ay;ikeepsayingiomyself,haleisdead!buidoesn makeianyhemorerealhaleisdeadforallhahewenobedwell,oalppearance,snigh,andwasquiecoldhismorningwhenmyservanwenocallhim

where?idon undersand!

aoxfordhecameosaywihme;hadn beeninoxfordhisseveneenyearsandhisisheendofi

noonewordwasspokenforaboveaquarerofanhourhenmr

hornonsaid:

andshe!andsoppedfullshor

margareyoumeanyes!iamgoingoellherpoorfellow!howfullhishoughswereofherallsnigh!goodgod!snighonlyandhowimmeasurablydisanheisnow!buiakemargareasmychildforhissakeisaidsnighiwouldakeherforherownsakewell,iakeherforboh

mrhornonmadeoneorwofruilessaempsospeak,beforehecouldgeouhewords:

whawillbecomeofher!

iraherfancyherewillbewopeoplewaiingforher:myselfforoneiwouldakealivedragoninomyhouseolive,if,byhiringsucha

chaperon,andseingupanesablishmenofmyown,icouldmakemyoldagehappywihhavingmargareforadaugherbuherearehosele

oxes!

whoarehey?askedmrhornonwihremblingineres

oh,smarlondonpeople,whoverylikelywillhinkheyvehebesrighohercapainle

oxmarriedhercousinhegirlshewasbroughupwihgoodenoughpeople,idaresayandheresheraun,mrsshawheremighbeawayopen,perhaps,bymyofferingomarryhaworhydy!buhawouldbequieapisallerandhenhereshabroher!

whabroher?abroherofherauns?

o,no;acleverle

ox,(hecapainsafool,youmusundersand)ayoungbarriser,whowillbeseinghiscapamargareiknowhehashadherinhismindhisfiveyearsormore:oneofhischumsoldmeasmuch;andhewasonlykepbackbyherwanofforunenowhawillbedoneawaywih

how?askedmrhornon,ooearneslycuriousobeawareofheimperinenceofhisquesion

why,shellhavemymoneyamydeahandifhishenryle

oxishalfgoodenoughforher,andshelikeshimwell!imighfindanoherwayofgeingahomehroughamarriageimdreadfullyafraidofbeingemped,aanunguardedmomen,byheaun

neihermrbellnormrhornonwasinaughinghumour;soheoddiyofanyofhespeecheswhichheformermadewasu

oicedbyhemmrbellwhisled,wihouemiinganysoundbeyondalonghissingbreah;changedhissea,wihoufindingcomfororreswhilemrhornonsaimmoveablysill,hiseyesfixedononespoinhenewspaper,whichhehadakenupinorderogivehimselfleisureohink

wherehaveyoubeen?askedmrbell,alengh

ohavreryingodeechesecreofhegreariseinhepriceofcoon

ugh!coon,andspecuions,andsmoke,wellcleansedandwellcaredformachinery,andunwashedandneglecedhandspooroldhale!pooroldhale!ifyoucouldhaveknownhechangewhichiwasohimfromhelsonedoyouknowhenewforesaall?

yes(veryshorly)

henyoucanfancyhedifferencebeweeniandmilonwhaparwereyouin?wereyoueverahelsone?alilepicuresquevilge,likesomeinheodenwald?youknowhelsone?

ihaveseeniiwasagreachangeoleaveiandcomeomilon

heookuphisnewspaperwihadeerminedair,asifresolvedoavoidfurherconversaion;andmrbellwasfainoresorohisformer

occupaionofryingofindouhowhecouldbesbreakhenewsomargare

shewasaanupsairswindow;shesawhimaligh;sheguessedheruhwihaninsincivefshshesoodinhemiddleofhedrawingroom,asifarresedinherfirsimpulseorushdownsairs,andasifbyhesameresraininghoughshehadbeenurnedosone;sowhieandimmoveablewasshe

oh!don ellme!iknowifromyourface!youwouldhavesenyouwouldnohavelefhimifhewerealive!ohpapa,papa!