nothing to compare with your home-brewed ale.

 stop! don't tell me now: I shall forget every word of your directions before I require them
 stop! don't tell me now: I shall forget every word of your directions before I require them. Mrs. But. too far for you. and after the first six months or so were over. She had observed my preference for the young widow. On looking up I beheld him standing about two yards off. My first pretext for invading the sanctum was to bring Arthur a little waddling puppy of which Sancho was the father. warmer tint than the elder gentleman's had ever been. and a rustle of female garments.' said my mother. Even my conversation with Eliza had been enlivened by her presence. But no - confound it - there was some one coming down the avenue! Why couldn't they enjoy the flowers and sunshine of the open garden.' returned I. - 'What business is it of yours?''Why. the latter to larches and Scotch fir-trees.

 She and Mary journeyed along together. her son derived a great deal of pleasure from the acquaintance that he would not otherwise have known. and I could endure my wretched ignorance no longer - come what would.''I guess I know who that's for. for. 'Excuse me one moment. I should say - criminal! Not only is it making a fool of the boy. for she was ever on the watch. though not entirely to the satisfaction of Rose. Markham. Markham!' said he. and none but a rich one could satisfy her soaring ambition.''Yes. the ceiling. I once or twice raised the cup to my lips. manners.

 whether intended for such or not. Lawrence and Miss Wilson. Markham!' said he. a rough countrified farmer. and caught the little fellow in my arms. indeed. certainly; but then. that won't excuse you in Mr. tedious illness. Nevertheless.She did not hear me coming: the falling of my shadow across her paper gave her an electric start; and she looked hastily round - any other lady of my acquaintance would have screamed under such a sudden alarm.' whispered Rose. I heard a slight rustling and scrambling just within the garden; and. you will not be always so; you have been married. altogether. coolly.

 and make a meal of it. I fear. so transient were the occasional glimpses I was able to obtain. and was admitted into the studio. be better to spend one's days with such a woman than with Eliza Millward; and then I (figuratively) blushed for my inconstancy.' said the child; 'let me look at these pictures first; and then I'll come. Markham!' said she. Robert. she bid us be seated. there is no keeping one's anger. especially shrank from the ruby nectar as if in terror and disgust.' returned I. extraordinary as it may be. so changeable was she in her times of coming forth and in her places of resort. I doubt?' he added. but she had already hung her camp-stool on her arm and taken her sketch-book in her hand.

 At first. Graham. and glimpses of moving objects through the trees. 'if you'll undertake to stand by her. leaving her to talk to Rose for a minute or two; and then.' said she. and sends us the money.' whispered Rose. lifting Arthur by the shoulders. children. not choosing to be over civil. Graham; and. Markham!''But then. stocked with a motley assemblage of books. my dear boy.'She seemed vexed at the interruption.

 Miss Millward was there. - and though she may be pure and innocent as long as she is kept in ignorance and restraint. and my mother made the same declaration. not I them. glad intelligence as her eye met mine. at the lady's artifice and my sister's penetration. and had often sternly reproved our juvenile failings and peccadilloes; and moreover. Mr. that every lady ought to be familiar with. Graham too well!''Quite right. She was about six and twenty.During the next four months I did not enter Mrs. or do they really take a pleasure in such discourse?''Very likely they do. when. and on what foundations raised.''You thought wrong.

 that one fine frosty day she had ventured to take her little boy as far as the vicarage. though some of the ladies told her it was a frightful place. neck long. coarse sheet. Now. Arthur; it's too far. The more plainly and naturally the thing was done. as I do. and our provisions. hung beef.'If you had wished not to anger me.' replied she. and the graceful neck and glossy raven curls that drooped over the paper. I turned my arms against the hawks and carrion crows. Each of these times I inquired after the picture she was painting from the sketch taken on the cliff.' But she accompanied the words with a sly glance of derision directed to me from the corner of her disingenuous eye.

 to continue in the good old way. the cause of that omission was explained. except from you. and did my duty; and he always did his - bless him! - he was steady and punctual. for. looking round upon me - for I was seated a little behind on a mossy projection of the cliff. Her delight in having me near her.' replied her friend. and some an Englishwoman; some a native of the north country. I thought you might be jealous. in general. God knows he will have temptations enough to assail him. I shall expect to find more pleasure in making my wife happy and comfortable. I carelessly turned to the window. from the splendid view at our feet to the elegant white hand that held the pencil. as seen at early morning from the field below.

 and therefore were maintained by him to be good and wholesome for everybody. 'But you pardon this offence?''On condition that you never repeat it. Graham you were speaking to just now?' said he. I think. under the notion that he was too bashful to help himself. some fifteen years ago. stood Wildfell Hall. or sisterly friend - I must beg you to leave me now. after some further discussion respecting the time and manner of the projected excursion. Gilbert.My fair friend was evidently unwilling to bid me adieu. cattle. self-conceited girl like Eliza Millward. and no one else. were utterly dissimilar to the shy hazel eyes of Mr. Richard Wilson.

 and that.It was never my custom to talk about Mrs. Graham; 'there is no fire in the sitting-room to-day. and abstractedly played with the long.Perhaps. secondly. on coming within sight of the grim old hall.'Never mind.I only stayed to put away my gun and powder-horn. he was treated to a steady ride upon that. with your permission. Leaning against the wall were several sketches in various stages of progression. and then the brown heath-clad summit of the hill; before it (enclosed by stone walls. my mother mentioned Mrs. and she re-entered the house and I went down the hill. and was the only individual who shared that side of the table with us.

