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about   it�察  �unless   it   were   the   fact   of   his   speaking   to   me�察  �for   on   such   a 

morning and so near his own abode�察�it was natural enough that he should 

be about�察�and as for my thinking of him�察�I had been doing that�察�with little 

intermission�察�ever since we set out on our journey�察�so there was nothing 

remarkable in that。 

     'You are alone again�察�Miss Grey��' said he。 

     'Yes。' 

     'What kind of people are those ladies ´ the Misses Green��' 

     'I really don't know。' 

     'That's strange ´ when you live so near and see them so often��' 

     'Well�察�I suppose they are lively�察�good´tempered girls�察�but I imagine you 

must know them better than I do�察�yourself�察�for I never exchanged a word 

with either of them。' 

     'Indeed�拭    �They don't strike me as being particularly reserved。' 

     'Very   likely   they   are   not   so   to   people   of   their   own   class�察  �but   they 

consider themselves as moving in quite a different sphere from me��' 

     He made no reply to this�此        �but after a short pause�察�he said�察 � 'I suppose 

it's  these   things�察  �Miss    Grey�察  �that  make     you   think   you   could    not  live 

without a home��' 

     'Not exactly。      The fact is I am too socially disposed to be able to live 

contentedly without a friend�察�and as the only friends I have�察�or am likely to 

have�察�are at home�察�if it ´ or rather�察�if they were gone ´ I will not say I could 

not live ´ but I would rather not live in such a desolate world。' 

     'But why do you say the only friends you are likely to have�拭                 �Are you 

so unsociable that you cannot make friends��' 

     'No�察�but I never made one yet�察�and in my present position there is no 

possibility of doing so�察�or even of forming a common acquaintance。                      The 

fault may be partly in myself�察�but I hope not altogether。' 

     'The    fault  is  partly   in  society�察 �and    partly�察 �I  should   think�察  �in  your 

immediate neighbours�此          �and   partly�察  �too�察  �in   yourself�察  �for   many  ladies�察  �in 

your position�察�would make themselves be noticed and accounted of。                       But 

your pupils should be companions for you in some degree�察�they cannot be 

many years younger than yourself。' 

     'Oh�察  �yes�察  �they   are   good   company   sometimes�察  �but   I   cannot   call   them 



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friends�察�nor would they think of bestowing such a name on me ´ they have 

other companions better suited to their tastes。' 

     'Perhaps   you   are   too   wise   for   them。     How   do   you   amuse   yourself 

when alone ´ do you read much��' 

     'Reading   is   my   favourite   occupation�察  �when   I   have   leisure   for   it   and 

books to read。' 

     From   speaking   of   books   in   general�察  �he   passed   to   different   books   in 

particular�察    �and   proceeded      by   rapid   transitions   from   topic    to  topic�察  �till 

several matters�察�both of taste and opinion�察�had been discussed considerably 

within the space of half an hour�察�but without the embellishment of many 

observations        from     himself�察     �he    being     evidently      less    bent    upon 

communicating   his   own   thoughts   and   predilections�察  �than   on   discovering 

mine。     He had not the tact�察�or the art�察�to effect such a purpose by skilfully 

drawing out my sentiments or ideas through the real or apparent statement 

of   his   own�察  �or   leading   the   conversation   by   imperceptible   gradations   to 

such   topics   as   he   wished   to   advert   to�此 �but   such   gentle   abruptness�察  �and 

such single´ minded straightforwardness�察�could not possibly offend me。 

     'And why should he interest himself at all in my moral and intellectual 

capacities�此     �what is it to him what I think or feel��' I asked myself。                 And 

my heart throbbed in answer to the question。 

     But Jane and Susan Green soon reached their home。                        As they stood 

parleying at the park´gates�察�attempting to persuade Miss Murray to come 

in�察 �I   wished   Mr。 Weston   would   go�察  �that   she   might   not   see   him  with   me 

when she turned round�察�but�察�unfortunately�察�his business�察�which was to pay 

one more visit to poor Mark Wood�察�led him to pursue the same path as we 

did�察  �till   nearly   the   close   of   our   journey。 When�察  �however�察  �he   saw   that 

Rosalie   had   taken   leave   of   her   friends   and   I   was   about   to   join   her�察  �he 

would   have   left   me   and   passed   on   at   a   quicker   pace�察  �but�察  �as   he   civilly 

lifted his hat in passing her�察�to my surprise�察�instead of returning the salute 

with   a   stiff�察  �ungracious bow�察 �she   accosted him  with   one of   her   sweetest 

smiles�察�and�察�walking by his side�察�began to talk to him with all imaginable 

cheerfulness and affability�察�and so we proceeded all three together。 

     After a short pause in the conversation�察�Mr。 Weston made some remark 

addressed      particularly     to  me�察  �as   referring    to  something      we    had   been 



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talking of before�察�but before I could answer�察�Miss Murray replied to the 

observation   and   enlarged   upon   it�此   �he   rejoined�察  �and�察  �from  thence   to   the 

close of the interview�察�she engrossed him entirely to herself。               It might be 

partly owing to my own stupidity�察�my want of tact and assurance�此                    �but I 

felt myself wronged�此        �I trembled with apprehension�察�and I listened with 

envy to her easy�察�rapid flow of utterance�察�and saw with anxiety the bright 

smile with which she looked into his face from time to time�此                �for she was 

walking a little in advance�察�for the purpose ��as I judged�� of being seen as 

well as heard。      If her conversation was light and trivial�察�it was amusing�察�

and she was never at a loss for something to say�察�or for suitable words to 

express it in。     There was nothing pert or flippant in her manner now�察�as 

when she walked with Mr。 Hatfield�察�there was only a gentle�察�playful kind 

of vivacity�察�which I thought must be peculiarly pleasing to a man of Mr。 

Weston's disposition and temperament。 

     When   he   was   gone   she   began   to   laugh�察  �and   muttered   to   herself�察  �'I 

thought I could do it��' 

     'Do what��' I asked。 

     'Fix that man。' 

     'What in the world do you mean��' 

     'I   mean   that   he   will   go   home   and   dream   of   me。 I   have   shot   him 

through the heart��' 

     'How do you know��' 

     'By   many   infallible   proofs�此   �more   especially   the   look   he   gave   me 

when he went away。          It was not an impudent look ´ I exonerate him from 

that ´ it was a look of reverential�察�tender adoration。           Ha�察�ha� �he's not quite 

such a stupid blockhead as I thought him��' 

     I made no answer�察�for my heart was in my throat�察�or something like it�察�

and I could not trust myself to speak。           'O God�察�avert it��' I cried�察�internally 

´ 'for his sake�察�not for mine��' 

     Miss   Murray   made   several   trivial   observations   as   we   passed   up   the 

park�察�to which ��in spite of my reluctance to let one glimpse of my feelings 

appear�� I could only answer by monosyllables。                Whether she intended to 

torment me�察�or merely to amuse herself�察�I could not tell ´ and did not much 

care�察�but I thought of the poor man and his one lamb�察�and the rich man 



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