kept ion and coming grief. ea ing, and I  near , led close up to me, and a sense of mutual affection seemed to surround us tered a silent prayer t ed far or soon; but ered, unannounced, and looking at us, seemed to take pleasure in tacle of a group so amicable— s ed daug e e croquer sa petite maman Anglaise”—I ured to  er ogeter of ection, and not quite exiled from the sunshine of his presence.

    A fortnigurn to ter’s marriage, and I saion going on for suc. Almost every day I asked Mrs. Fairfax if s ive. Once sually put tion to Mr. Rocer as to ell o make of him.

    One t s to Ingram Park: to be sure it y miles off, on ty; but  distance to an ardent lover? to so practised and indefatigable a er, it  a morning’s ride. I began to c to conceive: t tc rumour aken; t one or boties o look at my master’s face to see if it  I could not remember time  s and sank into inevitable dejection, ly to o me where—and, alas! never had I loved him so well.