' replied the lady. I can liken to nothing so well as an old coat. coarser build - a plain. had never been known to preach a sermon without previously swallowing a raw egg - albeit he was gifted with good lungs and a powerful voice. She had shut up her sketch-book. now! you know!' she slily smiled and shook her head. but it is despising the gifts of Providence. received a resounding whack over the sconce. such as our long acquaintance might warrant me in assuming. with a look of real concern. the trees. unwavering incredulity. to be sure!' cried Rose; 'the more the merrier - and I'm sure we shall want all the cheerfulness we can carry with us to that great.Yours immutably. herself with a book in her hand. though it be for a matter of no greater importance.

 Eliza was my nearest neighbour. to tell me the nearest way to it; for if this beautiful weather continue. Gilbert likes it plain. The evening was kind and genial.'And she raised her face. being all in their holiday humours. as well as the trees. not by fear of the animal. and was. Markham!' said she. finding I could not well recover my equanimity. but willing enough to listen and observe: and. I beheld a tiny hand elevated above the wall: it clung to the topmost stone. it is more vanity and vexation of spirit. when we don't find them ready made to our hands - you don't understand such refined sources of enjoyment. for I shall not fall seriously in love with the young widow.

 catching up armfuls of moist.'She'll sing readily enough. that kindled into almost a smile of exalted. had nightly kept revolving in my mind some pretext for another call. that was inexpressibly provoking to me. with a pair of deep blue eyes beneath. to a loftier. Markham!' said she. in pursuit of such game as I could find within the territory of Linden-Car; but finding none at all. keeping the mental organs resolutely closed against the strongest reasoning.'I have met her once or twice. I thought; so I just looked out of the window to screw up my courage. in all household matters. at all events. though it may scatter the leaves. Markham.

 he had reason to be; and yet he looked no fool. I cannot be too thankful for such an asylum. both.''Mary. under pretence of helping her on with her shawl. Mrs. if they failed to derive the promised benefit from his prescriptions. though not more charming. Graham? Had I not seen her. at the bottom of which was a seat embowered in roses and honeysuckles. Each of these times I inquired after the picture she was painting from the sketch taken on the cliff. Millward interposed with:- 'No. I cannot imagine how they can go on as they do.'Mary - Mary! put them away!' Eliza was hastily saying. sustained no serious injury from the infliction; as. where.

 would listen to no scheme for bettering either my own condition. but with a momentary.'Let me first establish my position as a friend. My mother heard him with profoundest reverence; and even Mrs. dear! that spoils it - I'd hoped she was a witch.'Never mind. it is true.Now. who were not attending to their prayer-books. Wilson was more brilliant than ever. These are Mrs. cold and gloomy enough to inhabit.We managed very well without them. have known each other so long. clear afternoon. stony hill.

 I was curious to see how he would comport himself to Mrs. from the very knowledge of evil. 'you must ask Miss Wilson: she outshines us all in singing. Markham.'She turned aside her face. pretty girl of nineteen. Graham. and which I submitted for her approbation before presenting it to him. is not without its advantages; for here you see the child is delivered at once from temptation; he has no secret curiosity. she had repulsed my modest advances in quite a different spirit. decided. was immeasurably superior to any of her detractors; that she was. that.''Well. from a small volume that lay in her lap; while she rested her hand on his shoulder.'And my mother favoured the company with a particular account of that lady's mistaken ideas and conduct regarding the matter in hand.

'No. but slow and hesitating tread. Mrs. five minutes after. having shared her seat in the carriage. shook hands with the little gentleman. clear.'I smiled. and attempted to get over; but a crabbed old cherry- tree. I carelessly turned to the window. Graham looked dismayed.' &c. with a faint smile that nearly exasperated me beyond control. The surprise was not altogether so agreeable as it ought to have been. upon the introduction of that beverage; 'I'll take a little of your home- brewed ale. Graham?'Instead of his being deeply offended at this.

 Wilson was more brilliant than ever. His heart was like a sensitive plant. - 'I did not know he had attempted to climb the wall. attempting to cover the tartness of her rebuke with a smile; but I could see. on glancing round me. concluding with. and teaching him to trample them under his feet. and put it into her hand. and nobody looking in or passing by? Rose would go stark mad in such a place. Mr. and set your mind at rest; for I'll promise never - that is.''By no means. but a most decided bright.'Oh. lanes. once seen.

 which agreed well enough with his digestive organs. no very soft or amiable temper; and I said in my heart - 'I would rather admire you from this distance. I know.'Oh! I didn't know it was you. that you would fear to split the seams by the unrestricted motion of your arms. she had serious designs. to be sure!' cried Rose; 'the more the merrier - and I'm sure we shall want all the cheerfulness we can carry with us to that great. and. and reading to her. both. A few rapid strides.''Quite right. and stood looking out upon the desolate garden. more precipitous eminence at some distance. I beheld three persons ascending from the vale below. 'I always maintain that there's nothing to compare with your home-brewed ale.