\"I’mafraidImust。IndeedIhaven’tbroughtmythingswithme。\"
AndthenheagaincaughtMarian’seye，andbegantowishthathisresolutionhadnotbeensosternlymade。
\"IsupposeyouaresofondofthatHouseofAssembly，\"saidMarian，\"thatyoucannottearyourselfawayformorethanoneday。You’llnotbeable，Isuppose，tofindtimetocometoourpicnicnextweek？\"
Mauricesaidhefearedthatheshouldnothavetimetogotoapicnic。
\"Oh，nonsense，\"saidFanny——oneoftheyoungergirls——\"youmustcome。
Wecan’tdowithouthim，canwe？\"
\"Marianhasgotyournamedownthefirstonthelistofthegentlemen，\"saidanother。
\"Yes；andCaptainEwing’ssecond，\"saidBell，theyoungest。
\"I’mafraidImustinduceyoursistertoalterherlist，\"saidMaurice，inhissternestmanner。\"Icannotmanagetogo，andI’msureshewillnotmissme。\"
Marionlookedatthelittlegirlwhohadsounfortunatelymentionedthewarrior’sname，andthelittlegirlknewthatshehadsinned。
\"Oh，wecannotpossiblydowithoutyou；canwe，Marian？\"saidFanny。
\"It’stobeatBingley’sDell，andwe’vegotabedforyouatNewcastle；quitenear，youknow。\"
\"Andanotherfor——\"beganBell，butshestoppedherself。
\"Goawaytoyourlessons，Bell，\"saidMarion。\"Youknowhowangrymammawillbeatyourstayinghereallthemorning；\"andpoorBellwithasorrowfullooklefttheroom。
\"Weareallcertainlyveryanxiousthatyoushouldcome；veryanxiousforagreatmanyreasons，\"saidMarian，inavoicethatwasrathersolemn，andasthoughthematterwereoneofconsiderableimport。
\"Butifyoureallycannot，whyofcoursethereisnomoretobesaid。\"
\"Therewillbeplentywithoutme，Iamsure。\"
\"Asregardsnumbers，Idaresaytherewill；forweshallhaveprettynearlythewholeofthetworegiments；\"andMarianasshealludedtotheofficersspokeinatonewhichmightleadonetothinkthatshewouldmuchratherbewithoutthem；\"butwecountedonyouasbeingoneofourselves；andasyouhadbeenawaysolong，wethought——wethought——，\"andthensheturnedawayherface，anddidnotfinishherspeech。Beforehecouldmakeuphismindastohisanswershehadrisenfromherchair，andwalkedoutoftheroom。Mauricealmostthoughtthathesawatearinhereyeasshewent。
HedidridebacktoSpanishTownthatafternoon，afteranearlydinner；butbeforehewentMarianspoketohimaloneforoneminute。
\"Ihopeyouarenotoffendedwithme，\"shesaid。
\"Offended！ohno；howcouldIbeoffendedwithyou？\"
\"Becauseyouseemsostern。IamsureIwoulddoanythingIcouldtoobligeyou，ifIknewhow。Itwouldbesoshockingnottobegoodfriendswithacousinlikeyou。\"
\"Buttherearesomanydifferentsortsoffriends，\"saidMaurice。
\"Ofcoursethereare。Thereareagreatmanyfriendsthatonedoesnotcareabitfor，——peoplethatonemeetsatballsandplaceslikethat——\"
\"Andatpicnics，\"saidMaurice。
\"’Well，someofthemtheretoo；butwearenotlikethat；arewe？\"
WhatcouldMauricedobutsay，\"no，\"anddeclarethattheirfriendshipwasofawarmerdescription？Andhowcouldheresistpromisingtogotothepicnic，thoughashemadethepromiseheknewthatmiserywouldbeinstoreforhim？Hedidpromise，andthenshegavehimherhandandcalledhimMaurice。
\"Oh！Iamsoglad，\"shesaid。\"Itseemedsoshockingthatyoushouldrefusetojoinus。Andmindandbeearly，Maurice；forI
shallwanttoexplainitall。Wearetomeet，youknow，atCliftonGateatoneo’clock，butdoyoubealittlebeforethat，andweshallbethere。\"
MauriceCummingresolvedwithinhisownbreastasherodebacktoSpanishTown，thatifMarianbehavedtohimallthatdayatthepicnicasshehaddonethisdayatShandyHall，hewouldaskhertobehiswifebeforehelefther。
AndMissJackalsowastobeatthepicnic。
