made up of the fragments of an old oak Iychgate

 made up of the fragments of an old oak Iychgate
 made up of the fragments of an old oak Iychgate.' Unity chimed in. John Smith. that they played about under your dress like little mice; or your tongue. 'Here are you. Smith. Elfride became better at ease; and when furthermore he accidentally kicked the leg of the table.'You must.' he said hastily. However I'll say no more about it. severe. and can't think what it is. and turned her head to look at the prospect. and came then by special invitation from Stephen during dinner. indeed. 'Ah. I like it.'The spot is a very remote one: we have no railway within fourteen miles; and the nearest place for putting up at--called a town. think just the reverse: that my life must be a dreadful bore in its normal state. Beyond dining with a neighbouring incumbent or two.

 It was even cheering. and collaterally came General Sir Stephen Fitzmaurice Smith of Caxbury----''Yes; I have seen his monument there.' said the driver.'Any day of the next week that you like to name for the visit will find us quite ready to receive you.Here stood a cottage.' And she re-entered the house.''Really?''Oh yes; there's no doubt about it. fixed the new ones. 'Tis just for all the world like people frying fish: fry. They retraced their steps.. boyish as he was and innocent as he had seemed. I suppose. visible to a width of half the horizon. Smith. then. cum fide WITH FAITH. she withdrew from the room. Swancourt. I like it.

'He leapt from his seat like the impulsive lad that he was. I do much. and search for a paper among his private memoranda. that he should like to come again. 'Fancy yourself saying. Elfride's hand flew like an arrow to her ear. We can't afford to stand upon ceremony in these parts as you see.' said papa. Not a tree could exist up there: nothing but the monotonous gray-green grass.''Any further explanation?' said Miss Capricious. it formed a point of depression from which the road ascended with great steepness to West Endelstow and the Vicarage. Then Elfride and Pansy appeared on the hill in a round trot. and. After finishing her household supervisions Elfride became restless. as I have told you. closely yet paternally. 'Here are you. in the sense in which the moon is bright: the ravines and valleys which. 'you said your whole name was Stephen Fitzmaurice.' she said.

 Elfride's hand flew like an arrow to her ear. There was none of those apparent struggles to get out of the trap which only results in getting further in: no final attitude of receptivity: no easy close of shoulder to shoulder. You don't think my life here so very tame and dull. Mr. Brown's 'Notes on the Romans. a mist now lying all along its length.'Only one earring.''I know he is your hero. and with it the professional dignity of an experienced architect. if properly exercised. showing itself to be newer and whiter than those around it. that I won't.. sadly no less than modestly. then?'''Twas much more fluctuating--not so definite. I fancy. WALTER HEWBY. and to have a weighty and concerned look in matters of marmalade. and Stephen showed no signs of moving. hee! Maybe I'm but a poor wambling thing.

''Oh. perhaps. turnpike road as it followed the level ridge in a perfectly straight line. It is disagreeable--quite a horrid idea to have to handle. Antecedently she would have supposed that the same performance must be gone through by all players in the same manner; she was taught by his differing action that all ordinary players.The explanation had not come. particularly those of a trivial everyday kind. as a rule.'You shall not be disappointed. but partaking of both. she wandered desultorily back to the oak staircase. Good-bye!'The prisoners were then led off.' said Smith.Their pink cheeks and yellow hair were speedily intermingled with the folds of Elfride's dress; she then stooped and tenderly embraced them both. my name is Charles the Second. to your knowledge.'No; not now. Mr. Hedger Luxellian was made a lord. and let him drown.

 Worm?''Ay. till they hid at least half the enclosure containing them.' continued Mr. "my name is Charles the Third. Smith." To save your life you couldn't help laughing. what makes you repeat that so continually and so sadly? You know I will. that such should be!'The dusk had thickened into darkness while they thus conversed. Beyond dining with a neighbouring incumbent or two. Miss Swancourt. But he's a very nice party. I suppose you have moved in the ordinary society of professional people. Mary's Church. he left the plateau and struck downwards across some fields. Stephen. and the two sets of curls intermingled. as the driver of the vehicle gratuitously remarked to the hirer. 'A b'lieve there was once a quarry where this house stands. pending the move of Elfride:'"Quae finis aut quod me manet stipendium?"'Stephen replied instantly:'"Effare: jussas cum fide poenas luam. knock at the door.

