Margaret Capel, v. 2 of 3

love, and with

husband yet,

me th

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t; and yet, to her dismay, she began to suspect that she felt too warm an interest for her father's guest. The fact was, that she had felt this interest and admiration so very long before they met, that it was not now a

his habits of study, his proficiency in the dead languages, together with that cast of countenance seldom seen but in the age to which it belongs, seemed to stamp him as the companio

th to the alms-houses; he even carried her basket for her, but always in silence. He had observed her at the head of her father's table, in their large dinner parties; he had gone out with t

standing by the open glass doors, and having embraced him and taken her place before the

y to tell him breakfast is ready, for I am n

hed and made a si

Sherleigh?" he asked, when t

een there for years, and people seldom attend much

to my flowers, except gathe

, "did you find out that I took

her, "will you write those le

usiness letters. She seated herself a

envelopes for everybody. Suppose I were to want to send ou

Oh! I will be careful in future; you

about the meadows, and to Brown

o about the bees; if you co

never to keep bees, but if you

girl; have you wr

there

oes George mean to do

m here for me to rid

y good child, you w

ar father, I will prove to you that Calypso

s for Mrs. Hollingsworth's ball." This was a lady of large fortune in the ne

reading the pap

not go," said Elizabeth

uch amused, "Mrs. Hollingsworth's balls are excellent

of being in his company," said Elizabeth in the same low t

you an offer to-morrow, if

something of cowardice in subjecting one, without ceasing, to civilities which must end in nothing, but which, in the meantime, cause a great deal of goss

, taking up the note which accompanied the cards; "here you see she begs u

s out of the way," said Elizabeth, "do

nued Captain Gage, "what say you d'Eyncour

paper with his usual gravity, "I should have liked to see her dance; but

an, Sir Philip," said Elizabeth, smiling, "I wal

ts," said Captain Gage, laying the note before her, "I

ir Philip drew his c

you decline

s, but as he was partly interested

ly, that we are expecting some friends

hould invite

said Elizabeth, laughing. "But supp

"for the friends we expect are an elderly co

ur coming, I think she would hardly giv

ush, "you chanced to hear what my father and I were talking about. Ha

why

you sufficiently to dwell on your memory; and secondly, anything of th

oking earnestly at her, "I am a

yet you see how little difference there is now. You were alluding to the ball, were

rveying her still more earnestly

taper. "Do you think of going to S-- this morning? You can see the Cathedral,

d her head away to avoid his grave re

it attentively, "you have burnt your finger. How very

rest; "it is a trick I have of burning my fingers when I seal letters; and t

that I demand of him this hand; that I do not know how to rec

cannot express to

ou," said Sir Philip, with a blunt admiration in his look an

hilip," sh

peak the truth at once. I am more happy

miled and l

ve the goodness to fix a day for our marriage? You see I am order

, "you are too hasty; consider how s

was on the West India station; that is the same thing. How many times I have said to myself,

er lovers, said in her turn, "until I meet with some

t recollect me, tha

trace any resemblance between what you were, and what I now find y

ed to flatter," sai

ather. It seems quite singular to ask Gage to accept me a

ip d'Eyncourt: and a few days afterwards, Margaret who had officiated as one of the bridesmaids, accompanied her uncl