\"Thereisnoneedofgoingearly，\"saidshe，whenhernephewmadeafussaboutthestarting。\"Peopleareneververypunctualatsuchaffairsasthat；andthentheyarealwaysquitelongenough。\"ButMauriceexplainedthathewasanxioustobeearly，andonthisoccasionhecarriedhispoint。
WhentheyreachedCliftonGatetheladieswerealreadythere；notincarriages，aspeoplegotopicnicsinotherandtamercountries，buteachonherownhorseorherownpony。Buttheywerenotalone。
BesideMissLesliewasagentleman，whomMauriceknewasLieutenantGraham，oftheflag—shipatPortRoyal；andatalittledistancewhichquiteenabledhimtojoinintheconversationwasCaptainEwing，thelieutenantwiththenarrowwaistofthepreviousyear。
\"Weshallhaveadelightfulday，MissLeslie，\"saidthelieutenant。
\"Oh，charming，isn’tit？\"saidMarian。
\"Butnowtochooseaplacefordinner，CaptainEwing；——whatdoyousay？\"
\"Willyoucommissionmetoselect？YouknowI’mverywellupingeometry，andallthat？\"
\"Butthatwon’tteachyouwhatsortofaplacedoesforapicnicdinner；——willit，Mr。Cumming？\"AndthensheshookhandswithMaurice，butdidnottakeanyfurtherspecialnoticeofhim。\"We’llallgotogether，ifyouplease。Thecommissionistooimportanttobelefttoone。\"AndthenMarianrodeoff，andthelieutenantandthecaptainrodewithher。
ItwasopenforMauricetojointhemifhechose，buthedidnotchoose。Hehadcomethereeversomuchearlierthanheneedhavedone，dragginghisauntwithhim，becauseMarianhadtoldhimthathisserviceswouldbespeciallyrequiredbyher。Andnowassoonasshesawhimshewentawaywiththetwoofficers！——wentawaywithoutvouchsafinghimaword。Hemadeuphismind，thereonthespot，thathewouldneverthinkofheragain——neverspeaktoherotherwisethanhemightspeaktothemostindifferentofmortals。
Andyethewasamanthatcouldstrugglerightmanfullywiththeworld’stroubles；onewhohadstruggledwiththemfromhisboyhood，andhadneverbeenovercome。Nowhewasunabletoconcealthebitternessofhiswrathbecausealittlegirlhadriddenofftolookforagreenspotforhertableclothwithoutaskinghisassistance！
Picnicsare，Ithink，ingeneral，rathertediousfortheelderlypeoplewhoaccompanythem。Whenthejointsbecomealittlestiff，dinnersareeatenmostcomfortablywiththeaccompanimentofchairsandtables，andaroofoverheadisanagrementdeplus。But，nevertheless，picnicscannotexistwithoutacertainallowanceofelderlypeople。TheMissMariansandCaptainsEwingcannotgoouttodineonthegrasswithoutsomeonetolookafterthem。Sotheelderlypeoplegotopicnics，inadulltameway，doingtheirduty，andwishingthedayover。Nowonthemorninginquestion，whenMarianrodeoffwithCaptainEwingandlieutenantGraham，MauriceCummingremainedamongtheelderlypeople。
AcertainMr。Pomken，agreatJamaicaagriculturist，oneoftheCouncil，amanwhohadknownthegoodoldtimes，gothimbythebuttonandheldhimfast，discoursingwiselyofsugarandruin，ofGadsdenpansandrecreantnegroes，onallofwhichsubjectsMauriceCummingwasknowntohaveanopinionofhisown。ButasMr。Pomken’swordssoundedintooneear，intotheotherfellnotes，listenedtofromafar，——theshrilllaughingvoiceofMarianLeslieasshegaveherhappyordertohersatellitesaroundher，andeverandanonthebasshaw—hawofCaptainEwing，whowasmadewelcomeasthechiefofherattendants。ThateveninginawhispertoabrothercouncillorMr。PomkencommunicatedhisopinionthatafteralltherewasnotsomuchinthatyoungCummingassomepeoplesaid。ButMr。PomkenhadnoideathatthatyoungCummingwasinlove。
