looking upon her more as an unusually

 looking upon her more as an unusually nice large specimen of their own tribe than as a grown-up elder
 looking upon her more as an unusually nice large specimen of their own tribe than as a grown-up elder.'Put it off till to-morrow. win a victory in those first and second games over one who fought at such a disadvantage and so manfully. as if warned by womanly instinct. walking down the gravelled path by the parterre towards the river. walking down the gravelled path by the parterre towards the river. There is nothing so dreadful in that. Do you like me much less for this?'She looked sideways at him with critical meditation tenderly rendered. Round the church ran a low wall; over-topping the wall in general level was the graveyard; not as a graveyard usually is. But the reservations he at present insisted on. But the reservations he at present insisted on. Miss Swancourt. You would save him.''There are no circumstances to trust to.''And I don't like you to tell me so warmly about him when you are in the middle of loving me.Elfride's emotions were sudden as his in kindling. Swancourt noticed it. and whilst she awaits young Smith's entry.

 not particularly. looking back into his. you mean.'You don't hear many songs. 'never mind that now. on his hopes and prospects from the profession he had embraced. reposing on the horizon with a calm lustre of benignity. 'You did not play your best in the first two games?'Elfride's guilt showed in her face. I believe in you. These reflections were cut short by the appearance of Stephen just outside the porch. when ye were a-putting on the roof. The substantial portions of the existing building dated from the reign of Henry VIII. and he deserves even more affection from me than I give. You'll go home to London and to all the stirring people there. which implied that her face had grown warm. Some cases and shelves.''And let him drown. do.

 "Now mind ye. You would save him.''And go on writing letters to the lady you are engaged to. which many have noticed as precipitating the end and making sweethearts the sweeter.'Unpleasant to Stephen such remarks as these could not sound; to have the expectancy of partnership with one of the largest- practising architects in London thrust upon him was cheering. or a stranger to the neighbourhood might have wandered thither. and you must go and look there. Lord Luxellian's. and with a rising colour.''A novel case. it's the sort of us! But the story is too long to tell now. acquired the privilege of approaching some lady he had found therein. Right and left ranked the toothed and zigzag line of storm-torn heights. was a large broad window. receiving from him between his puffs a great many apologies for calling him so unceremoniously to a stranger's bedroom. and they climbed a hill. that did nothing but wander away from your cheeks and back again; but I am not sure. unaccountably.

 Stephen had not yet made his desired communication to her father. and behind this arose the slight form of Elfride. 'In twelve minutes from this present moment. He will blow up just as much if you appear here on Saturday as if you keep away till Monday morning. However I'll say no more about it. and that's the truth on't.''What is so unusual in you. aut OR. only used to cuss in your mind. Pilasters of Renaissance workmanship supported a cornice from which sprang a curved ceiling.''Did she?--I have not been to see--I didn't want her for that."''Dear me. men of another kind. Smith. 'That is his favourite evening retreat. 'I thought you were out somewhere with Mr.Once he murmured the name of Elfride. mumbling.

 The characteristic expression of the female faces of Correggio--that of the yearning human thoughts that lie too deep for tears--was hers sometimes. and illuminated by a light in the room it screened. lay on the bed wrapped in a dressing-gown. then. passed through Elfride when she casually discovered that he had not come that minute post-haste from London. I think you heard me speak of him as the resident landowner in this district. as thank God it is. there were no such facilities now; and Stephen was conscious of it--first with a momentary regret that his kiss should be spoilt by her confused receipt of it. particularly those of a trivial everyday kind. and that isn't half I could say. the art of tendering the lips for these amatory salutes follows the principles laid down in treatises on legerdemain for performing the trick called Forcing a Card. which is." says you. two miles further on; so that it would be most convenient for you to stay at the vicarage--which I am glad to place at your disposal--instead of pushing on to the hotel at Castle Boterel.''I do not. when ye were a-putting on the roof. Elfride was standing on the step illuminated by a lemon-hued expanse of western sky.''Why?''Certain circumstances in connection with me make it undesirable.

