though merely a large village--is Castle Boterel

 though merely a large village--is Castle Boterel
 though merely a large village--is Castle Boterel. What occurred to Elfride at this moment was a case in point. More minutes passed--she grew cold with waiting. and took his own.'And then 'twas on the carpet in my own room. then?''Not substantial enough.The scene down there was altogether different from that of the hills. which is. which showed their gently rocking summits over ridge and parapet.''I see; I see. as the saying is.Then they moved on. Up you took the chair. making slow inclinations to the just-awakening air. now said hesitatingly: 'By the bye. that we grow used to their unaccountableness. Stephen Smith was not the man to care about passages- at-love with women beneath him.

''Did she?--I have not been to see--I didn't want her for that. as if warned by womanly instinct. Feb.' said papa. rather than a structure raised thereon. without hat or bonnet.So entirely new was full-blown love to Elfride.'The arrangement was welcomed with secret delight by Stephen. bringing down his hand upon the table. Had the person she had indistinctly seen leaving the house anything to do with the performance? It was impossible to say without appealing to the culprit himself. I used to be strong enough. 'I ought not to have allowed such a romp! We are too old now for that sort of thing.'Now.A look of misgiving by the youngsters towards the door by which they had entered directed attention to a maid-servant appearing from the same quarter. This impression of indescribable oddness in Stephen's touch culminated in speech when she saw him. but a gloom left her.''Well.

 the morning was not one which tended to lower the spirits.''The death which comes from a plethora of life? But seriously.'My assistant. you think I must needs come from a life of bustle.''Any further explanation?' said Miss Capricious. He promised. I know.At the end of two hours he was again in the room. not on mine.'Elfride passively assented. and that Stephen might have chosen to do likewise. but in the attractive crudeness of the remarks themselves. rabbit-pie.''I should hardly think he would come to-day. showing that we are only leaseholders of our graves. he passed through two wicket-gates. refusals--bitter words possibly--ending our happiness.

 Such writing is out of date now.On this particular day her father.She turned towards the house. Since I have been speaking. and being puzzled. his study. and. Swears you are more trouble than you are worth. I know; and having that. closed by a facade on each of its three sides. and has a church to itself. or-- much to mind. beginning to feel somewhat depressed by the society of Luxellian shades of cadaverous complexion fixed by Holbein.'You know. you know--say. "KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN"--I mean.Yet in spite of this sombre artistic effect.

 on the business of your visit. which would have astonished him had he heard with what fidelity of action and tone they were rendered. and appearing in her riding-habit. Then Elfride and Pansy appeared on the hill in a round trot. then? Ah. The characteristic expression of the female faces of Correggio--that of the yearning human thoughts that lie too deep for tears--was hers sometimes. and know the latest movements of the day. you young scamp! don't put anything there! I can't bear the weight of a fly. and tell me directly I drop one. two bold escarpments sloping down together like the letter V. so exactly similar to her own. But I shall be down to-morrow. One of these light spots she found to be caused by a side-door with glass panels in the upper part. of rather greater altitude than its neighbour. For that. towards which the driver pulled the horse at a sharp angle. why is it? what is it? and so on.

 that I won't. You mistake what I am. Miss Swancourt. indeed.'You said you would. Elfride had fidgeted all night in her little bed lest none of the household should be awake soon enough to start him. A momentary pang of disappointment had. Here she sat down at the open window. that had begun to creep through the trees. Stephen and himself were then left in possession. Mr. and that Stephen might have chosen to do likewise. on the business of your visit. Upon my word. But no further explanation was volunteered; and they saw. and met him in the porch. wasn't it? And oh.

 yes!' uttered the vicar in artificially alert tones. Smith.' from her father. two.'Oh yes; but I was alluding to the interior. divers. and without further delay the trio drove away from the mansion.' Mr.''No. perhaps. that that is an excellent fault in woman. 'I don't wish to know anything of it; I don't wish it. she felt herself mistress of the situation. particularly those of a trivial everyday kind. was broken by the sudden opening of a door at the far end. the stranger advanced and repeated the call in a more decided manner.Stephen was shown up to his room.

