youareunjus,saidmargare,genlymrle

oxhasonlyspokenofhegreaprobabiliywhichhebelieveshereobeofyourredeemingyourmorehanredeemingwhayouhavelosdon speakillihaveendedpraydon !andcollecingherselfoncemore,shewenonrapidlyurningoversomewpapers,andsaemensofaccounsinaremblinghurriedma

eroh!hereiis!andhedrewmeouaproposaliwishhewashereoexpinishowinghaifyouwouldakesomemoneyofmine,eigheenhousandandfifysevenpounds,lyingjusahismomenunusedinhebank,andbringingmeinonlywoandahalfpercenyoucouldpaymemuchbeerineres,andmighgoonworkingmarlboroughmillshervoicehadclearediselfandbecomemoreseadymrhornondidnospeak,andshewenonlookingforsomepaperonwhichwerewriendownheproposalsforsecuriy;forshewasmosanxiousohaveialllookeduponinhelighofamerebusinessarrangemen,inwhichheprincipaladvanagewouldbeonhersidewhileshesoughforhispaper,herveryhearpulsewasarresedbyheoneinwhichmrhornonspokehisvoicewashoarse,andremblingwihenderpassion,ashesaid:

margare!

foraninsanshelookedup;andhensoughoveilherluminouseyesbydroppingherforeheadonherhandsagain,seppingnearer,hebesoughherwihanoherremulouseagercalluponhername

margare!

silllowerwenhehead;morecloselyhiddenwasheface,almosresingonheablebeforeherhecamecloseoherheknelbyherside,obringhisfaceoalevelwihherear;andwhisperedpanedouhewords:

akecareifyoudonospeakishallcimyouasmyowninsome

srangepresumpuouswaysendmeawayaonce,ifimusgo;margare!

ahahirdcallsheurnedherface,sillcoveredwihhersmallwhiehands,owardshim,andidionhisshoulder,hidingievenhere;andiwasoodeliciousofeelhersofcheekagainshis,forhimowishoseeeiherdeepblushesorlovingeyeshecspedherclosebuheybohkepsilencealenghshemurmuredinabrokenvoice:

oh,mrhornon,iamnogoodenough!

ogoodenough!don mockmyowndeepfeelingofunworhiness

aferaminueorwo,hegenlydisengagedherhandsfromherface,andidherarmsasheyhadoncebeforebeenpcedoproechimfromherioers

doyouremember,love?hemurmuredandhowirequiedyouwihmyinsolencehenexday?

irememberhowwronglyispokeoyou,haisall

lookhere!lifupyourheadihavesomehingoshowyou!sheslowlyfacedhim,glowingwihbeauifulshame

doyouknowheseroses?hesaid,drawingouhispockebook,inwhichwerereasuredupsomedeadflowers

o!shereplied,wihi

ocencuriosiydidigivehemoyou?

o!vaniy;youdidnoyoumayhavewornsiserrosesveryprobably

shelookedahem,wonderingforaminue,henshesmiledalileasshesaid

heyarefromhelsone,areheyno?iknowhedeepindenaionsroundheleavesoh!haveyoubeenhere?whenwereyouhere?

iwanedoseehepcewheremargaregrewowhasheis,evenaheworsimeofall,whenihadnohopeofevercallinghermineiwenhereonmyreurnfromhavre

youmusgivehemome,shesaid,ryingoakehemouofhishandwihgenleviolence

verywellonlyyoumuspaymeforhem!

howshallieverellaunshaw?shewhispered,afersomeimeofdelicioussilence

lemespeakoher

oh,no!ioweoher,buwhawillshesay?

icanguessherfirsexcmaionwillbe, haman!\

hush!saidmargare,orishallryandshowyouyourmohersindignanonesasshesays, hawoman!\

(1855)