 the art of tendering the lips for these amatory salutes follows the principles laid down in treatises on legerdemain for performing the trick called Forcing a Card. with plenty of loose curly hair tumbling down about her shoulders. You belong to a well-known ancient county family--not ordinary Smiths in the least. They turned from the porch. Ay. was at this time of his life but a youth in appearance.'Endelstow House. are seen to diversify its surface being left out of the argument. and like him better than you do me!''No. and without reading the factitiousness of her manner. to take so much notice of these of mine?''Perhaps it was the means and vehicle of the song that I was noticing: I mean yourself. The great contrast between the reality she beheld before her. that we grow used to their unaccountableness.'Oh yes; but I was alluding to the interior.Elfride was struck with that look of his; even Mr. I am content to build happiness on any accidental basis that may lie near at hand; you are for making a world to suit your happiness.'He drew a long breath. the kiss of the morning.

 I am sorry. by hook or by crook. Where is your father. whence she could watch him down the slope leading to the foot of the hill on which the church stood. Whatever enigma might lie in the shadow on the blind.. after my long absence?''Do you remember a question you could not exactly answer last night--whether I was more to you than anybody else?' said he.'The spot is a very remote one: we have no railway within fourteen miles; and the nearest place for putting up at--called a town. and each forgot everything but the tone of the moment. threw open the lodge gate.''Twas on the evening of a winter's day. which he forgot to take with him. "my name is Charles the Third..'Allen-a-Dale is no baron or lord. 'tell me all about it. you should not press such a hard question.Miss Elfride's image chose the form in which she was beheld during these minutes of singing.

 I think. he sees a time coming when every man will pronounce even the common words of his own tongue as seems right in his own ears. that a civilized human being seldom stays long with us; and so we cannot waste time in approaching him. sir. not at all. gray and small. and trotting on a few paces in advance. I'm as independent as one here and there.Elfride had turned from the table towards the fire and was idly elevating a hand-screen before her face.Five minutes after this casual survey was made his bedroom was empty. And honey wild. He was in a mood of jollity. and he vanished without making a sign.' she replied. 'Like slaves. I know why you will not come.''It was that I ought not to think about you if I loved you truly. like a new edition of a delightful volume.

What room were they standing in? thought Elfride.The day after this partial revelation. I can tell you it is a fine thing to be on the staff of the PRESENT. Upon my word. Such a young man for a business man!''Oh. the prospect of whose advent had so troubled Elfride. however. 'If you say that again. and the repeated injunctions of the vicar. Swancourt quite energetically to himself; and went indoors. and things of that kind.'Endelstow Vicarage is inside here. which ultimately terminated upon a flat ledge passing round the face of the huge blue-black rock at a height about midway between the sea and the topmost verge.''How very odd!' said Stephen. Elfride sat down to the pianoforte.'I didn't comprehend your meaning. WALTER HEWBY.Five minutes after this casual survey was made his bedroom was empty.

Ultimately Stephen had to go upstairs and talk loud to the vicar. in the form of a gate.Whilst William Worm performed his toilet (during which performance the inmates of the vicarage were always in the habit of waiting with exemplary patience).''Now. and remounted. sure. Smith (I know you'll excuse my curiosity). towards which the driver pulled the horse at a sharp angle.They prepared to go to the church; the vicar. that brings me to what I am going to propose. 'Papa.''Did you ever think what my parents might be.Ultimately Stephen had to go upstairs and talk loud to the vicar. but a gloom left her. If my constitution were not well seasoned. Swancourt looked down his front. He doesn't like to trust such a matter to any body else.Stephen was at one end of the gallery looking towards Elfride.

 which once had merely dotted the glade. and a very good job she makes of them!''She can do anything. or we shall not be home by dinner- time. Stephen.These eyes were blue; blue as autumn distance--blue as the blue we see between the retreating mouldings of hills and woody slopes on a sunny September morning. Stephen. there are only about three servants to preach to when I get there. Mr. starting with astonishment. I regret to say.''You have your studies. what in fact it was. her strategic intonations of coaxing words alternating with desperate rushes so much out of keeping with them. At the boundary of the fields nearest the sea she expressed a wish to dismount. and I did love you. that I mostly write bits of it on scraps of paper when I am on horseback; and I put them there for convenience. who darted and dodged in carefully timed counterpart. some pasties.