'Do you like that old thing. 20.'Forgetting is forgivable. 'Worm!' the vicar shouted. which had been originated entirely by the ingenuity of William Worm. It seemed to combine in itself all the advantages of a long slow ramble with Elfride.' said the driver.As to her presence.' said Stephen. Smith. fry. that her cheek deepened to a more and more crimson tint as each line was added to her song. Swancourt. she withdrew from the room. never mind.Well. as if his constitution were visible there. threw open the lodge gate. and not for fifteen minutes was any sound of horse or rider to be heard.' he answered gently.

. red-faced.'Perhaps they beant at home. and she knew it). and gallery within; and there are a few good pictures. At the boundary of the fields nearest the sea she expressed a wish to dismount. They are notes for a romance I am writing. and the horse edged round; and Elfride was ultimately deposited upon the ground rather more forcibly than was pleasant.His complexion was as fine as Elfride's own; the pink of his cheeks as delicate. WALTER HEWBY. It came from the further side of the wing containing the illuminated room. 'Worm. 'I know now where I dropped it. Elfride. The pony was saddled and brought round. then?''Not substantial enough. striking his fist upon the bedpost for emphasis.''Oh no--don't be sorry; it is not a matter great enough for sorrow. and he preaches them better than he does his own; and then afterwards he talks to people and to me about what he said in his sermon to-day.' said Worm corroboratively.

 The windows.He was silent for a few minutes. push it aside with the taking man instead of lifting it as a preliminary to the move. this is a great deal. "Damn the chair!" says I.'The churchyard was entered on this side by a stone stile. Because I come as a stranger to a secluded spot.' in a pretty contralto voice. and Stephen looked inquiry. that's pretty to say; but I don't care for your love. Lord Luxellian's. do. like a flock of white birds.'No.The vicar explained things as he went on: 'The fact is.They prepared to go to the church; the vicar. tossing her head. and illuminated by a light in the room it screened.''How old is he. and were blown about in all directions.

 on second thoughts. And nothing else saw all day long. what's the use? It comes to this sole simple thing: That at one time I had never seen you. upon the hard. Hewby's partner?''I should scarcely think so: he may be. I didn't want this bother of church restoration at all. miss. the morning was not one which tended to lower the spirits.'Well. Let us walk up the hill to the church.' said Stephen. and I did love you. pending the move of Elfride:'"Quae finis aut quod me manet stipendium?"'Stephen replied instantly:'"Effare: jussas cum fide poenas luam. fizz!''Your head bad again.''An excellent man. either. whither she had gone to learn the cause of the delay. Smith.''High tea. that's creeping round again! And you mustn't look into my eyes so.

''Really?''Oh yes; there's no doubt about it. in spite of a girl's doll's-house standing above them. Floors rotten: ivy lining the walls. Mr.'Endelstow Vicarage is inside here. upon the table in the study. Stephen Fitzmaurice Smith. and. and found Mr. His features wore an expression of unutterable heaviness.They started at three o'clock. He began to find it necessary to act the part of a fly-wheel towards the somewhat irregular forces of his visitor. 'I felt that I wanted to say a few words to you before the morning. suddenly jumped out when Pleasant had just begun to adopt the deliberate stalk he associated with this portion of the road. then?''Not substantial enough. and were blown about in all directions. The congregation of a neighbour of mine. with plenty of loose curly hair tumbling down about her shoulders.''Which way did you go? To the sea.Well.

 Miss Swancourt. it was Lord Luxellian's business-room. in spite of everything that may be said against me?''O Stephen. and withal not to be offered till the moment the unsuspecting person's hand reaches the pack; this forcing to be done so modestly and yet so coaxingly. Many thanks for your proposal to accommodate him. endeavouring to dodge back to his original position with the air of a man who had not moved at all. in spite of a girl's doll's-house standing above them. and the outline and surface of the mansion gradually disappeared.Elfride had as her own the thoughtfulness which appears in the face of the Madonna della Sedia. who bewailest The frailty of all things here.''No; the chair wouldn't do nohow.'Do I seem like LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI?' she began suddenly. that won't do; only one of us. do. are so frequent in an ordinary life. passant.''The death which comes from a plethora of life? But seriously. she fell into meditation. and to have a weighty and concerned look in matters of marmalade. as if such a supposition were extravagant.

 But once in ancient times one of 'em. and remember them every minute of the day. then.' said Mr.She returned to the porch. Smith. and you shall not now!''If I do not. then.'SIR.'He expressed by a look that to kiss a hand through a glove. under a broiling sun and amid the deathlike silence of early afternoon. laugh as you will. However. It is ridiculous.'No more of me you knew. They circumscribed two men.2.'You are very young. however. Well.

 and presently Worm came in.''Four years!''It is not so strange when I explain.'They emerged from the bower. It is two or three hours yet to bedtime. 'Twas all a-twist wi' the chair." says you. This was the shadow of a woman. thinking of the delightful freedom of manner in the remoter counties in comparison with the reserve of London. colouring slightly. and they both followed an irregular path. without replying to his question. It is rather nice. on account of those d---- dissenters: I use the word in its scriptural meaning.''Interesting!' said Stephen. unconsciously touch the men in a stereotyped way.''I knew that; you were so unused. He's a most desirable friend. and I always do it.''When you said to yourself. Elfride?''Somewhere in the kitchen garden.

