t  o Miss Deane. ould Stepake his excuse, and fill his place?

    Lucy e content epo go in t. S o drive to Lindum t ten: Lindum ed to go to, to make purcant purc by no means be put off to anotunity; and aunt tulliver must go too, because she purchases.

    `You  to Maggie  of t-room and upstairs toget  ten, and it is a delicious morning. No say a  it, you dear dolorous t is t your face against all t tom: you may disobey tle.

    Maggie did not persist in objecting. S glad of t o be alone  ing ter life, in umult of t. S, and at  ten sat ing in the drawing-room.

    t tual, and sionate pleasure of t o be inguisep across t ainly not Pep entered.

    In t moment too mucated to speak; for Step t t. Maggie arted up and sat do beating violently, and Step by  P effort - for srembled visibly - so go to a distant chair.

    ` coming, said Stepone, `I am going in t.

    `O,  go, said Maggie, sinking into  expect - s.  Philip come?

    ` ead.

    `Lucy is gone to Lindum, said Maggie, taking off , rembling fingers. `e must not go.

    `Very ep ed ay here.

    o erious as tarlit blackness, and yet very near, and timidly loving. Maggie sat perfectly still - pers, peres - until trembling here was a warm glow on her cheek.

    `ting - aken tell him?

    ` sell ep in a he lips now.

    Maggie made no answer.

    `Let us go, Stepreatingly, rising, and taking o raise oo. `e s be long together.

    And t. Maggie felt t sender care into t, , and ten)