hewenaanunusualpace,andwassoonacramponhewenupsairswosepsaaime,andeneredhedrawingroombeforedixoncoulda

ouncehim,hisfaceflushed,hiseyesshiningwihkindlyearnesnessmrshaleyonhesofa,heaedwihfevermrhalewasreadingaloudmargarewasworkingonalowsoolbyhermoherssideherhearfluered,ifhisdidno,ahisinerviewbuheooknonoiceofher,hardlyofmrhalehimself;hewenupsraighwihhisbaskeomrshale,andsaid,inhasubduedandgenleone,whichissoouchingwhenusedbyarobusmaninfullhealh,speakingoafeebleinvalid

imedrdonaldson,maam,andashesaidfruiwouldbegoodforyou,ihaveakenheliberyhegrealiberyofbringingyousomehaseemedomefinemrshalewasexcessivelysurprised;excessivelypleased;quieinarembleofeagernessmrhalewihfewerwordsexpressedadeepergraiude

fechape,margareabaskeanyhingmargaresoodupbyheable,halfafraidofmovingormakinganynoiseoarousemrhornoninoaconsciousnessofherbeinginheroomshehoughiwouldbeawkwardforbohobebroughinoconsciouscollision;andfanciedha,fromherbeingonalowseaafirs,andnowsandingbehindherfaher,hehadoverlookedherinhishaseasifhedidnofeelheconsciousnessofherpresenceallover,houghhiseyeshadneverresedonher!

imusgo,saidhe,ica

osayifyouwillforgivehislibery,myroughways,ooabrup,ifearbuiwillbemoregenlenexime

youwillallowmehepleasureofbringingyousomefruiagain,ifishouldseeanyhaisempinggoodafernoon,mrhalegoodbye,maam

hewasgonenooneword:noonelookomargareshebelievedhahehadnoseenhershewenforapeinsilence,andlifedhefruiouenderly,wihhepoinsofherdelicaeaperfingersiwasgoodofhimobringi;andaferyeserdayoo!

oh!iissodelicious!saidmrshale,inafeeblevoicehowkindof

himohinkofme!margarelove,onlyasehesegrapes!wasinogoodofhim?

yes!saidmargare,quiely

margare!saidmrshale,raherquerulously,youwon likeanyhingmrhornondoesineversawanybodysoprejudiced

mrhalehadbeenpeelingapeachforhiswife;and,cuingoffasmallpieceforhimself,hesaid:

ifihadanyprejudices,hegifofsuchdeliciousfruiashiswouldmelhemallawayihavenoasedsuchfruino!noeveninhampshiresinceiwasaboy;andoboys,ifancy,allfruiisgoodiremembereaingsloesandcrabswiharelishdoyourememberhemaedupcurranbushes,margare,ahecornerofheweswallinhegardenahome?

didsheno?didshenoremembereveryweahersainonheoldsonewall;hegrayandyellowlichenshamarkedilikeamap;helilecranesbillhagrewinhecrevices?shehadbeenshakenbyheevensofheswodays;herwholelifejusnowwasasrainuponherforiude;and,somehow,hesecarelesswordsofherfahers,ouchingonheremembranceofhesu

yimesofold,madehersarup,and,droppinghersewingonheground,shewenhasilyouofheroominoherownlilechambershehadhardlygivenwayohefirschokingsob,whenshebecameawareofdixonsandingaherdrawers,andevidenlysearchingforsomehing

lessme,miss!howyousarledme!missusisnoworse,isshe?isanyhinghemaer?

o,nohingonlyimsilly,dixon,andwanagssofwaerwhaareyoulookingfor?ikeepmymuslinsinhadrawer

dixondidnospeak,buwenonrummaginghescenofvendercameouandperfumedheroom

asdixonfoundwhashewaned;whaiwasmargarecouldnoseedixonfacedround,andspokeoher:

owidon likeellingyouwhaiwaned,becauseyouvefreingenoughogohrough,andiknowyoullfreabouhisimeanohavekepifromyouillnigh,maybe,orsuchimesasha

whaishemaer?pray,ellme,dixon,aonce

hayoungwomanyougooseehiggins,imean

well?

well!shediedhismorning,andhersiserisherecomeobegasrangehingiseems,heyoungwomanwhodiedhadafancyforbeingburiedinsomehingofyours,andsohesiserscomeoaskfori,andiwaslookingforanighcaphawasn oogoodogiveaway

oh!lemefindone,saidmargare,inhemidsofherearspoorbessy!ineverhoughishouldnoseeheragain

why,hasanoherhinghisgirldownsairswanedmeoaskyou,ifyouwouldlikeoseeher

ushesdead!saidmargare,urningalilepaleineversawadeadpersonno!iwouldraherno

ishouldneverhaveaskedyou,ifyouhadn comeinioldheryouwouldn

iwillgodownandspeakoher,saidmargare,afraidlesdixonsharshnessofma

ermighwoundhepoorgirlso,akinghecapinherhand,shewenohekichenmarysfacewasallswollenwihcrying,andshebursouafreshwhenshesawmargare

oh,maam,shelovedyo,shelovedyo,shedidindeed!andforalongime,margarecouldnogeherosayanyhingmorehanhisas,hersympahy,anddixonsscolding,forcedouafewfacsnichoshigginshadgoneouinhemorning,leavingbessyaswellasonhedaybeforebuinanhourshewasakenworse;someneighbourranoheroomwheremarywasworking;heydidnoknowwhereofindherfaher;maryhadonlycomeinafewminuesbeforeshedied

iwereadayorwoagosheaxedobeburiedinsomewhaoyourn

shewereneveriredoalkingoyosheusedosayyowerehepreieshingshedevercppedeyesonshelovedyodearlyherswordswere,givehermyaffecionaerespecs;andkeepfaherfro

drinkyollcomeandseeher,maamshewouldhahoughiagreacomplimen,iknow

margareshrankalilefromanswering

yes,perhapsimayyes,iwillillcomebeforeeabuwheresyourfaher,mary?

maryshookherhead,andsoodupobegoing

misshale,saiddixon,inalowvoice,wheresheuseoyourgoingoseehepoorhingidou?idneversayawordagainsi,ificoulddohegirlanygood;andiwouldn mindabigoingmyself,ifhawouldsaisfyherheyvejusanoion,hesecommonfolks,ofisbeingarespecohedeparedhere,saidshe,urningsharplyround,illcomeandseeyoursisermisshaleisbusy,andshecan come,orelseshewould

hegirllookedwisfullyamargaredixonscomingmighbeacomplimen,buiwasnohesamehingohepoorsiser,whohadhadherlilepangsofjealousy,duringbessyslifeime,aheinimacybeweenherandheyoungdy

o,dixon!saidmargarewihdecisioniwillgomary,youshallseemehisafernoonandforfearofherowncowardice,shewenaway,inorderoakefromherselfanychanceofchangingherdeerminaion