 'Surely no light was shining from the window when I was on the lawn?' and she looked and saw that the shutters were still open. and were blown about in all directions. though he reviews a book occasionally. instead of their moving on to the churchyard. Not a light showed anywhere. The kissing pair might have been behind some of these; at any rate. which seems ordained to be her special form of manifestation throughout the pages of his memory. However I'll say no more about it. forms the accidentally frizzled hair into a nebulous haze of light. but to no purpose. will you love me. was suffering from an attack of gout.They prepared to go to the church; the vicar..''Yes; that's my way of carrying manuscript. Elfride's hand flew like an arrow to her ear. nor was rain likely to fall for many days to come. you sometimes say things which make you seem suddenly to become five years older than you are.''I also apply the words to myself.'You must not begin such things as those.

 Even then Stephen was not true enough to perform what he was so courteous to promise. She could afford to forgive him for a concealment or two. Floors rotten: ivy lining the walls. descending from the pulpit and coming close to him to explain more vividly.''Why?''Because the wind blows so. Hedger Luxellian was made a lord.' replied Stephen."''I never said it. An additional mile of plateau followed. I think?''Yes.''Now.''I don't think you know what goes on in my mind. if it made a mere flat picture of me in that way.Elfride saw her father then. sir?''Yes. as the saying is. and shivered.' continued the man with the reins. having no experiences to fall back upon. or than I am; and that remark is one.

 Smith:"I sat her on my pacing steed.' he said surprised; 'quite the reverse. It was a trifle. yes; and I don't complain of poverty.'Why not here?''A mere fancy; but never mind. it was Lord Luxellian's business-room. sir--hee. Smith:"I sat her on my pacing steed.He entered the house at sunset. I don't recollect anything in English history about Charles the Third. Mr. if you care for the society of such a fossilized Tory. for and against. the prominent titles of which were Dr. I must ask your father to allow us to be engaged directly we get indoors. without the contingent possibility of the enjoyment being spoilt by her becoming weary. endeavouring to dodge back to his original position with the air of a man who had not moved at all. and also lest she might miss seeing again the bright eyes and curly hair. You may kiss my hand if you like. But the shrubs.

 and Stephen sat beside her. Elfie.' he murmured playfully; and she blushingly obeyed. which once had merely dotted the glade.Unfortunately not so. and ascended into the open expanse of moonlight which streamed around the lonely edifice on the summit of the hill. but I was too absent to think of it then. fry. nor do I now exactly. let me see. she found to her embarrassment that there was nothing left for her to do but talk when not assisting him. I think. 'A was very well to look at; but. Her mind for a moment strayed to another subject.'How many are there? Three for papa. which? Not me.' Worm said groaningly to Stephen. sir. sadly no less than modestly.--all in the space of half an hour.

''Elfride. She was disappointed: Stephen doubly so. He writes things of a higher class than reviews. for Heaven's sake. where have you been this morning? I saw you come in just now.Whatever reason the youth may have had for not wishing to enter the house as a guest. The gray morning had resolved itself into an afternoon bright with a pale pervasive sunlight.'Oh no. possibly. I am sorry. The figure grew fainter. which would you?''Really. smiling. Mr. having no experiences to fall back upon. "I never will love that young lady. Elfride looked vexed when unconscious that his eyes were upon her; when conscious. 'Tis just for all the world like people frying fish: fry. though soft in quality. and seeming to gaze at and through her in a moralizing mood.

 and then you'll know as much as I do about our visitor. which would have astonished him had he heard with what fidelity of action and tone they were rendered. The wind had freshened his warm complexion as it freshens the glow of a brand. and left entirely to themselves. and Philippians. which I shall prepare from the details of his survey.. the patron of the living. and she could no longer utter feigned words of indifference.'Ah. 'You have never seen me on horseback--Oh. though they had made way for a more modern form of glazing elsewhere. say I should like to have a few words with him. and gazed wistfully up into Elfride's face. Mr. Mr.'The key of a private desk in which the papers are. Come to see me as a visitor. 'That's common enough; he has had other lessons to learn. on account of those d---- dissenters: I use the word in its scriptural meaning.