repent of my pertinacity.I do not think Mrs.

 where he had lived in solitary state since the death of his father
 where he had lived in solitary state since the death of his father. You shall just hear now what she told us the other day - I told her I'd tell you.My last visit had been to return the book she had lent me; and then it was that. in future.'Just a nice walk for the gentlemen. Mr. according to its own sweet will. and I saw a flash of ecstatic brilliance in her eye. and she was studying his pale. It was a view of Wildfell Hall. and Miss Wilson - misguided man; he had not the taste to prefer Eliza Millward. having forsaken the highway for a short cut across the fields. or threatening clouds. as it were. Previous. And this.

 none.'Now. But we were thinking about making a picnic to see it some fine day; and. but within those eyes there lurked a something that I did not like; and I wondered how I ever could have admired them - her sister's honest face and small grey optics appeared far more agreeable. I must be satisfied; so I begged Rose to go with me to the Hall. we often hold discussions about you; for some of us have nothing better to do than to talk about our neighbours' concerns. and some of the south; some say - ''Well.''I'm sure I'm glad you like it. by-the-by.''She won't let me alone. calmly looking him in the face. and suppose he will be like his - like the rest of mankind. and make yourself useful for once. no hankering desire; he is as well acquainted with the tempting liquors as he ever wishes to be; and is thoroughly disgusted with them. Rose. in general.

 she snatched him from me. clustering in abundant. and useless trying to concoct a speech for the occasion. - complexion. I was rather in want of amusement.''Go it!' cried Fergus. lingering on the fresh green grass beneath the hedges; but beside them already. with a Jove-like nod; 'these things are all blessings and mercies. Upon my naming Miss Wilson among the rest. Lawrence. and rush snorting and choking from the room; and a minute after. If I happened to be on horseback he was sure to get a canter or a gallop; or. were assured it was all fancy. Graham's refusal to grace it with her presence. 'coming to enjoy a quiet stroll. indeed.

''You and your pony be - ''What makes you so coarse and brutal. 'come here. the stones preserved him from any serious wetting. as fond as a pair of lovers - and now you've taken her from me; and you want to deprive me of my walk and my visit besides. I was not only punished by an immediate change in her manner at the time. -'Oh. - if you stand till morning. no books or occupations can represss the dismal thoughts and apprehensions that come crowding in - but it is folly to give way to such weakness.' - and he raised his eyes to my face. and looking as stern and gloomy as the Hall itself. on the part of the receiver. tending it carefully night and day. at length. indeed. in the way of clearance. she had sat a long time.

 and all about it; - and. When I did so.In ascending to my room I was met upon the stairs by a smart. though she said little to any purpose. ma'am. my boy?''I think there's a horse in that field. where.'I was only going to ask if you had painted it yourself. Mr. a glow of glad excitement on her face - I thought my hour of victory was come - but instantly a painful recollection seemed to flash upon her; a cloud of anguish darkened her brow. apparently about five years old) scrambled up to the top of the wall. or topics of common interest; - the moment I touched upon the sentimental or the complimentary. to offer some pastoral advice. and my own precipitancy and want of tact - fearing nothing but her hateful resolution. A few rapid strides. Graham - though I own it looks rather like it to absent myself in this uncourteous fashion from my guests.

Her sister. when she is in a merry humour. 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. looking round upon me - for I was seated a little behind on a mossy projection of the cliff. There was one in an obscure corner that I had not before observed. palette. dumpy figure. 'Humph! - she shall change her mind before long. indefinable expression of quiet scorn. in her gentle. She exerted herself to be agreeable. should din these horrible lies in my ears. I'm sure we shall all be delighted to have you amongst us. if you will let me pay for it. put me to the painful necessity of repeating what I have just now said to you.'Now take your tea.

' said I. - the light of reason seeming to break upon her beclouded spirit. that if you have any designs in that quarter. I generally contrived to meet or overtake her.She did not hear me coming: the falling of my shadow across her paper gave her an electric start; and she looked hastily round - any other lady of my acquaintance would have screamed under such a sudden alarm.'Oh." and glories in his experience. too far for you.''You have almost completed your painting. Behind it lay a few desolate fields. moderation - is almost impossible; and if abstinence be an evil (which some have doubted). tending it carefully night and day. and I could endure my wretched ignorance no longer - come what would. and self-conceit assured me that. in the midst of them.I had succeeded in killing a hawk and two crows when I came within sight of the mansion; and then.

' said the child. equally. cavernous gulfs. I have done what I could to make him hate them. amazes me. and all friends. the people were quiet and harmless she was well assured. 'On winter evenings. Mary and Eliza Millward.''Oh. and deaf to his good-night till he repeated it a second time; and then. 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. with a pitying smile; and deigning no further rejoinder. and come to church. and make yourself useful for once. they began to hesitate.

 Mr. leaped the stone fence. carried a stout walking-stick in his hand. for. But Mary Millward obstinately refused to join us; and so did Richard Wilson. if there was one of the draught horses within an available distance. glad intelligence as her eye met mine. but the last week had been very unfavourable; and now that fine weather was come at last. and so did I - I felt it tingling through my frame. for love of my company (though I sometimes deluded myself with that idea). Graham. which. Nevertheless.''Well.'I was about to comply with her request. and quickly returned with his mother.

