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edification   of   himself   and   his   afflicted   wife�察  �I   left   them�察  �but   I   had   not 

proceeded fifty yards before I encountered Mr。 Weston�察�apparently on his 

way to the same abode。           He greeted me in his usual quiet�察�unaffected way�察�

stopped to inquire about the condition of the sick man and his family�察�and 

with a sort of unconscious�察�brotherly disregard to ceremony took from my 

hand   the   book   out   of   which   I   had   been   reading�察  �turned   over   its   pages�察�

made a few brief but very sensible remarks�察�and restored it�察�then told me 

about   some   poor   sufferer   he   had   just   been   visiting�察  �talked   a   little   about 

Nancy  Brown�察 �made   a   few  observations   upon   my  little   rough   friend   the 

terrier�察  �that   was   frisking   at   his   feet�察  �and   finally   upon   the   beauty   of   the 

weather�察�and departed。 

     I have omitted to give a detail of his words�察�from a notion that they 

would   not   interest   the   reader   as   they   did   me�察  �and   not   because   I   have 

forgotten them。        No�察�I remember them well�察�for I thought them over and 

over again in the course of that day and many succeeding ones�察�I know not 

how  often�察  �and   recalled   every   intonation   of   his   deep�察  �clear   voice�察  �every 

flash   of   his   quick�察  �brown   eye�察  �and   every   gleam   of   his   pleasant�察  �but   too 

transient smile。       Such a confession will look very absurd�察�I fear�此                �but no 

matter�此    �I have written it�此      �and they that read it will not know the writer。 

     While I was walking along�察�happy within�察�and pleased with all around�察�



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Miss Murray came hastening to meet me�察�her buoyant step�察�flushed cheek�察�

and   radiant   smiles   showing   that   she�察  �too�察  �was   happy�察  �in   her   own   way。 

Running up to me�察�she put her arm through mine�察�and without waiting to 

recover breath�察�began ´ 'Now�察�Miss Grey�察�think yourself highly honoured�察�

for   I'm   come   to   tell   you   my   news   before   I've   breathed   a   word   of   it   to 

anyone else。' 

     'Well�察�what is it��' 

     'Oh�察�SUCH news�           �In the first place�察�you must know that Mr。 Hatfield 

came   upon   me   just   after   you   were   gone。    I   was   in   such   a   way  for   fear 

papa   or   mamma   should   see   him�察  �but   you know  I   couldn't   call   you   back 

again�察  �and   so�    �   oh�察  �dear� �I   can't   tell   you   all   about   it   now�察  �for   there's 

Matilda�察�I see�察�in the park�察�and I must go and open my budget to her。                    But�察�

however�察      �Hatfield     was    most     uncommonly         audacious�察     �unspeakably 

complimentary�察�and unprecedentedly tender ´ tried to be so�察�at least ´ he 

didn't succeed very well in THAT�察�because it's not his vein。                    I'll tell you 

all he said another time。' 

     'But what did YOU say ´ I'm more interested in that��' 

     'I'll   tell   you   that�察  �too�察  �at   some   future   period。 I   happened   to   be   in   a 

very good humour just then�察�but�察�though I was complaisant and gracious 

enough�察�I took care not to compromise myself in any possible way。                        But�察�

however�察�the conceited wretch chose to interpret my amiability of temper 

his own way�察�and at length presumed upon my indulgence so far ´ what do 

you think�拭 � he actually made me an offer��' 

     'And you ´ ' 

     'I   proudly   drew   myself   up�察  �and   with   the   greatest   coolness   expressed 

my astonishment at such an occurrence�察�and hoped he had seen nothing in 

my conduct to justify his expectations。              You should have SEEN how his 

countenance   fell�      �He   went   perfectly   white   in   the   face。   I   assured   him 

that   I   esteemed   him   and   all   that�察  �but   could   not   possibly   accede   to   his 

proposals�察�and if I did�察�papa and mamma could never be brought to give 

their consent。' 

     ';But if they could�察─�said he�察 �would yours be wanting�拭─�

     ';Certainly�察�Mr。 Hatfield�察─�I replied�察�with a cool decision which quelled 

all hope at once。       Oh�察�if you had seen how dreadfully mortified he was ´ 



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how crushed to the earth by his disappointment� �really�察�I almost pitied him 

myself。 

     'One more desperate attempt�察�however�察�he made。                     After a silence of 

considerable duration�察�during which he struggled to be calm�察�and I to be 

grave ´ for I felt a strong propensity to laugh ´ which would have ruined 

all ´ he said�察�with the ghost of a smile ´ ;But tell me plainly�察�Miss Murray�察�

if I had the wealth of Sir Hugh Meltham�察�or the prospects of his eldest son�察�

would you still refuse me�拭          �Answer me truly�察�upon your honour。; 

     ';Certainly�察─�said I。      ;That would make no difference whatever。; 

     'It   was   a great   lie�察  �but he   looked so   confident   in   his   own   attractions 

still�察  �that   I   determined   not   to   leave   him   one   stone   upon   another。     He 

looked me full in the face�察�but I kept my countenance so well that he could 

not imagine I was saying anything more than the actual truth。 

     ';Then   it's   all   over�察  �I   suppose�察─  �he   said�察  �looking   as   if   he   could   have 

died on the   spot   with   vexation   and   the   intensity  of   his despair。        But   he 

was     angry     as   well   as   disappointed。        There      was    he�察  �suffering     so 

unspeakably�察      �and    there   was    I�察 �the  pitiless   cause    of  it  all�察 �so  utterly 

impenetrable to all the artillery of his looks and words�察�so calmly cold and 

proud�察�he could not but feel some resentment�察�and with singular bitterness 

he   began   ´   ;I   certainly   did   not   expect   this�察  �Miss   Murray。   I   might   say 

something   about   your   past   conduct�察  �and   the   hopes   you   have   led   me   to 

foster�察�but I forbear�察�on condition ´ ; 

     ';No    conditions�察    �Mr。   Hatfield� ─    �said   I�察 �now   truly   indignant     at  his 

insolence。 

     ';Then let me beg it as a favour�察─�he replied�察�lowering his voice at once�察�

and taking a humbler tone�此            �let me entreat that you will not mention this 

affair to anyone whatever。           If you will keep silence about it�察�there need be 

no unpleasantness on either side ´ nothing�察�I mean�察�beyond what is quite 

unavoidable�此       �for my own feelings I will endeavour to keep to myself�察�if I 

cannot annihilate them ´ I will try to forgive�察�if I cannot forget the cause of 

my   sufferings。      I   will   not   suppose�察  �Miss   Murray�察  �that   you   know   how 

deeply you have injured me。             I would not have you aware of it�察�but if�察�in 

addition to the injury you have already done me ´ pardon me�察�but�察�whether 

innocently   or   not�察  �you   HAVE   done   it   ´   and   if   you   add   to   it   by   giving 



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publicity to this unfortunate affair�察�or naming it AT ALL�察�you will find that 

I too can speak�察�and though you scorned my love�察�you will hardly scorn 

my ´ ; 

     'He stopped�察�but he bit his bloodless lip�察�and looked so terribly fierce 

that   I   was   quite   frightened。   However�察  �my   pride   upheld   me   still�察  �and   I 

answered disdainfully�察 �I do not know what motive you suppose I could 

have for naming it to anyone�察�Mr。 Hatfield�察�but if I were disposed to do so�察�

you    would     not   deter   me   by   threats�察  �and   it  is  scarcely   the   part  of  a 

gentleman to attempt it。; 

     ';Pardon me�察�Miss Murray�察─�said he�察 �I have loved you so intensely ´ I 

do   still   adore   

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