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listened with a quiet�察 �good´ natured smile�察 �and at length took a seat in
compliance with her pressing invitations�察 �but repeated that he did not
mean to stay。
'I have another place to go to��' said he�察�'and I see' ��glancing at the book
on the table�� 'someone else has been reading to you。'
'Yes�察�sir�察 �Miss Grey has been as kind as read me a chapter�察 �an' now
she's helping me with a shirt for our Bill ´ but I'm feared she'll be cold
there。 Won't you come to th' fire�察�Miss��'
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'No�察 �thank you�察 �Nancy�察 �I'm quite warm。 I must go as soon as this
shower is over。'
'Oh�察�Miss� �You said you could stop while dusk��' cried the provoking
old woman�察�and Mr。 Weston seized his hat。
'Nay�察�sir��' exclaimed she�察�'pray don't go now�察�while it rains so fast。'
'But it strikes me I'm keeping your visitor away from the fire。'
'No�察�you're not�察�Mr。 Weston��' replied I�察�hoping there was no harm in a
falsehood of that description。
'No�察�sure��' cried Nancy。 'What�察�there's lots o' room��'
'Miss Grey��' said he�察�half´jestingly�察�as if he felt it necessary to change
the present subject�察 �whether he had anything particular to say or not�察 �'I
wish you would make my peace with the squire�察�when you see him。 He
was by when I rescued Nancy's cat�察�and did not quite approve of the deed。
I told him I thought he might better spare all his rabbits than she her cat�察�
for which audacious assertion he treated me to some rather ungentlemanly
language�察�and I fear I retorted a trifle too warmly。'
'Oh�察�lawful sir� �I hope you didn't fall out wi' th' maister for sake o'
my cat� �he cannot bide answering again ´ can th' maister。'
'Oh� �it's no matter�察�Nancy�此 �I don't care about it�察�really�察�I said nothing
VERY uncivil�察 �and I suppose Mr。 Murray is accustomed to use rather
strong language when he's heated。'
'Ay�察�sir�此 �it's a pity。'
'And now�察�I really must go。 I have to visit a place a mile beyond this�察�
and you would not have me to return in the dark�此 �besides�察�it has nearly
done raining now ´ so good´evening�察�Nancy。 Good´ evening�察�Miss Grey。'
'Good´evening�察 �Mr。 Weston�察 �but don't depend upon me for making
your peace with Mr。 Murray�察�for I never see him ´ to speak to。'
'Don't you�察�it can't be helped then��' replied he�察�in dolorous resignation�此�
then�察�with a peculiar half´smile�察�he added�察�'But never mind�察�I imagine the
squire has more to apologise for than I��' and left the cottage。
I went on with my sewing as long as I could see�察�and then bade Nancy
good´evening�察 �checking her too lively gratitude by the undeniable
assurance that I had only done for her what she would have done for me�察�if
she had been in my place and I in hers。 I hastened back to Horton Lodge�察�
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where�察 �having entered the schoolroom�察 �I found the tea´table all in
confusion�察 �the tray flooded with slops�察 �and Miss Matilda in a most
ferocious humour。 'Miss Grey�察�whatever have you been about�拭 �I've had
tea half an hour ago�察�and had to make it myself�察�and drink it all alone� �I
wish you would come in sooner��'
'I've been to see Nancy Brown。 I thought you would not be back
from your ride。'
'How could I ride in the rain�察 �I should like to know。 That damned
pelting shower was vexatious enough ´ coming on when I was just in full
swing�此 �and then to come and find nobody in to tea� �and you know I can't
make the tea as I like it。'
'I didn't think of the shower��' replied I ��and�察�indeed�察�the thought of its
driving her home had never entered my head��。
'No�察�of course�察�you were under shelter yourself�察�and you never thought
of other people。'
I bore her coarse reproaches with astonishing equanimity�察 �even with
cheerfulness�察 �for I was sensible that I had done more good to Nancy
Brown than harm to her�此 �and perhaps some other thoughts assisted to
keep up my spirits�察�and impart a relish to the cup of cold�察�overdrawn tea�察�
and a charm to the otherwise unsightly table�察�and ´ I had almost said ´ to
Miss Matilda's unamiable face。 But she soon betook herself to the
stables�察�and left me to the quiet enjoyment of my solitary meal。
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CHAPTER XIII ´ THE
PRIMROSES
MISS MURRAY now always went twice to church�察�for she so loved
admiration that she could not bear to lose a single opportunity of obtaining
it�察�and she was so sure of it wherever she showed herself�察�that�察 �whether
Harry Meltham and Mr。 Green were there or not�察�there was certain to be
somebody present who would not be insensible to her charms�察�besides the
Rector�察�whose official capacity generally obliged him to attend。 Usually�察�
also�察�if the weather permitted�察�both she and her sister would walk home�察�
Matilda�察�because she hated the confinement of the carriage�察�she�察�because
she disliked the privacy of it�察 �and enjoyed the company that generally
enlivened the first mile of the journey in walking from the church to Mr。
Green's park´gates�此 �near which commenced the private road to Horton
Lodge�察�which lay in the opposite direction�察�while the highway conducted
in a straightforward course to the still more distant mansion of Sir Hugh
Meltham。 Thus there was always a chance of being accompanied�察�so far�察�
either by Harry Meltham�察�with or without Miss Meltham�察 �or Mr。 Green�察�
with perhaps one or both of his sisters�察 �and any gentlemen visitors they
might have。
Whether I walked with the young ladies or rode with their parents�察�
depended upon their own capricious will�此 �if they chose to 'take' me�察 �I
went�察�if�察�for reasons best known to themselves�察�they chose to go alone�察�I
took my seat in the carriage。 I liked walking better�察 �but a sense of
reluctance to obtrude my presence on anyone who did not desire it�察�always
kept me passive on these and similar occasions�察�and I never inquired into
the causes of their varying whims。 Indeed�察�this was the best policy ´ for
to submit and oblige was the governess's part�察 �to consult their own
pleasure was that of the pupils。 But when I did walk�察 �the first half of
journey was generally a great nuisance to me。 As none of the before´
mentioned ladies and gentlemen ever noticed me�察 �it was disagreeable to
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walk beside them�察 �as if listening to what they said�察 �or wishing to be
thought one of them�察�while they talked over me�察�or across�察�and if their eyes�察�
in speaking�察�chanced to fall on me�察�it seemed as if they looked on vacancy
´ as if they either did not see me�察�or were very desirous to make it appear
so。 It was disagreeable�察 �too�察 �to walk behind�察 �and thus appear to
acknowledge my own inferiority�察�for�察�in truth�察�I