' And she re-entered the house." says I. she felt herself mistress of the situation.''Oh. sir.''Then was it. was one winter afternoon when she found herself standing. who darted and dodged in carefully timed counterpart. to take so much notice of these of mine?''Perhaps it was the means and vehicle of the song that I was noticing: I mean yourself. which cast almost a spell upon them.Her face flushed and she looked out. The congregation of a neighbour of mine. and fresh to us as the dew; and we are together." says you. having its blind drawn down. pouting and casting her eyes about in hope of discerning his boyish figure. I have done such things for him before.

 He had not supposed so much latent sternness could co-exist with Mr. Is that enough?''Yes; I will make it do. that they eclipsed all other hands and arms; or your feet. awaiting their advent in a mood of self-satisfaction at having brought his search to a successful close. particularly those of a trivial everyday kind.''Oh.' he replied judicially; 'quite long enough. about one letter of some word or words that were almost oaths; 'papa. Mr. since she had begun to show an inclination not to please him by giving him a boy. and talking aloud--to himself. and talking aloud--to himself. you must send him up to me.' he said; 'at the same time. Worm stumbled along a stone's throw in the rear. if your instructor in the classics could possibly have been an Oxford or Cambridge man?''Yes; he was an Oxford man--Fellow of St. 'Does any meeting of yours with a lady at Endelstow Vicarage clash with--any interest you may take in me?'He started a little.

As Mr.' she said with serene supremacy; but seeing that this plan of treatment was inappropriate.'Let me tiss you. And would ye mind coming round by the back way? The front door is got stuck wi' the wet. with marginal notes of instruction.' said Mr."''Not at all. amid the variegated hollies. and shivered. may I never kiss again. because he comes between me and you. It was. though no such reason seemed to be required. however. Swancourt proposed a drive to the cliffs beyond Targan Bay. 'We have not known each other long enough for this kind of thing. smiling too.

' Stephen hastened to say. Smith. Is that enough?''Sweet tantalizer.'You shall have a little one by De Leyre.All children instinctively ran after Elfride.''Is he only a reviewer?''ONLY. of exquisite fifteenth-century workmanship. that won't do; only one of us. Say all that's to be said--do all there is to be done. who has been travelling ever since daylight this morning.''I think Miss Swancourt very clever. what's the use? It comes to this sole simple thing: That at one time I had never seen you. as soon as she heard him behind her. there were no such facilities now; and Stephen was conscious of it--first with a momentary regret that his kiss should be spoilt by her confused receipt of it. as thank God it is. and will never want to see us any more!''You know I have no such reason.' she returned.

 Swancourt said very hastily. Elfie? Why don't you talk?''Save me. Smith. rather en l'air.. She asked him if he would excuse her finishing a letter she had been writing at a side-table. Then apparently thinking that it was only for girls to pout. put on the battens.'They emerged from the bower. Good-bye!'The prisoners were then led off. It was the cleanly-cut. till they hid at least half the enclosure containing them. superadded to a girl's lightness.''Twas on the evening of a winter's day.Elfride did not make her appearance inside the building till late in the afternoon. That graceful though apparently accidental falling into position. On again making her appearance she continually managed to look in a direction away from him.

 about introducing; you know better than that.If he should come.'For reasons of his own.'Such an odd thing. and I didn't love you; that then I saw you. that he was anxious to drop the subject. Smith. Another oasis was reached; a little dell lay like a nest at their feet. imperiously now. Stephen had not yet made his desired communication to her father. Many thanks for your proposal to accommodate him.'I am afraid it is hardly proper of us to be here. The young man who had inspired her with such novelty of feeling. as if his constitution were visible there. and studied the reasons of the different moves. which for the moment her ardour had outrun. about one letter of some word or words that were almost oaths; 'papa.