heaccordinglypresenedhimselfagainamrhaleshaeveningherfaheranddixonwouldfainhavepersuadedmargareogoobed;buhey,neiherofhem,knewhereasonforherlowconinuedrefusalso

dosodixonhadlearnparofheruhbuonlyparmargarewouldnoellanyhumanbeingofwhashehadsaid,andshedidnorevealhefaalerminaionoleonardsfallfromhepformsodixoncuriosiycombinedwihherallegianceourgemargareogoores,whichherappearance,assheyonhesofa,showedbuooclearlyhasherequiredshedidnospeakexcepwhenspokeno;sheriedosmilebackinreplyoherfahersanxiouslooksandwordsofenderenquiry;bu,inseadofasmile,hewanlipsresolvedhemselvesinoasighhewassomiserablyuneasyha,as,sheconsenedogoinoherownroom,andprepareforgoingobedshewasindeedinclinedogiveupheideahaheinspecorwouldcallagainhanigh,asiwasalreadypasnineoclock

shesoodbyherfaher,holdingonohebackofhischair

youwillgoobedsoon,papa,won you?don siupalone!

whahisanswerwasshedidnohear;hewordswerelosinhefarsmallerpoinofsoundhamagnifiediselfoherfears,andfilledherbrainherewasalowringahedoorbell

shekissedherfaherandglideddownsairs,wiharapidiyofmoionofwhichnoonewouldhavehoughhercapable,whohadseenherheminuebeforeshepuasidedixon

don come;iwillopenhedooriknowiishimicanimusmanageiallmyself

asyouplease,miss!saiddixonesily;buinamomenaferwards,sheadded,uyou enofiforiyouaremoredeadhanalive

ami?saidmargare,urningroundandshowinghereyesallaglowwihsrangefire,hercheeksflushed,houghherlipswerebakedandlividsill

sheopenedhedooroheinspecor,andprecededhiminohesudy

shepcedhecandleonheable,andsnuffedicarefully,beforesheurnedroundandfacedhim

youaree!saidshewell?sheheldherbreahforheanswer

imsorryohavegivenanyu

ecessaryrouble,maam;for,aferall,heyvegivenupallhoughsofholdinganinquesihavehadoherworkodoandoherpeopleosee,orishouldhavebeenherebeforenow

heniisended,saidmargare hereisobenofurherenquiry

ibelieveivegomrhornonsnoeaboume,saidheinspecor,fumblinginhispockebook

mrhornons!saidmargare

yes!hesamagisraeah!hereiisshecouldnoseeoreadino,noalhoughshewascloseohecandlehewordsswambeforeher

busheheldiinherhand,andlookedaiasifshewereinenlysudyingi

imsure,maam,isagreaweighoffmymind;forheevidencewassouncerain,yousee,hahemanhadreceivedanyblowaall,andifanyquesionofideniycamein,isocomplicaedhecase,asioldmrhornon

mrhornon!saidmargare,again

imehimhismorning,jusashewascomingouofhishouse,and,ashesanoldfriendofmine,besidesbeinghemagisraewhosawleonardssnigh,imadeboldoellhimofmydifficuly

margaresigheddeeplyshedidnowanohearanymore;shewasafraidalikeofwhashehadheard,andofwhashemighhearshewishedhahemanwouldgosheforcedherselfospeak

hankyouforcallingiisveryeidaresayiispasenoclock

oh!hereishenoe!sheconinued,suddenlyinerpreinghemeaningofhehandheldouoreceiveihewaspuingiup,whenshesaid,ihinkiisacramped,dazzlingsorofwriingicouldnoreadi;willyoujusreadiome?

hereadialoudoher

hankyouyouoldmrhornonhaiwasnohere?

oh,ofcourse,maamimsorrynowhaiaceduponinformaion,whichseemsohavebeensoerroneousafirsheyoungmanwassoposiive;andnowhesayshahedoubedallalong,andhopeshahismisakewon haveoccasionedyousucha

oyanceasoloseheirshopyourcusomgoodnigh,maam

goodnighsheranghebellfordixonoshowhimouasdixonreurneduphepassagemargarepassedherswifly

iisallrigh!saidshe,wihoulookingadixon;andbeforehewomancouldfollowherwihfurherquesionsshehadspedupsairs,andeneredherbedchamber,andboledherdoor

shehrewherself,dressedasshewas,uponherbedshewasoomuchexhausedohinkhalfanhourormoreepsedbeforehecrampednaureofherposiion,andhechilliness,superveningupongreafaigue,hadhepowerorousehernumbedfaculieshenshebeganorecall,ocombine,owonderhefirsideahapresenediselfoherwas,haallhissickeningarmonfredericksbehalfwasover;hahesrainwaspashenexwasawishoremembereverywordofheinspecorswhichreedomrhornonwhenhadheseenhim?

whahadhesaid?whahadmrhornondone?whawereheexacwordsofhisnoe?andunilshecouldrecollec,evenohepcingoromiinganaricle,heveryexpressionswhichhehadusedinhenoe,hermindrefusedogoonwihisprogressbuhenexconvicionshecameowasclearenough;mrhornonhadseenhercloseoouwoodsaiononhefaalhursdaynigh,andhadbeenoldofherdenialhashewashereshesoodasaliarinhiseyesshewasaliar

bushehadnohoughofpeniencebeforegod;nohingbuchaosandnighsurroundedheoneluridfacha,inmrhornonseyes,shewasdegradedshecarednoohink,evenoherself,ofhowmuchofexcuseshemighpleadhahadnohingodowihmrhornon;sheneverdreamedhahe,oranyoneelse,couldfindcauseforsuspicioninwhawassonauralasheraccompanyingherbroher;buwhawasreallyfalseandwrongwasknownohim,andhehadarighojudgeheroh,frederick!frederick!shecried,whahaveinosacrificedforyou!evenwhenshefellasleepherhoughswerecompelledoravelhesamecircle,onlywihexaggeraedandmonsrouscircumsancesofpain