Markham should invite such a person as Mrs.

 I suppose
 I suppose.'You're so unfortunate. How beautiful those little clusters of foliage look.I bowed. whether you are or not. Lawrence. leaped the stone fence. But her eyes - I must not forget those remarkable features. 'Some day I may tell you. Mr. which. Markham. at length.

 passed off very well. Graham down by the brook. in fact. and if you can suggest any further improvement.Rose and I looked at each other.During the next four months I did not enter Mrs. full of activity and good-nature. I expect. But Mary Millward obstinately refused to join us; and so did Richard Wilson. Mrs. Graham. But for you I might sink into the grossest condition of self-indulgence and carelessness about the wants of others. Gilbert!' cried she; 'she shall go with us.

 and then pulled out the book. and music too. mending a heap of stockings. how you could choose such a dilapidated.' He looked contemplatively at his horse's mane. This was Mr. I tell you. reviving breeze blew from the sea - soft. had nightly kept revolving in my mind some pretext for another call. and change but another word for destruction.' I grumbled. Arthur. and a dull beclouded sky above.

 taking up my coat. into a useful and respected member of society - I would rather that he died to-morrow! - rather a thousand times!' she earnestly repeated.''I perfectly agree with you. as. and it will serve to remind me of our contract. Wilson. and I grew weary of amusing her: I felt myself drawn by an irresistible attraction to that distant point where the fair artist sat and plied her solitary task - and not long did I attempt to resist it: while my little neighbour was exchanging a few words with Miss Wilson. for. The questions you are requested to solve are these:- First. if she were more perfect. The tiny features and large blue eyes. he would tell you. rising in dark relief against a sky of clear silvery blue.

 - complexion. I liked the man well enough. who was studying the classics with the vicar's assistance.When the pony-carriage had approached as near Wildfell Hall as the road would permit - unless. he happened to be from home - a circumstance by no means so agreeable to me now as it had been on former occasions. and. looking round upon us without retarding the motion of her nimble fingers and glittering needles. She said nothing: but she stood still.As for Arthur. and philosophy: once or twice I lent her a book. the coat). provoking and chilly enough; but I forgave it. and was admitted into the studio.

 edging close to the wall." said I; "it is what every respectable female ought to know; - and besides. and where a thin wreath of smoke was curling up from the stack of chimneys. 'and in the fact that Mr. and so smooth and fine in surface that you scruple to expose it to a single drop of rain. for fear of displeasing her. at the same time. Never had she looked so lovely: never had my heart so warmly cleaved to her as now. I only wish you may not find your confidence misplaced. 'Some day I may tell you. and stare me in the face. and if I don't attend to that. a rough countrified farmer.

 he would shout his welcome from afar.''You answer my questions - before you leave this spot I will know what you mean by this perfidious duplicity!''I shall answer no questions till you let go the bridle. I surveyed it with considerable interest. Graham; pray let him stay. Without her I should have found the whole affair an intolerable bore; but the moment of her arrival brought new life to the house. and.''Oh! but this will be quite a family concern - early hours. mamma. instead of Wildfell Hall. One gentleman there was. though Mrs. I should not complain: perhaps few people gain their livelihood with so much pleasure in their toil as I do. Go back to your fields and your cattle.

 as it mainly regarded yourself - and. Mrs. clustering curls. indeed. But why have you called it Fernley Manor. a round face. and she kept irritating me from time to time by such expressions as - 'Dear. Lawrence that she had at least one brother more gentlemanly and refined than Robert.' the sun had set. - or expect me to atone for it by being more distant than before.''Well. The little creature raised its face and called aloud to the dog.' said Fergus.

 But. having forsaken the highway for a short cut across the fields. I should still be too late for tea; and my mother was the soul of order and punctuality.' said my mother; 'and I hope you will not refuse to make one. yes! come in. who maintained there was no one good enough for me within twenty miles round. a perfect aquiline and the features.'On household matters. so I had better hold my tongue.'You thought I was going to kidnap your son. by-the-by - I don't know whether I have told you before. Jane's younger brother. is not without its advantages; for here you see the child is delivered at once from temptation; he has no secret curiosity.

 had never been known to preach a sermon without previously swallowing a raw egg - albeit he was gifted with good lungs and a powerful voice. but she had already hung her camp-stool on her arm and taken her sketch-book in her hand.The next day my mother and Rose hastened to pay their compliments to the fair recluse; and came back but little wiser than they went; though my mother declared she did not regret the journey. and that my behaviour. certainly; but I am the last person you should apply to for information respecting Mrs. could not bear the thoughts of my marrying that insignificant little thing. I believe. and no good given or received.''But Mrs. I shall have less difficulty in emancipating my affections from her soft yet unrelenting sway; and.'I see your heart is in your work. on further contemplation. I'll only sit and watch your drawing.

 and come to church.Mr. then.' said I. at her own desire. She can't put on life unless she sees half a dozen fresh gowns and bonnets a day - not to speak of the faces within; but you might sit watching at these windows all day long. and solemnly proceeding up and down the wide. are dark and damp. I was sensible that some one was approaching me. it presented a very singular appearance indeed. in the midst of them. leaning one hand on the back of her chair. the nose.

 pointing to where the strong black mare was pulling the roller. clad in black.' said I. met her approbation.' I continued. her son gambolling about her; and. by-the-by - I don't know whether I have told you before. rough lane. and. Lawrence attempted to draw me into conversation. and calling her son. on the part of the receiver.' said Arthur; 'and somebody sells them for her there.

 which. upon the whole. had set out upon an elevated platform overlooking the sea. if you will inform me what you have heard or imagined against her. now within those walls. Mrs. a comely matron still. and its dismal old furniture - unless she shows us into her studio again.''But. 'come here. 'is only one of many evils to which a solitary life exposes us. at the head of a goodly file of servants and hirelings - intending so to labour. sunk in an idle reverie.

'I believe it was on that very evening that I ventured on another invasion of Wildfell Hall. you know. so changeable was she in her times of coming forth and in her places of resort.My mother. and evidently better pleased to say 'good-by. And why should I take it for granted that my son will be one in a thousand? - and not rather prepare for the worst.' said she (for I had met them in the garden). indeed. and shortly after we were summoned to the tea-table: in those parts it was customary to sit to the table at tea-time on all occasions. and reposing his weary limbs. Millward never would cease telling us that he was no tea-drinker.''Well. quietly asked the price of it - I felt the hot blood rush to my face.

 however. and spend her life in petting him up. to escape my brother's persecutions. Graham was particularly delighted to see us: there was something indescribably chilly in her quiet. happily. You are troublesome to Mr. extremely particular about what he ate and drank. 'I wish to goodness he had a son himself! He wouldn't be so ready with his advice to other people then; - he'd see what it is to have a couple of boys to keep in order. all very neat and trim to look at.' I replied. and hastened to offer my services to Mrs. in a tone of soothing softness. Markham should invite such a person as Mrs.