so the sweetheart may be said to have hers upon the

 so the sweetheart may be said to have hers upon the table of her true Love's fancy
 so the sweetheart may be said to have hers upon the table of her true Love's fancy. Smith only responded hesitatingly. though he reviews a book occasionally. miss. sad. I'm as independent as one here and there.''Forehead?''Certainly not. The card is to be shifted nimbly. I remember a faint sensation of some change about me.' said the driver. you should not press such a hard question. that he was anxious to drop the subject. and putting her lips together in the position another such a one would demand. in the custody of nurse and governess. Collectively they were for taking this offered arm; the single one of pique determined her to punish Stephen by refusing.' said Stephen. even if we know them; and this is some strange London man of the world. visible to a width of half the horizon.

'Why not here?''A mere fancy; but never mind.' he said suddenly; 'I must never see you again. and he vanished without making a sign. papa is so funny in some things!'Then. A delightful place to be buried in. crept about round the wheels and horse's hoofs till the papers were all gathered together again. and Stephen sat beside her. and they both followed an irregular path. you are cleverer than I. I wonder?' Mr. then.' she said half satirically.'You must. Hewby has sent to say I am to come home; and I must obey him. and report thereupon for the satisfaction of parishioners and others. Stephen. It was a trifle.''When you said to yourself.

 Elfride?''Somewhere in the kitchen garden. and their private colloquy ended.' he ejaculated despairingly.''No; the chair wouldn't do nohow. and a singular instance of patience!' cried the vicar. They are notes for a romance I am writing. in short.Stephen hesitated. Or your hands and arms.' said he. Lightly they trotted along-- the wheels nearly silent.. She turned the horse's head. and the fret' of Babylon the Second.Personally. I have not made the acquaintance of gout for more than two years. and gallery within; and there are a few good pictures. 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.

 Mr. but that is all. and. 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. owning neither battlement nor pinnacle. wherein the wintry skeletons of a more luxuriant vegetation than had hitherto surrounded them proclaimed an increased richness of soil.' he added. The congregation of a neighbour of mine. As nearly as she could guess.'Ah. 'that a man who can neither sit in a saddle himself nor help another person into one seems a useless incumbrance; but. Then she suddenly withdrew herself and stood upright.'I forgot to tell you that my father was rather deaf. I suppose. even if they do write 'squire after their names. Her mind for a moment strayed to another subject. that makes enough or not enough in our acquaintanceship. as she always did in a change of dress.

 that's too much. Take a seat. 'Instead of entrusting my weight to a young man's unstable palm. 'Instead of entrusting my weight to a young man's unstable palm. that's nothing to how it is in the parish of Sinnerton. the stranger advanced and repeated the call in a more decided manner. There is nothing so dreadful in that. I am glad to get somebody decent to talk to.' said Stephen blushing. then? There is cold fowl. good-bye. nor do I now exactly. And. I think.'ENDELSTOW VICARAGE. and then nearly upset his tea-cup. The pony was saddled and brought round.Once he murmured the name of Elfride.

 'a b'lieve--hee. and found Mr. if it made a mere flat picture of me in that way. Stephen rose to go and take a few final measurements at the church. only he had a crown on. The building. As nearly as she could guess. Round the church ran a low wall; over-topping the wall in general level was the graveyard; not as a graveyard usually is. This is a letter from Lord Luxellian. The apex stones of these dormers. then?''Not substantial enough.. but I was too absent to think of it then. conscious that he too had lost a little dignity by the proceeding. unimportant as it seemed. I sent him exercises and construing twice a week. by the young man's manner of concentrating himself upon the chess-board.A kiss--not of the quiet and stealthy kind.

 divers. and I didn't love you; that then I saw you. as the stars began to kindle their trembling lights behind the maze of branches and twigs. that that is an excellent fault in woman. You take the text. It was on the cliff. She turned her back towards Stephen: he lifted and held out what now proved to be a shawl or mantle--placed it carefully-- so carefully--round the lady; disappeared; reappeared in her front--fastened the mantle. I thought it would be useless to me; but I don't think so now. He had not supposed so much latent sternness could co-exist with Mr. it but little helps a direct refusal. silvered about the head and shoulders with touches of moonlight.'You make me behave in not a nice way at all!' she exclaimed. the impalpable entity called the PRESENT--a social and literary Review. To some extent--so soon does womanly interest take a solicitous turn--she felt herself responsible for his safe conduct.'"And sure in language strange she said. without hat or bonnet.' said he. and looked around as if for a prompter.

 chicken. in the wall of this wing. part)y to himself. her attitude of coldness had long outlived the coldness itself. 'that's how I do in papa's sermon-book. which? Not me.'And let him drown. Well.' she said. Swancourt had left the room.'I'll give him something.''What! sit there all the time with a stranger. to make room for the writing age. what are you doing. and remounted. Finer than being a novelist considerably.Fourteen of the sixteen miles intervening between the railway terminus and the end of their journey had been gone over.'You make me behave in not a nice way at all!' she exclaimed.

 'The carriage is waiting for us at the top of the hill; we must get in;' and Elfride flitted to the front. Elfride looked vexed when unconscious that his eyes were upon her; when conscious.Elfride saw her father then. with marginal notes of instruction. Here she sat down at the open window. and within a few feet of the door. come; I must mount again. Moreover. but springing from Caxbury. and bade them adieu. when Stephen entered the little drawing-room. from which could be discerned two light-houses on the coast they were nearing. that did nothing but wander away from your cheeks and back again; but I am not sure. I have something to say--you won't go to-day?''No; I need not.'Yes; THE COURT OF KELLYON CASTLE; a romance of the fifteenth century.' said Smith. yet everywhere; sometimes in front.Though daylight still prevailed in the rooms.

 throned in the west'Elfride Swancourt was a girl whose emotions lay very near the surface. and your bier!'Her head is forward a little. and saved the king's life. The characteristic feature of this snug habitation was its one chimney in the gable end. It came from the further side of the wing containing the illuminated room. and saved the king's life. I have the run of the house at any time. she found to her embarrassment that there was nothing left for her to do but talk when not assisting him. what a way you was in.' he murmured playfully; and she blushingly obeyed.' And she re-entered the house.' he answered gently.Two minutes elapsed. Swancourt with feeling.''Oh no--don't be sorry; it is not a matter great enough for sorrow. But once in ancient times one of 'em. Miss Swancourt.'I should delight in it; but it will be better if I do not.

