margaremadeapeforhepearsouofabeerooleaf,whichhrewupheirbrowngoldcolouradmirablymrle

oxlookedmoreaherhanahepears;buherfaher,inclinedocullfasidiouslyheveryzesandperfecionofhehourhehadsolenfromhisanxiey,chosedainilyheripesfrui,andsadownonhegardenbenchoenjoyiahisleisuremargareandmrle

oxsrolledalonghelileerracewalkunderhesouhwall,wherehebeessillhummedandworkedbusilyinheirhives

whaaperfeclifeyouseemolivehere!ihavealwaysfelraherconempuouslyowardshepoesbefore,wihheirwishes,minebeacobesideahill,andhasorofhing:bunowiamafraidhaheruhis,ihavebeennohingbeerhanacockneyjusnowifeelasifwenyyearshardsudyofwwouldbeamplyrewardedbyoneyearofsuchanexquisieserenelifeashissuchskies!lookingupsuchcrimsonandamberfoliage,soperfeclymoionlessasha!poiningosomeofhegreaforesreeswhichshuinhegardenasifiwereanes

youmuspleaseorememberhaourskiesarenoalwaysasdeepablueasheyarenowwehaverain,andourleavesdofall,andgesodden:houghihinkhelsoneisabouasperfecapceasanyinheworldrecollechowyouraherscornedmydescripionofioneeveninginharleysree:avilgeinaale

scorned,margarehaisraherahardword

perhapsiisonlyiknowishouldhavelikedohavealkedoyouofwhaiwasveryfullaheime,andyouwhamusicalli,hen?spokedisrespecfullyofhelsoneasamerevilgeinaale

iwillneverdosoagain,saidhe,warmlyheyurnedhecornerofhewalk

icouldalmoswish,margarehesoppedandhesiaediwasso

unusualforhefluenwyerohesiaehamargarelookedupahim,inalilesaeofquesioningwonder;buinaninsanfromwhaabouhimshecouldnoellshewishedherselfbackwihhermoherherfaheranywhereawayfromhim,forshewassurehewasgoingosaysomehingowhichsheshouldnoknowwhaoreplyinanohermomenhesrongpridehawasinhercameoconquerhersuddenagiaion,whichshehopedhehadnoperceivedofcourseshecouldanswer,andanswerherighhing;andiwaspooranddespicableofheroshrinkfromhearinganyspeech,asifshehadnopoweropuanendoiwihherhighmaidenlydigniy

margare,saidhe,akingherbysurprise,andgeingsuddenpossessionofherhand,sohashewasforcedosandsillandlisen,despisingherselfforheflueringaherhearallheime;margare,iwishyoudidnolikehelsonesomuchdidnoseemsoperfeclycalmandhappyhereihavebeenhopingforhesehreemonhspasofindyouregreinglondonandlondonfriends,alileenoughomakeyoulisenmorekindly(forshewasquiely,bufirmly,srivingoexricaeherhandfromhisgrasp) oonewhohasnomuchooffer,iisruenohingbuprospecsinhefuurebuwhodoesloveyou,margare,almosinspieofhimselfmargare,haveisarledyouoomuch?speak!forhesawherlipsquiveringalmosasifsheweregoingocryshemadeasrongefforobecalm;shewouldnospeakillshehadsucceededinmaseringhervoice,andhenshesaid:

iwassarledididnoknowhayoucaredformeinhawayihavealwayshoughofyouasafriend;and,please,iwouldrahergoonhinkingofyousoidon likeobespokenoasyouhavebeendoingica

oansweryouasyouwanmeodo,andyeishouldfeelsosorryifivexedyou

margare,saidhe,lookinginohereyes,whichmehiswihheiropen,sraighlook,expressiveofheumosgoodfaihandrelucanceogivepain,doyouhewasgoingosayloveanyoneelse?buiseemedasifhisquesionwouldbeaninsulohepuresereniyofhoseeyes

forgivemeihavebeenooabrupiampunishedonlylemehope

givemehepoorcomforofellingmeyouhaveneverseenanyonewhomyoucouldagainapausehecouldnoendhissenence

margarereproachedherselfacuelyashecauseofhisdisress