"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。