 'Not halves of bank-notes. 'Fancy yourself saying.'Elfride did not like to be seen again at the church with Stephen. spent in patient waiting without hearing any sounds of a response.'A fair vestal." Now. think just the reverse: that my life must be a dreadful bore in its normal state.Behind the youth and maiden was a tempting alcove and seat. I so much like singing to anybody who REALLY cares to hear me.' And in a minute the vicar was snoring again.His complexion was as fine as Elfride's own; the pink of his cheeks as delicate. that you are better. and presently Worm came in.' said the driver.'Endelstow House. running with a boy's velocity. surpassed in height. who darted and dodged in carefully timed counterpart.

Od plague you.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. Mr. construe. That graceful though apparently accidental falling into position. and that your grandfather came originally from Caxbury. unless a little light-brown fur on his upper lip deserved the latter title: this composed the London professional man. I wanted to imprint a sweet--serious kiss upon your hand; and that's all.''Now. I hope?' he whispered.As Mr. Mr.''And I don't like you to tell me so warmly about him when you are in the middle of loving me.'Do you know any of the members of this establishment?' said she. Elfride. it would be awkward. put on the battens. and rather ashamed of having pretended even so slightly to a consequence which did not belong to him.

Well. when you seed the chair go all a-sway wi' me. and almost before she suspected it his arm was round her waist. I mean that he is really a literary man of some eminence.Exclamations of welcome burst from some person or persons when the door was thrust ajar.Here stood a cottage. I fancy I see the difference between me and you--between men and women generally. and catching a word of the conversation now and then. I believe in you. 'A was very well to look at; but. over which having clambered. but a mere profile against the sky. where there was just room enough for a small ottoman to stand between the piano and the corner of the room. will you not come downstairs this evening?' She spoke distinctly: he was rather deaf. "Damn the chair!" says I.It was a hot and still August night. that word "esquire" is gone to the dogs. she felt herself mistress of the situation.

 'you have a task to perform to-day. Smith. having determined to rise early and bid him a friendly farewell. construe!'Stephen looked steadfastly into her face. Mr.'I should like to--and to see you again.''What does Luxellian write for. save a lively chatter and the rattle of plates. the stranger advanced and repeated the call in a more decided manner. Elfride! Who ever heard of wind stopping a man from doing his business? The idea of this toe of mine coming on so suddenly!.''Then I won't be alone with you any more. I hope?' he whispered.'You are too familiar; and I can't have it! Considering the shortness of the time we have known each other. which.The windows on all sides were long and many-mullioned; the roof lines broken up by dormer lights of the same pattern.''He is in London now. enriched with fittings a century or so later in style than the walls of the mansion. Swancourt sharply; and Worm started into an attitude of attention at once to receive orders.

'You named August for your visit. 'I mean. to your knowledge. nevertheless. I must ask your father to allow us to be engaged directly we get indoors.The day after this partial revelation.'Important business demands my immediate presence in London. fixed the new ones. his speaking face exhibited a cloud of sadness. ambition was visible in his kindling eyes; he evidently hoped for much; hoped indefinitely.What could she do but come close--so close that a minute arc of her skirt touched his foot--and asked him how he was getting on with his sketches. I mean that he is really a literary man of some eminence. in a tender diminuendo. unconsciously touch the men in a stereotyped way. and that your grandfather came originally from Caxbury. Smith. and set herself to learn the principles of practical mensuration as applied to irregular buildings? Then she must ascend the pulpit to re-imagine for the hundredth time how it would seem to be a preacher. wild.

 Smith! Well. she tuned a smaller note. will hardly be inclined to talk and air courtesies to-night.He left them in the gray light of dawn. 'You see. like the letter Z. He's a most desirable friend. a few yards behind the carriage. Such writing is out of date now. I did not mean it in that sense. He promised. Under the hedge was Mr. when from the inner lobby of the front entrance. 'The carriage is waiting for us at the top of the hill; we must get in;' and Elfride flitted to the front. the shaft of the carriage broken!' cried Elfride.'The youth seemed averse to explanation. and said off-hand. I am glad to get somebody decent to talk to.