hersharpdamascusbdeseemedouofpce,anduselessamongroseleavesshewassilen,becauseshewasryingoaskherselfupoherduyas,shesungherselfinoisperformancebyasuspicionwhich,inspieofallprobabiliy,sheallowedocrosshermind,haallhissweenesswaspuonwihaviewofpropiiaingmrhornon;ha,somehow,heoheraachmenhadfallenhrough,andhaisuiedmisshalespurposeorecallherrejecedloverpoormargare!

herewasperhapssomuchruhinhesuspicionashis:hamrs

hornonwashemoherofonewhoseregardshevalued,andfearedohavelos;andhishoughunconsciouslyaddedohernauraldesireofpleasingonewhowasshowingherkindnessbyhervisimrshornonsoodupogo,buyesheseemedohavesomehingmoreosaysheclearedherhroaandbegan:

misshale,ihaveaduyoperformipromisedyourpoormoherha,asfarasmypoorjudgmenwen,iwouldnoallowyouoacinanywaywrongly,or(shesofenedherspeechdownalilehere)inadverenly,wihouremonsraing;aleas,wihouofferingadvice,

wheheryouookiorno

margaresoodbeforeher,blushinglikeanyculpri,wihhereyesdiingasshegazedamrshornonshehoughshehadcomeospeakoherabouhefalsehoodshehadoldhamrhornonhademployedheroexpinhedangershehadexposedherselfo,ofbeingconfuedinfullcour!andalhoughherhearsankohinkhehadnoraherchosenocomehimself,andupbraidher,andreceiveherpenience,andresoreheragainohisgoodopinion,yeshewasoomuchhumblednoobearanybmeonhissubjecpaienlyandmeekly

mrshornonwenon:

afirs,wheniheardfromoneofmyservans,hayouhadbeenseenwalkingabouwihagenleman,sofarfromhomeasheouwoodsaion,asuchaimeofheevening,icouldhardlybelieveibumyson,iamsorryosay,confirmedhersoryiwasindiscree,osayheleas;manyayoungwomanhasloshercharacerbeforenow

margareseyesfshedfirehiswasanewideahiswasooinsulingifmrshornonhadspokenoherabouhelieshehadold,wellandgoodshewouldhaveownedi,andhumiliaedherselfbuoinerferewihherconducospeakofhercharacer!shemrs

hornon,ameresrangeriwasooimperinen!shewouldnoanswerhernoonewordmrshornonsawhebalespiriinmargareseyes,andicalleduphercombaivenessalso

foryourmoherssake,ihavehoughirighowarnyouagainssuchimproprieies;heymusdegradeyouinhelongruninheesimaionofheworld,evenifinfacheydonoleadyouoposiiveharm

formymoherssake,saidmargare,inaearfulvoice,iwillbearmuch;buica

obeareveryhingshenevermeanmeobeexposedoinsul,iamsure

insul,misshale!

yes,madam,saidmargaremoreseadily,iisinsulwhadoyouknowofmehashouldleadyouosuspecoh!saidshe,breakingdown,andcoveringherfacewihherhandsiknownow,mr

hornonhasoldyou

o,misshale,saidmrshornon,herruhfulnesscausingheroarresheconfessionmargarewasonhepoinofmaking,houghhercuriosiywasichingohearisopmrhornonhasoldmenohingyoudonoknowmysonyouarenoworhyoknowhim

hesaidhislisen,youngdy,hayoumayundersand,ifyoucan,whasorofamanyourejecedhismilonmanufacurer,hisgreaenderhearscornedasiwasscorned,saidomeonlysnigh,gooherihavegoodreasonoknowhasheisinsomesrai,arisingouofsomeaachmen;andsheneedswomanlycounselibelievehose

werehisverywordsfarherhanhabeyondadmiinghefacofyourbeingaheouwoodsaionwihagenleman,onheeveningofhewenysixhhehassaidnohingnoonewordagainsyouifhehasknowledgeofanyhingwhichshouldmakeyousobso,hekeepsiohimself

margaresfacewassillhiddeninherhands,hefingersofwhichwerewewihearsmrshornonwasalilemollified

come,misshaleheremaybecircumsances,illallow,ha,ifexpined,mayakeofffromheseemingimpropriey

sillnoanswermargarewasconsideringwhaosay;shewishedosandwellwihmrshornon;andyeshecouldno,mighno,giveanyexpnaionmrshornongrewimpaien

ishallbesorryobreakoffanacquainance;buforfa

yssakeasioldmyson,iffa

yhaddonesoweshouldconsideriagreadisgraceandfa

ymighbeledaway

icangiveyounoexpnaion,saidmargare,inalowvoiceihavedonewrong,bunoinhewayyouhinkorknowabouihinkmr

hornonjudgesmemoremercifullyhanyou;shehadhardworkokeepherselffromchokingwihherearsu,ibelieve,madam,youmeanodorighly

hankyou,saidmrshornon,drawingherselfup;iwasnoawarehamymeaningwasdoubediishesimeishallinerfereiwasunwillingoconsenodoi,whenyourmoheraskedmeihadnoapprovedofmysonsaachmenoyou,whileionlysuspecediyoudidnoappearomeworhyofhimbuwhenyoucompromisedyourselfasyoudidaheimeofherio,andexposedyourselfohecommensofservansandworkpeople,ifeliwasnolongerrighosemyselfagainsmysonswishofproposingoyouawish,byheway,whichhehadalwaysdeniedenerainingunilhedayofherio

margarewinced,anddrewinherbreahwihalong,hissingsound;ofwhich,however,mrshornonooknonoicehecame;youhadapparenlychangedyourmindioldmysonyeserday,haihoughipossible,shoraswasheinerval,youmighhaveheardorlearnsomehingofhisoherlover

whamusyouhinkofme,madam?askedmargare,hrowingherheadbackwihprouddisdain,illherhroacurvedouwardslikeaswansyoucansaynohingmore,mrshornonideclineeveryaempojusifymyselfforanyhingyoumusallowmeoleaveheroom

andsheswepouofiwihhenoiselessgraceofanoffendedprincess