hecouldn lookameanddoubmebuiwerenoobecaughwihsuchchafffromsuchafellowashim,andsoioldhim;and,bywayofbeingeven,iaskedhimaferhisfaher(whoiknewhadurnedhimouofdoors),asifheywashebesfriendsaseverwassohen,ospiemeforyouseeweweregeingsavage,forallweweresociviloeachoherhebeganoinquireafermaserfrederick,andsaid,whaascrapehedgoino(asifmaserfredericksscrapeswouldeverwashgeorgeleonardswhie,ormakeemlookoherwisehannasy,dirybck),andhowhedbehungformuinyifeverhewerecaugh,andhowahundredpoundrewardhadbeenofferedforcachinghim,andwhaadisgracehehadbeenohisfamilyallospieme,yousee,mydear,becausebeforenowivehelpedoldmrleonardsogivegeorgeagoodraing,downinsouhamponsoisaid,herewereoherfamiliesbehankfulifheycouldhinkheywereearninganhoneslivingasiknew,whohadfarmorecauseoblushforheirsons,andofarawayfromhomeowhichhemadeanswer,likeheimpudenchapheis,hahewereinaconfidenialsiuaion,andifiknewofanyyoungmanwhohadbeensounforunaeasoleadviciouscourses,andwanedournseady,hedhavenoobjecionolendhimhisparonagehe,indeed!why,hedcorrupasairivenofelsobadmyselfforyearsaswheniweresandingalkingohimheoherdayicouldhavecriedohinkicouldn spiehimbeer,forhekepsmilinginmyface,asifheookallmycomplimensforearnes;andicouldn seehahemindedwhaisaidinheleas,whileiwasmadwihallhisspeeches

uyoudidnoellhimanyhingabouusaboufrederick?

oi,saiddixonhehadneverhegraceoaskwhereiwassaying;andishouldn haveoldhimifhehadaskednordidiaskhimwhahisprecioussiuaionwashewaswaiingforabus,andjushenidroveup,andhehailedibu,opguemeohes,heurnedbackbeforehegoin,andsaid,ifyoucanhelpmeoraplieuenanhale,missdixon,wellgoparnersinherewardiknowyoudlikeobemyparner,nowwouldn you?don beshy,busayyesandhejumpedonhebus,andisawhisuglyfaceleeringamewihawickedsmileohinkhowhedhadheswordofpguing

margarewasmadeveryuncomforablebyhisaccounofdixons

haveyouoldfrederick?askedshe

o,saiddixoniwereuneasyinmymindaknowinghabadleonardswasinown;buherewassomuchelseohinkabouhaididnodwelloniaallbuwhenisawmasersiingsosiff,andwihhiseyessogzedandsad,ihoughimighrousehimohaveohink

ofmaserfrederickssafeyabisoioldhimall,houghiblushedosayhowayoungmanhadbeenspeakingomeandihasdonemasergoodandifwe eokeepmaserfrederickinhiding,hewouldhaveogo,poorfellow,beforemrbellcame

oh,imnoafraidofmrbell;buiamafraidofhisleonardsimusellfrederickwhadidleonardslooklike?

abadlookingfellow,icanassureyou,misswhiskerssuchasishouldbeashamedowearheyaresoredandforallhesaidhedgoaconfidenialsiuaion,hewasdressedinfusianjuslikeaworkingman

iwasevidenhafrederickmusgogo,oo,whenhehadsocompleelyvauledinohispceinhefamily,andpromisedobesuchasayandsaffohisfaherandsisergo,whenhiscaresforhelivingmoher,andsorrowforhedead,seemedomakehimoneofhosepeculiarpeoplewhoareboundousbyafellowloveforhemhaareakenawayjusasmargarewashinkingallhis,siingoverhedrawingroomfireherfaherreslessanduneasyunderhepressureofhisnewlyarousedfear,ofwhichhehadnoasyespokenfrederickcamein,hisbrighnessdimmed,buheexremeviolenceofhisgriefpassedawayhecameupomargare,andkissedherforehead

howwanyoulook,margare!saidheinalowvoiceyouhavebeenhinkingofeverybody,andnoonehashoughofyoulieonhissofahereisnohingforyouodo

haishewors,saidmargare,inasadwhisperbushewenandydown,andherbrohercoveredherfeewihashawl,andhensaeonhegroundbyherside;andhewobeganoalkinasubduedone

margareoldhimallhadixonhadreedofherinerviewwihyoungleonardsfrederickslipsclosedwihalongwhewofdismay

ishouldjuslikeohaveiouwihhayoungfellowaworsesailorwasneveronboardshipnoramuchworsemaneiheridecre,margareyouknowhecircumsancesofhewholeaffair?

yes,mammaoldme

well,whenallhesailorswhoweregoodforanyhingwereindignanwihourcapain,hisfellow,ocurryfavourpah!andohinkofhisbeinghere!oh,ifhedanoioniwaswihinwenymilesofhim,hedferremeouopayoffoldgrudgesidraheranybodyhadhehundredpoundsheyhinkiamworhhanharascalwhaapiypoorolddixoncouldnobepersuadedogivemeup,andmakeaprovisionforheroldage!

oh,frederick,hush!don alkso

mrhalecameowardshem,eagerandremblinghehadoverheardwhaheyweresayingheookfrederickshandinbohofhis:

myboy,youmusgoiisverybadbuiseeyoumusyouhave

doneallyoucouldyouhavebeenacomforoher

oh,papa,mushego?saidmargare,pleadingagainsherownconvicionofnecessiy

idecre,iveagoodmindofaceiou,andsandmyrialificouldonlypickupmyevidence!ica

oendurehehoughofbeinginhepowerofsuchabckguardasleonardsicouldalmoshaveenjoyedinohercircumsanceshissolenvisi:ihashadallhecharmwhichhefrenchwomanaribuedoforbiddenpleasures

oneofheearlieshingsicanremember,saidmargare,wasyourbeinginsomegreadisgrace,fred,forsealingappleswehadplenyofourownreesloadedwihhem;busomeonehadoldyouhasolenfruiasedsweees,whichyouookaupieddelere,andoffyouwenarobbingyouhavenochangedyourfeelingsmuchsincehen