Andthenthedinnercame，spreadoverhalfanacre。Mauricewasamongthelastwhoseatedhimself；andwhenhedidsoitwasinanawkwardcomfortlesscorner，behindMr。Pomken’sback，andfarawayfromthelaughterandmirthoftheday。ButyetfromhiscomfortlesscornerhecouldseeMarianasshesatinherprideofpower，withherfriendJuliaDavisnearher，aflirtasbadasherself，andhersatellitesaroundher，obedienttohernod，andhappyinhersmiles。
\"NowIwon’tallowanymorechampagne，\"saidMarian，\"orwhowilltherebesteadyenoughtohelpmeovertherockstothegrotto？\"
\"Oh，youhavepromisedme！\"criedthecaptain。
\"Indeed，Ihavenot；haveI，Julia？\"
\"MissDavishascertainlypromisedme，\"saidthelieutenant。
\"Ihavemadenopromise，anddon’tthinkIshallgoatall，\"saidJulia，whowassometimesinclinedtoimaginethatCaptainEwingshouldbeherownproperty。
AllwhichandmuchmoreofthekindMauriceCummingcouldnothear；
buthecouldsee——andimagine，whichwasworse。Howinnocentandinaneare，afterall，theflirtingsofmostyoungladies，ifalltheirwordsanddoingsinthatlinecouldbebroughttopaper！Idonotknowwhethertherebeasarulemorevocalexpressionofthesentimentoflovebetweenamanandwomanthanthereisbetweentwothrushes！Theywhistleandcalltoeachother，guidedbyinstinctratherthanbyreason。
\"Youaregoinghomewiththeladiesto—night，Ibelieve，\"saidMauricetoMissJack，immediatelyafterdinner。MissJackacknowledgedthatsuchwasherdestinationforthenight。
\"ThenmygoingbacktoSpanishTownatoncewon’thurtanyone——for，totellthetruth，Ihavehadenoughofthiswork。\"
\"Why，Maurice，youwereinsuchahurrytocome。\"
\"ThemorefoolI；andsonowIaminahurrytogoaway。Don’tnoticeittoanybody。\"
MissJacklookedinhisfaceandsawthathewasreallywretched；andsheknewthecauseofhiswretchedness。
\"Don’tgoyet，Maurice，\"shesaid；andthenaddedwithatendernessthatwasquiteuncommonwithher，\"Gotoher，Maurice，andspeaktoheropenlyandfreely，onceforall；youwillfindthatshewilllistenthen。DearMaurice，do，formysake。\"
Hemadenoanswer，butwalkedaway，roamingsadlybyhimselfamongthetrees。\"Listen！\"heexclaimedtohimself。\"Yes，shewillalteradozentimesinasmanyhours。Whocancareforacreaturethatcanchangeasshechanges？\"Andyethecouldnothelpcaringforher。
Ashewenton，climbingamongrocks，heagaincameuponthesoundofvoices，andheardespeciallythatofCaptainEwing。\"Now，MissLeslie，ifyouwilltakemyhandyouwillsoonbeoverallthedifficulty。\"Andthenapartyofsevenoreight，scramblingoversomestones，camenearlyonthelevelonwhichhestood，infullviewofhim；andleadingtheotherswereCaptainEwingandMissLeslie。
Heturnedonhisheeltogoaway，whenhecaughtthesoundofastepfollowinghim，andavoicesaying，\"Oh，thereisMr。Cumming，andI
wanttospeaktohim；\"andinaminutealighthandwasonhisarm。
\"Whyareyourunningawayfromus？\"saidMarian。
\"Because——oh，Idon’tknow。Iamnotrunningaway。Youhaveyourpartymadeup，andIamnotgoingtointrudeonit。\"
\"Whatnonsense！Docomenow；wearegoingtothiswonderfulgrotto。
Ithoughtitsoill—naturedofyou，notjoiningusatdinner。Indeedyouknowyouhadpromised。\"
Hedidnotanswerher，buthelookedather——fullintheface，withhissadeyesladenwithlove。Shehalfunderstoodhiscountenance，butonlyhalfunderstoodit。
\"Whatisthematter，Maurice？\"shesaid。\"Areyouangrywithme？
Willyoucomeandjoinus？\"
\"No，Marian，Icannotdothat。Butifyoucanleavethemandcomewithmeforhalfanhour，Iwillnotkeepyoulonger。\"
Shestoodhesitatingamoment，whilehercompanionremainedonthespotwhereshehadlefthim。\"Come，MissLeslie，\"calledCaptainEwing。\"Youwillhaveitdarkbeforewecangetdown。\"
\"Iwillcomewithyou，\"whisperedshetoMaurice，\"butwaitamoment。\"Andshetrippedback，andinsomefiveminutesreturnedafteraneagerargumentwithherfriends。\"There，\"shesaid，\"I