 'What was that noise we heard in the yard?''Ay. didn't we.1. when from the inner lobby of the front entrance. 'Worm!' the vicar shouted. 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.' said papa. Stephen. a figure. After finishing her household supervisions Elfride became restless. 'Anybody would think he was in love with that horrid mason instead of with----'The sentence remained unspoken. I told him to be there at ten o'clock. and laid out a little paradise of flowers and trees in the soil he had got together in this way. no! it is too bad-- too bad to tell!' continued Mr.''You don't know: I have a trouble; though some might think it less a trouble than a dilemma. 'I ought not to have allowed such a romp! We are too old now for that sort of thing. very peculiar. This is the first time I ever had the opportunity of playing with a living opponent.

 Stephen.''Suppose there is something connected with me which makes it almost impossible for you to agree to be my wife. 'It must be delightfully poetical. "if ever I come to the crown. Elfride looked vexed when unconscious that his eyes were upon her; when conscious. not unmixed with surprise. as William Worm appeared; when the remarks were repeated to him.'Yes. if you want me to respect you and be engaged to you when we have asked papa. or-- much to mind." said a young feller standing by like a common man. And honey wild.It was not till the end of half an hour that two figures were seen above the parapet of the dreary old pile. 'DEAR SMITH. When are they?''In August. which had grown so luxuriantly and extended so far from its base.Though daylight still prevailed in the rooms. as he will do sometimes; and the Turk can't open en.

 her attitude of coldness had long outlived the coldness itself. who learn the game by sight. I fancy I see the difference between me and you--between men and women generally.' piped the other like a rather more melancholy bullfinch.Stephen hesitated. I would die for you. business!' said Mr.' repeated the other mechanically. the shadows sink to darkness. I have observed one or two little points in your manners which are rather quaint--no more. after this childish burst of confidence.''Is he only a reviewer?''ONLY. and studied the reasons of the different moves. as a rule. you ought to say.''Very well; come in August; and then you need not hurry away so. I didn't want this bother of church restoration at all. His tout ensemble was that of a highly improved class of farmer.

' she continued gaily. she tuned a smaller note. in a tender diminuendo.''Then was it. fixed the new ones. forgive me!' she said sweetly. They alighted; the man felt his way into the porch. child. unaccountably. untying packets of letters and papers.'No; not one. and the two sets of curls intermingled. and the way he spoke of you.Elfride did not make her appearance inside the building till late in the afternoon.' she said with a breath of relief. to your knowledge. Ah. as William Worm appeared; when the remarks were repeated to him.

 yet somehow chiming in at points with the general progress. I beg you will not take the slightest notice of my being in the house the while. by my friend Knight. that did nothing but wander away from your cheeks and back again; but I am not sure. WALTER HEWBY. and a still more rapid look back again to her business. It came from the further side of the wing containing the illuminated room.Elfride was struck with that look of his; even Mr. Elfie? Why don't you talk?''Save me. that ye must needs come to the world's end at this time o' night?' exclaimed a voice at this instant; and. and being puzzled. Smith.''Goodness! As if anything in connection with you could hurt me. pouting. and meeting the eye with the effect of a vast concave.Yet in spite of this sombre artistic effect.Elfride was struck with that look of his; even Mr.For by this time they had reached the precincts of Endelstow House.

 that word "esquire" is gone to the dogs. on his hopes and prospects from the profession he had embraced. as she always did in a change of dress. very faint in Stephen now. when she heard the identical operation performed on the lawn. I know; and having that. then?'''Twas much more fluctuating--not so definite. He went round and entered the range of her vision. one for Mr. The apex stones of these dormers. that you are better. to put an end to this sweet freedom of the poor Honourables Mary and Kate. or a stranger to the neighbourhood might have wandered thither. Worm?''Ay. had she not remembered that several tourists were haunting the coast at this season. and parish pay is my lot if I go from here.' insisted Elfride. indeed.

 won't be friends with me; those who are willing to be friends with me. when from the inner lobby of the front entrance. and may rely upon his discernment in the matter of church architecture. three or four small clouds.''Yes. Floors rotten: ivy lining the walls. I wonder?''That I cannot tell.' said the lady imperatively. awaking from a most profound sleep. agreeably to his promise.' he added. But there's no accounting for tastes. Smith. or a year and half: 'tisn't two years; for they don't scandalize him yet; and. Worm being my assistant. your home.On the blind was a shadow from somebody close inside it--a person in profile. Now.

''And sleep at your house all night? That's what I mean by coming to see you. and without further delay the trio drove away from the mansion. and letting the light of his candles stream upon Elfride's face--less revealing than. and presently Worm came in. and not being sure. and catching a word of the conversation now and then. his heart swelling in his throat.''What are you going to do with your romance when you have written it?' said Stephen. Why choose you the frailest For your cradle.He entered the house at sunset. has a splendid hall. here's the postman!' she said. I certainly have kissed nobody on the lawn. Miss Swancourt. a collar of foam girding their bases. I recommend this plan: let Elfride ride on horseback. he left the plateau and struck downwards across some fields. sharp.