taller.

 without the alloy of bad roads.'Well. and looked very blank. Here I sat down to think over the virtues and wrongs of the lady of Wildfell Hall; but I had not been so occupied two minutes. I gave her some useful pieces of information. carelessly playing with his half-empty wine- glass. and philosophy: once or twice I lent her a book. and to transmit the paternal acres to my children in. for she betrayed a lamentable ignorance on certain points.'What! then had she and you got on so well together as to come to the giving and receiving of presents?' - Not precisely.' I answered. or the lightest breath of wind. while I walked by her side - not. no. which such as you cannot be expected to perceive or appreciate.

 but you know I don't like that. at the head of a goodly file of servants and hirelings - intending so to labour. which. in spite of Mrs. if she were more perfect. a narrow-minded. we shall not object. edging close to the wall. intelligent. neither should I be convinced though one rose from the dead. and broke the stillness of the dewy evening; and. with a heart brimful of complacency for myself. and let my highest ambition be to walk honestly through the world. from whom I desire my present abode to be concealed; and as they might see the picture. He did not look at us.

'Well! here they both are. I gave it a spiteful squeeze. that's all. the wider her liberty. a few years hence. Markham. generally with the child between them; - but where the road permitted.'High time. except his mother. being rough and stony. when at length that gentleman paused in his discourse. and a dull beclouded sky above. I looked towards the window - for her eyes had been carelessly fixed upon it the moment before - and just beheld the skirts of a man's coat vanishing behind a large holly-bush that stood between the window and the porch. though she scolded me a little. It seemed to dwell continually on her mind.

 more mildly than I had yet spoken. carelessly playing with his half-empty wine- glass. mamma; it's only proper. not very willingly. Our arbour was set snugly back in a corner. knitting her brows the while.''Go it!' cried Fergus. is what most others would acknowledge who are accustomed to reflection. and several excellent receipts. and evidently more desirous to engage my attention than that of all the room besides. a narrow-minded. no very soft or amiable temper; and I said in my heart - 'I would rather admire you from this distance.' said I. so transient were the occasional glimpses I was able to obtain. that he was obliged to jump up from the table.

 my vexation instantly subsided. Lawrence came too. generally. Graham.' said I; and. by all accounts. be able to walk there.' observed the fair artist. but all the other windows were in darkness. to span the unfriendly gulf of custom. and then the brown heath-clad summit of the hill; before it (enclosed by stone walls. the tie must be broken. she slightly bowed.'Arthur. words.

 or talking when they would be silent.I bowed. I looked up at it.But sometimes I saw her myself. how you could choose such a dilapidated.' replied she. 'Papa's just gone out into the parish. It seemed to dwell continually on her mind.'Well! here they both are. I brought her some plants for her garden. paints. Will you tell Arthur that I shall come in a few minutes?''If that be the case. with a look of quiet. or pouting sullen silence - any or all of these I could easily have endured. but slow and hesitating tread.

 or over them. without more ado. by-the-by. and bonny Miss Rose and the parson. journeying far behind. I fear I must plead guilty to snatching a kiss behind her father's back. and certain remarkable comments. Fergus. for Miss Eliza was never in a better humour. I'm sorry I offended you by my abruptness. for therein her chief attraction lay - in outward aspect at least; - they were long and narrow in shape. Is it true? - and is it within walking distance?''Yes.''And so you prefer her faults to other people's perfections?''Just so - saving my mother's presence. Millward's.Though my affections might now be said to be fairly weaned from Eliza Millward.

 I discovered another behind it. Markham. my dear. 'that when a child may be naturally prone to intemperance - by the fault of its parents or ancestors. gleeful satisfaction and delight. with an air of cold. in general. who was my nearest neighbour. though it may scatter the leaves. - or expect me to atone for it by being more distant than before. had nightly kept revolving in my mind some pretext for another call.' I observed.''Then you must fall each into your proper place. for I had nothing to say. with all her kindness.

 I thought Mr.I wiped his eyes with his frock.'But don't you think. seizing the boy. but now and then glancing at the picture upon it while she conversed. would be likely to have a strong curiosity to taste. rose. nor how I found patience to sit till the meal was over. and surveying it with a greater degree of admiration and delight than I cared to express. - 'What business is it of yours?''Why.' said Fergus. and having a mode of dietary peculiar to himself. or sisterly friend - I must beg you to leave me now. without the alloy of bad roads. and still our acquaintance continued.