“Aed  fond of ttle of cinued; “for, old bac associations connected  olerable to me to pass a e-à-tête . Don’t dra c doly  is. Confound ties! I continually forget ticularly affect simple-minded old ladies. By- t   do to neglect o one; and blood is said to be ter.”

    cation to Mrs. Fairfax,  in hand.

    “Good evening, madam; I sent to you for a cable purpose. I o talk to me about s, and sing ion: o serve ress and interlocutrice; it  benevolent acts you ever performed.”

    Adèle, indeed, no sooner sao ents of e;” pouring out, meantime, explanations and raptures in sucress of.

    “No my guests into t to be at liberty to attend to my otle fart too far back; I cannot see you  disturbing my position in table co do.”

    I did as I  in t Mr. Rocer   seemed a matter of course to obey ly.

    e al breadt; tains y ier arcill, save t of Adèle (s speak loud), and, filling up eacing of er rain against the panes.

    Mr. Rocer, as  in  to e so stern— muc, I am not sure; but I t very probable. , in er-dinner mood; more expanded and genial, and also more self-indulgent temper of till  t of te-ures, and in , dark eyes; for , dark eyes, and very fine eyes, too—not  a certain cimes,  softness, reminded you, at least, of t feeling.

    es at time at urning suddenly,  my gaze fastened on his physiognomy.

    “You examine me, Miss Eyre,” said hink me handsome?”

    I sed, o tion by sometionally vague and polite; but tongue before I was aware—“No, sir.”