ismisshalesoremarkableforruh?saidmrhornon,bierlyhemomenhehaddoneso,hecouldhavebienhisongueouwhawashe?andwhyshouldhesabherwihhershameinhisway?howevilhewasonigh;possessedbyillhumourabeingdeainedsolongfromher;irriaedbyhemenionofsomename,becausehehoughibelongedoamoresuccessfullover;nowillemperedbecausehehadbeenunableocope,wihalighhear,againsonewhowasrying,bygayandcarelessspeeches,omakeheeveningpasspleasanlyaway,hekindoldfriendoallparies,whosema

erbyhisimemighbewellknownomrhornon,whohadbeenacquainedwihhimfor

manyyearsandhenospeakomargareashehaddone!shedidnogeupandleaveheroom,asshehaddoneinformerdays,whenhisabrupnessorhisemperhada

oyedhershesaquiesill,aferhefirsmomenarygnceofgrievedsurprise,hamadehereyeslooklikesomechildswhohasmewihanunexpecedrebuff;heyslowlydiedinomournful,reproachfulsadness;andhenheyfell,andshebenoverherwork,anddidnospeakagainbuhecouldnohelplookingaher,andhesawasighrembleoverherbody,asifshequiveredinsomeunwonedchillhefelashemoherwouldhavedone,inhemidsofherrockingi,andraingi,hadshebeencalledawaybeforeherslowconfidingsmile,implyingperfecrusinmoherslove,hadprovedherenewingofislovehegaveshorsharpanswers;hewasuneasyandcross,unableodiscernbeweenjesandearnes;anxiousonlyforalook,awordofhers,beforewhichoprosraehimselfinpenienhumiliybusheneiherlookednorspokeherroundaperfingersflewinandouofhersewing,asseadilyandswiflyasifhawerehebusinessofherlifeshecouldnocareforhim,hehough,orelsehepassionaefervourofhiswishwouldhaveforcedheroraisehoseeyes,ifbuforaninsan,oreadheerepenanceinhishecouldhavesruckherbeforehelef,inorderhabysomesrangeoveracofrudeness,hemighearnheprivilegeofellingherheremorsehagnawedahisheariwaswellhahelongwalkinheopenairwounduphiseveningforhimisoberedhimbackinograveresoluion,hahenceforhhewouldseeaslileofheraspossible,sinceheverysighofhafacearidform,heverysoundsofhavoice(likehesofwindsofpuremelody)hadsuchpoweromovehimfromhisbancewell!hehadknownwhalovewasasharppang,afierceexperience,inhemidsofwhosefmeshewassruggling!bu,hroughhafurnacehewouldfighhiswayouinohesereniyofmiddleage,allhericherandmorehumanforhavingknownhisgreapassion

whenhehadsomewhaabruplylefheroom,margarerosefromhersea,andbegansilenlyofoldupherwork;helongseamswereheavy,andhadanunusualweighforhernguidarmsheroundlinesinherfaceookalenghened,sraigherform,andherwholeappearancewashaofonewhohadgohroughadayofgreafaigueashehreepreparedforbed,mrbellmueredforhalilecondemnaionofmrhornon

ineversawafellowsospoiledbysuccesshecan bearaword;ajesofanykindeveryhingseemsoouchonhesorenessofhishighdigniyformerly,hewasassimpleandnobleasheopenday;youcouldnooffendhim,becausehehadnovaniy

heisnovainnow,saidmargare,urningroundfromheable,and

speakingwihquiedisincness onighhehasnobeenlikehimselfsomehingmushavea

oyedhimbeforehecamehere

mrbellgaveheroneofhissharpgncesfromabovehisspecacles

shesoodiquiecalmly;bu,afershehadlefheroom,hesuddenlyasked,

hale!didieversrikeyouhahornonandyourdaugherhavewhahefrenchcallaendresseforeachoher?

ever!saidmrhale,firssarledandhenflurriedbyhenewidea

o,iamsureyouarewrongiamalmoscerainyouaremisakenifhereisanyhing,iisallonmrhornonssidepoorfellow!ihopeandrusheisnohinkingofher,foriamsureshewouldnohavehim

well!imabachelor,andhaveseeredclearofloveaffairsallmylife;soperhapsmyopinionisnoworhhavingorelseishouldsayherewereverypreysympomsabouher!

heniamsureyouarewrong,saidmrhalehemaycareforher,houghshereallyhasbeenalmosrudeohimaimesbushe!why,margarewouldneverhinkofhim,imsure!suchahinghasnevereneredherhead

eneringherhearwoulddobuimerelyhrewouasuggesionofwhamighbeidaresayiwaswrongandwheheriwaswrongorrigh,imverysleepy;so,havingdisurbedyournighsres(asicansee)wihmyunimelyfancies,illbeakemyselfwihaneasymindomyown

bumrhaleresolvedhahewouldnobedisurbedbyanysuchnonsensicalidea;soheyawake,deerminingnoohinkaboui

mrbellookhisleavehenexday,biddingmargarelookohimasonewhohadarighohelpandproecherinallherroubles,ofwhaevernaureheymighbeomrhalehesaid,

hamargareofyourshasgonedeepinomyhearakecareofher,forsheisaverypreciouscreaure,agreadealoogoodformilon,onlyfiforoxford,infacheown,imean;nohemenican machheryewhenican,ishallbringmyyoungmanosandsidebysidewihyouryoungwoman,jusashegenieinhearabiannighsbroughprincecaralmazanomachwihhefairysprincessbadoura

ibegyoulldonosuchhingrememberhemisforuneshaensued;andbesides,ican sparemargare

o;onsecondhoughs,wellhaveheronurseusenyearshence,whenweshallbewocrossoldinvalidsseriously,hale!iwishyoudleavemilon;whichisamosunsuiablepceforyou,houghiwasmyrecommendaioninhefirsinsanceifyouwould;idswallowmyshadowsofdoubs,andakeacollegeliving;andyouandmargareshouldcomeandliveaheparsonageyouobeasorofycurae,

andakeheunwashedoffmyhands;andsheobeourhousekeeperhevilgedybounifulbyday;andreadusosleepinheevenings

icouldbeveryhappyinsuchalifewhadoyouhinkofi?