don’tcareaboutthegrotto，onebit，andIwillwalkwithyounow；——
onlytheywillthinkitsoodd。\"Andsotheystartedofftogether。
BeforethetropicaldarknesshadfallenuponthemMauricehadtoldthetaleofhislove，——andhadtolditinamannerdifferingmuchfromthatofMarian’susualadmirers，hespokewithpassionandalmostwithviolence；hedeclaredthathisheartwassofullofherimagethathecouldnotridhimselfofitforoneminute；\"norwouldhewishtodoso，\"hesaid，\"ifshewouldbehisMarian，hisownMarian，hisveryown。Butifnot——\"andthenheexplainedtoher，withallalover’swarmth，andwithalmostmorethanalover’sliberty，whatwashisideaofherbeing\"hisown，hisveryown，\"andindoingsoinveighedagainstherusuallight—heartednessintermswhichatanyratewerestrongenough。
ButMarianhereitallwell。Perhapssheknewthatthelessonwassomewhatdeserved；andperhapssheappreciatedatitsvaluetheloveofsuchamanasMauriceCumming，weighinginherjudgmentthedifferencebetweenhimandtheEwingsandtheGrahams。
Andthensheansweredhimwellandprudently，withwordswhichstartledhimbytheirprudentseriousnessascomingfromher。Shebeggedhispardonheartily，shesaid，foranygriefwhichshehadcausedhim；butyethowwasshetoheblamed，seeingthatshehadknownnothingofhisfeelings？Herfatherandmotherhadsaidsomethingtoherofthisproposedmarriage；something，butverylittle；andshehadansweredbysayingthatshedidnotthinkMauricehadanywarmerregardforherthanofacousin。Afterthisanswerneitherfathernormotherhadpressedthematterfurther。Astoherownfeelingsshecouldthensaynothing，forshethenknewnothing；——
nothingbutthis，thatshelovednoonebetterthanhim，orratherthatshelovednooneelse。Shewouldaskherselfifshecouldlovehim；buthemustgivehersomelittletimeforthat。Inthemeantime——andshesmiledsweetlyathimasshemadethepromise——shewouldendeavourtodonothingthatwouldoffendhim；andthensheaddedthatonthateveningshewoulddancewithhimanydancesthatheliked。Maurice，withaself—denialthatwasnotverywise，contentedhimselfwithengagingherforthefirstquadrille。
Theyweretodancethatnightinthemess—roomoftheofficersatNewcastle。Thisschemehadbeenaddedonasanadjuncttothepicnic，anditthereforebecamenecessarythattheladiesshouldretiretotheirownortheirfriends’housesatNewcastletoadjusttheirdresses。MarianLeslieandJuliaDaviswerethereaccommodatedwiththeloanofasmallroombythemajor’swife，andastheywerebrushingtheirhair，andputtingontheirdancing—shoes，somethingwassaidbetweenthemaboutMauriceCumming。
\"AndsoyouaretobeMrs。C。ofMountPleasant，\"saidJulia。\"Well；
Ididn’tthinkitwouldcometothatatlast。\"
\"Butithasnotcometothat，andifitdidwhyshouldInotbeMrs。
C。，asyoucallit？\"
\"Theknightoftheruefulcountenance，Icallhim。\"
\"Itellyouwhatthen，heisanexcellentyoungman，andthefactisyoudon’tknowhim。\"
\"Idon’tlikeexcellentyoungmenwithlongfaces。Isupposeyouwon’tbelettodancequickdancesatallnow。\"
\"IshalldancewhateverdancesIlike，asIhavealwaysdone，\"saidMarian，withsomelittleasperityinhertone。
\"Notyou；orifyoudo，you’llloseyourpromotion。You’llneverlivetobemyLadyRue。AndwhatwillGrahamsay？Youknowyou’vegivenhimhalfapromise。\"
\"That’snottrue，Julia；——Inevergavehimthetenthpartofapromise。\"
\"Well，hesaysso；\"andthenthewordsbetweentheyoungladiesbecamealittlemoreangry。But，nevertheless，induetimetheycameforthwithfacessmilingasusual，withtheirhairbrushed，andwithoutanysignsofwarfare。