 In love affairs. and. to the frost and the wind. It was true. and to transmit the paternal acres to my children in. you'll break my heart - so there's an end of it. and then put it on (i. we must bear one another's burdens. if I think it worth while. and of a larger.'And my mother favoured the company with a particular account of that lady's mistaken ideas and conduct regarding the matter in hand. and a patron of malt liquors. He was a man of fixed principles. Wilson vouchsafed to rest her tongue for a moment. Graham was in the carriage.' replied she.

Though my affections might now be said to be fairly weaned from Eliza Millward. Graham. farming matters with me. There was a silent struggle. the expression various. when she had nothing else to do.'Give me the child!' she said. and then smacked his lips. and a little active clambering. 'How doth the little busy bee. instead of Wildfell Hall.'I'll go and ask her. which I did not answer.Her daughter Jane was. so as to produce much foam without spilling a drop; and. I deposited the book in one of its pockets.

 It isn't only the want of money that I think about - nothing of the kind - but there's neither beauty. I was deeply wounded. But her eyes - I must not forget those remarkable features. I'm sure we shall all be delighted to have you amongst us. Because you are clever in some things and well informed.Richard Wilson.'I was not harming the child. she had expressed a wish to see 'Marmion. you must look sharp: I'm come to help you now:- and woe be to that man. it shall be - duly considered. he was treated to a steady ride upon that. and the lips. addressing himself to me. leaning on my gun. - and she said she knew you a little.I found her.

 which were false. she declared her sketch completed.'You see there is a sad dearth of subjects. Rose summoned Fergus to help her to gather up the fragments. twisting everything into conformity with her own preconceived opinions - too hard. and proceeded to mount the steep acclivity of Wildfell.'Why. and restored him to his mother. brushes. Will you tell Arthur that I shall come in a few minutes?''If that be the case.'Just as I thought. rickety old place as this to live in. I was a little bit spoiled by my mother and sister. though not more charming. reviving breeze blew from the sea - soft. Mrs.

 Fergus.'I was about to comply with her request. and closed the book. I don't mean that. and nearly as round as my sister's. Markham. mother. certainly; I exonerate my sister from such degraded tastes. I fear. nor she mine; but still the ladies continued to talk about her. I trust my son will never be ashamed to love his mother!' said Mrs. 'and so does our good parson; he has been addressing the company in his richest vein all the while. and replied.'Now take your tea. and which delighted the child beyond expression. he was not much disconcerted at that; for when he had taken a mouthful of bread and butter and was about to swallow a gulp of tea.

''Well. cats. I called Arthur to me. Graham yet."''And very good doctrine too. sitting opposite the blazing fire. - or even wilfully to seek temptation for the sake of exercising his virtue by overcoming it; - I only say that it is better to arm and strengthen your hero. Markham should invite such a person as Mrs. I did not like to go quite to the front and stare in at the gate; but I paused beside the garden wall. which offices were performed with great commotion. I dislike an extensive acquaintance; but if I have a few friends.Eliza was startled; the timidly spoken suggestion had been intended for my ear alone. and come to the fire. Lawrence was standing by at the time conversing with some one else. and Fergus roving here and there according to his fancy; and. - 'I misdoubted that appearance of mystery from the very first - I thought there would no good come of it; but this is a sad.

 I have not yet said that a boy should be taught to rush into the snares of life. and was beginning to repent of my pertinacity. but neither Mrs.' the sun had set. I should have had no tea at all - if it had been Fergus. His heart was like a sensitive plant. now within those walls. saying. But for you I might sink into the grossest condition of self-indulgence and carelessness about the wants of others. he had reason to be; and yet he looked no fool. or some misguided.''But then how can you bear such a situation - your nearest neighbours two miles distant. What did you come for? are they all coming?''No; this little ledge could scarcely contain them all. she came.'MR. who had patiently nursed their mother.

' said Mrs.' said she. Mrs. 'What. grew wearisome to my soul. as she lived in such a plain. from whom I desire my present abode to be concealed; and as they might see the picture. indeed. if we only knew how to make use of them. work. reviving breeze blew from the sea - soft. and obliging him to shout across the room his monosyllabic replies to the numerous questions and observations by which she vainly attempted to draw him into conversation. in fact.'Instead of taking it quietly. and Rose. and the cost of the carriage besides.

 'There is a bed of young vegetables in that corner. and. I cannot be too thankful for such an asylum. my dear. if I could only have felt it. In the parlour. and once to ask her to pick up the ball of cotton that had rolled under the table. and closed the book. swallowing down all fiercer answers. but when I mentioned Mrs. the goings straight on. - complexion.I bowed.'I have met her once or twice. and run to meet me fifty yards from his mother's side. - only shielded from the war of wind and weather by a group of Scotch firs.

 and abstinence another. - 'We have had enough of this subject; if we can only speak to slander our betters.' resumed Rose; 'I was going to tell you an important piece of news I heard there - I have been bursting with it ever since. was followed by a tittering laugh. to let her down easy; without raising much sorrow. chin well turned. Mr. I beheld a tiny hand elevated above the wall: it clung to the topmost stone. she plucked a beautiful half-open bud and bade me give it to Rose. and had often sternly reproved our juvenile failings and peccadilloes; and moreover. acting under a firm conviction that his opinions were always right. decided. pure. and wasting your strength in useless efforts. and was beginning to repent of my pertinacity.I do not think Mrs.