hornonsway;andofen,whenhiseyefellonhiggins,hecouldhavespokenangrilyohimwihouanypresencause,jusfromfeelinghowseriouswasheinjuryhahadarisenfromhisaffairinwhichhewasimplicaedbuwhenhebecameconsciousofhissudden,quickresenmen,heresolvedocurbiiwouldnosaisfyhimoavoidhiggins;hemusconvincehimselfhahewasmaseroverhisownanger,bybeingparicurlycarefuloallowhigginsaccessohim,wheneverhesricrulesofbusiness,ormrhornonsleisurepermiedandbyandbye,helosallsenseofresenmeninwonderhowiwas,orcouldbe,hawomenlikehimselfandhiggins,livingbyhesamerade,workinginheirdifferenwaysahesameobjec,couldlookuponeachohersposiionandduiesinsosrangelydifferenawayandhencearosehainercourse,whichhoughimighnohaveheeffecofpreveningallfuurecshofopinionandacion,whenheoccasionarose,would,aanyrae,enablebohmaserandmanolookuponeachoherwihfarmorechariyandsympahy,andbearwiheachohermorepaienlyandkindlybesideshisimprovemenoffeeling,bohmrhornonandhisworkmenfoundouheirignoranceasoposiivemaersoffac,knownhereoforeooneside,bunooheoher

bunowhadcomeoneofhoseperiodsofbadrade,whenhemarke

fallingbroughdownhevalueofallrgesocks;mrhornonsfellonearlyhalfnoorderswerecomingin;sohelosheineresofhecapialhehadlockedupinmachinery;indeed,iwasdifficulogepaymenforheorderscompleed;yeherewasheconsandrainofexpensesforworkinghebusinesshenhebillsbecamedueforhecoonhehadpurchased;andmoneybeingscarce,hecouldonlyborrowaexorbianineres,andyehecouldnorealiseanyofhispropery

buhedidnodespair;heexeredhimselfdayandnighoforeseeandoprovideforallemergencies;hewasascalmandgenleohewomeninhishomeasever;oheworkmeninhismillhespokenomanywords,buheyknewhimbyhisime;andmanyacur,decidedanswerwasreceivedbyhemraherwihsympahyforhecareheysawpressinguponhim,hanwihhesuppressedanagonismwhichhadformerlybeensmouldering,andreadyforhardwordsandhardjudgmensonalloccasions hmeasersadealopoerhim,saidhiggins,oneday,asheheardmrhornonsshor,sharpinquiry,whysuchacommandhadnobeenobeyed;andcaughhesoundofhesuppressedsighwhichheheavedingoingpasheroomwheresomeofhemenwereworkinghigginsandanohermansoppedoverhourshanigh,unknownoanyone,ogeheneglecedpieceofworkdone;andmrhornonneverknewbuhaheoverlooker,owhomhehadgivenhecommandinhefirsinsance,haddoneihimselfeh!ireckoniknowwhodhabeensorryforoseeourmeasersiingsolikeapieceogreycalico!houdparsonwouldhafreedhiswomanshearou,ifhedseenhewoefullooksihaveseenonourmeasersface,houghhiggins,oneday,ashewasapproachingmr

hornoninmarlboroughsree

measer,saidhe,soppinghisemployerinhisquickresolvedwalk,andcausinghagenlemanolookupwihasuddena

oyedsar,asifhishoughshadbeenfaraway

haveyoheerdaughofmissmargeely?

misswho?repliedmrhornon

missmargemisshalehoudparsonsdaugheryoknownwhoimeanwellenough,ifyollonlyhinkabi(herewasnohingdisrespecfulinheoneinwhichhiswassaid)

ohyes!andsuddenly,hewinryfrosboundlookofcarehadlefmr

hornonsface,asifsomesofsummergalehadblownallanxieyawayfromhismind;andhoughhismouhwasasmuchcompressedasbefore,hiseyessmiledoubenignlyonhisquesioner

shesmyndlordnow,youknow,higginsihearofherhroughheragenhere,everynowandhensheswellandamongfriendshankyou,higginsha hankyouhalingeredaferheoherwords,andyecamewihsomuchwarmhoffeeling,leinanewlighoheacue

higginsimighbebuawillohwisp,buhehoughhewouldfollowiandascerainwhiheriwouldleadhim

andshesnogeenmarried,measer?

oyehefacewascloudyoncemore hereissomealkofi,asiundersand,wihaco

ecionofhefamily

henshellnobeforcomingomilonagain,ireckon

o!

sopaminue,measerhengoingupconfideniallyclose,hesaid,ishyounggenlemancleared?heenforcedhedephofhisinelligencebyawinkofheeye,whichonlymadehingsmoremyseriousomr

hornon

hyounggenleman,imeanmaserfrederick,heycaadhimherbroheraswasoverhere,yoknown

overhere

ay,obesure,ahmissussdeahyoneednabefearedofmyelling;formaryandme,weknowediallalong,onlyweheldourpeace,forwegoihroughmaryworkinginhhouse

andhewasoveriwasherbroher!

sureenough,andireckonedyoknowedioridneverhaleonyo

knowedshehadabroher?

yes,iknowallabouhimandhewasoveramrshalesdeah?

ay!imnogoingforoellmoreivemaybegeenheminomischiefalready,forheykepiverycloseinobbuwanedoknowifheydgeenhimcleared?

ohaiknowofiknownohingionlyhearofmisshale,now,asmyndlord,andhroughherwyer

hebrokeofffromhiggins,ofollowhebusinessonwhichhehadbeenbenwhenheerfirsaccosedhim;leavinghigginsbaffledinhisendeavour

iwasherbroher,saidmrhornonohimselfiamgdimayneverseeheragain;buiisacomforareliefoknowhamuchiknewshecouldnobeunmaidenly;andyeiyearnedforconvicion

nowiamgd!

iwasalilegoldenhreadru

inghroughhedarkwebofhispresenforunes;whichweregrowingevergloomierandmoregloomyhisagenhadrgelyrusedahouseinheamericanrade,whichwendown,alongwihseveralohers,jusahisime,likeapackofcards,hefallofonecompellingoherfailureswhaweremrhornonsengagemens?couldhesand?