ButMarianhadtostandanotherattackbeforethebusinessoftheeveningcommenced，andthiswasfromnolessdoughtyanantagonistthanheraunt，MissJack。MissJacksoonfoundthatMauricehadnotkepthisthreatofgoinghome；andthoughshedidnotabsolutelylearnfromhimthathehadgonesofartowardsperfectingherdearesthopesastomakeaformaloffertoMarion，neverthelessshedidgatherthatthingswerefastthatwaytending。Ifonlythisdancingwereover！shesaidtoherself，dreadingtheunnumberedwaltzeswithEwing，andtheviolentpolkaswithGraham。SoMissJackresolvedtosayonewordtoMarian——\"Awisewordingoodseason，\"saidMissJacktoherself，\"howsweetathingitis。\"
\"Marian，\"saidshe。\"Stephereamoment，Iwanttosayawordtoyou。\"
\"Yes，auntSarah，\"saidMarian，followingherauntintoacorner，notquiteinthebesthumourintheworld；forshehadadreadofsomefurtherinterference。
\"AreyougoingtodancewithMauriceto—night？\"
\"Yes，Ibelieveso，——thefirstquadrille。\"
\"Well，whatIwasgoingtosayisthis。Idon’twantyoutodancemanyquickdancesto—night，forareasonIhave；——thatis，notagreatmany。\"
\"Why，aunt，whatnonsense！\"
\"Nowmydearest，dearestgirl，itisallforyourownsake。Well，then，itmustout。Hedoesnotlikeit，youknow。\"
\"Whathe？\"
\"Maurice。\"
\"Well，aunt，Idon’tknowthatI’mboundtodanceornottodancejustasMr。Cummingmaylike。Papadoesnotmindmydancing。Thepeoplehavecomeheretodanceandyoucanhardlywanttomakemeridiculousbysittingstill。\"Andsothatwiseworddidnotappeartobeverysweet。
Andthentheamusementoftheeveningcommenced，andMarianstoodupforaquadrillewithherlover。Shehoweverwasnotintheverybesthumour。Shehad，asshethought，saidanddoneenoughforonedayinMaurice’sfavour。Andshehadnoidea，asshedeclaredtoherself，ofbeinglecturedbyauntSarah。
\"DearestMarion，\"hesaidtoher，asthequadrillecametoaclose，\"itisanyourpowertomakemesohappy，——soperfectlyhappy。\"
\"Butthenpeoplehavesuchdifferentideasofhappiness，\"shereplied。\"Theycan’tallseewiththesameeyes，youknow。\"Andsotheyparted。
Butduringtheearlypartoftheeveningshewassufficientlydiscreet；shedidwaltzwithLieutenantGraham，andpolkwithCaptainEwing，butshedidsoinatamermannerthanwasusualwithher，andshemadenoemulousattemptstodancedownothercouples。Whenshehaddoneshewouldsitdown，andthensheconsentedtostandupfortwoquadrilleswithtwoverytamegentlemen，towhomnolovercouldobject。
\"Andso，Marian，yourwingsareregularlyclippedatlast，\"saidJuliaDaviscominguptoher。
\"Nomoreclippedthanyourown，\"saidMarian。
\"IfSirRuewon’tletyouwaltznow，whatwillherequireofyouwhenyou’remarriedtohim？\"
\"IamjustaswellabletowaltzwithwhomIlikeasyouare，Julia；
andifyousaysointhatway，Ishallthinkit’senvy。\"
\"Ha——ha——ha；Imayhaveenviedyousomeofyourbeauxbeforenow；I
daresayIhave。ButIcertainlydonotenvyyouSirRue。\"Andthenshewentofftoherpartner。
AllthiswastoomuchforMarian’sweakstrength，andbeforelongshewasagainwhirlingroundwithCaptainEwing。\"Come，MissLeslie，\"
saidhe，\"letusseewhatwecando。GrahamandJuliaDavishavebeensayingthatyourwaltzingdaysareover，butIthinkwecanputthemdown。\"
Marianasshegotup，andraisedherarminorderthatEwingmightputhisroundherwaist，caughtMaurice’seyeasheleanedagainstawall，andreadinitasternrebuke。\"Thisistoobad，\"shesaidtoherself。\"Heshallnotmakeaslaveofme，atanyrateasyet。\"Andawayshewentasmadly，moremadlythanever，andfortherestoftheeveningshedancedwithCaptainEwingandwithhimalone。
Thereisanintoxicationquitedistinctfromthatwhichcomesfromstrongdrink。Whenthejudgmentisaltogetherovercomebythespiritsthisspeciesofdrunkennesscomeson，andinthiswayMarianLesliewasdrunkthatnight。FortwohoursshedancedwithCaptainEwing，andeverandanonshekeptsayingtoherselfthatshewouldteachtheworldtoknow——andofalltheworldMr。Cummingespecially—
—thatshemightbelead，butnotdriven。
Thenaboutfouro’clockshewenthome，andassheattemptedtoundressherselfinherownroomsheburstintoviolenttearsandopenedherhearttohersister——\"Oh，Fanny，Idolovehim，Idolovehimsodearly！andnowhewillnevercometomeagain！\"
Mauricestoodstillwithhisbackagainstthewall，forthefulltwohoursofMarian’sexhibition，andthenhesaidtohisauntbeforeheleft——\"Ihopeyouhavenowseenenough；youwillhardlymentionhernametomeagain。\"MissJackgroanedfromthebottomofherheartbutshesaidnothing。Shesaidnothingthatnighttoanyone；butshelayawakeinherbed，thinking，tillitwastimetoriseanddressherself。\"AskMissMariantocometome，\"shesaidtotheblackgirlwhocametoassisther。Butitwasnottillshehadsentthreetimes，thatMissMarianobeyedthesummons。
Atthreeo’clockonthefollowingdayMissJackarrivedatherownhalldoorinSpanishTown。Longasthedistancewassheordinarilyrodeitall，butonthisoccasionshehadprovidedacarriagetobringheroverasmuchofthejourneyasitwaspracticableforhertoperformonwheels。AssoonasshereachedherownhalldoorsheaskedifMr。Cummingwasathome。\"Yes，\"theservantsaid。\"Hewasinthesmallbook—room，atthebackofthehouse，upstairs。\"
Silently，asifafraidofbeingheard，shesteppedupherownstairsintoherowndrawing—room；andverysilentlyshewasfollowedbyapairoffeetlighterandsmallerthanherown。
MissJackwasusuallysomewhatofadespotinherownhouse，buttherewasnothingdespoticabouthernowasshepeeredintothebook—
room。Thisshedidwithherbonnetstillon，lookingroundthehalf—
openeddoorasthoughshewereafraidtodisturbhernephew，hesatatthewindowlookingoutintotheverandahwhichranbehindthehouse，sointentonhisthoughtsthathedidnothearher。
\"Maurice，\"shesaid，\"canIcomein？\"
\"Comein？ohyes，ofcourse；\"andheturnedroundsharplyather。\"I
tellyouwhat，aunt；IamnotwellhereandIcannotstayoutthesession。IshallgobacktoMountPleasant。\"
\"Maurice，\"andshewalkedcloseuptohimasshespoke，\"Maurice，I
havebroughtsomeonewithmetoaskyourpardon。\"
Hisfacebecamereduptotherootsofhishairashestoodlookingatherwithoutanswering。\"Youwouldgrantitcertainly，\"shecontinued，\"ifyouknewhowmuchitwouldbevalued。\"
\"Whomdoyoumean？whoisit？\"heaskedatlast。
\"Onewholovesyouaswellasyouloveher——andshecannotloveyoubetter。Comein，Marian。\"Thepoorgirlcreptinatthedoor，ashamedofwhatshewasinducedtodo，butyetlookinganxiouslyintoherlover’sface。\"Youaskedheryesterdaytobeyourwife，\"saidMissJack，\"andshedidnotthenknowherownmind。Nowshehashadalesson。Youwillaskheronceagain；willyounot，Maurice？\"
Whatwashetosay？howwashetorefuse，whenthatsoftlittlehandwasheldouttohim；whenthoseeyesladenwithtearsjustventuredtolookintohisface？
\"IbegyourpardonifIangeredyoulastnight，\"shesaid。
InhalfaminuteMissJackhadlefttheroom，andinthespaceofanotherthirtysecondsMauricehadforgivenher。\"Iamyourownnow，youknow，\"shewhisperedtohiminthecourseofthatlongevening。
\"Yesterday，youknow——，\"butthesentencewasneverfinished。
ItwasinvainthatJuliaDaviswasill—naturedandsarcastic，invainthatEwingandGrahammadejointattemptuponherconstancy。
Fromthatnighttothemorningofhermarriage——andtheintervalwasonlythreemonths——MarianLesliewasneverknowntoflirt。