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She was unpleasantly conscious that she had been on the verge of

speaking as "one of the foolish wo silence after But she had not entreated silence, and to

prevent Caleb's blame she deterht It was curious what an awful tribunal the mild

Caleb's was to her, whenever he set it up But she ht do Fred Vincy a great deal of good

No doubt it was having a strong effect on him as he walked to Lowick

Fred's light hopeful nature had perhaps never had so estion that if he had been out of the way Mary ood match Also he was piqued that he had been

what he called such a stupid lout as to ask that intervention from Mr

Farebrother But it was not in a lover's nature--it was not in

Fred's, that the new anxiety raised about Mary's feeling should not

sur his trust in Mr Farebrother's

generosity, notwithstanding what Mary had said to hi that he had a rival: it was a new consciousness, and he

objected to it extreood, being ready rather to fight for her with anywith Mr Farebrother must be of a

metaphorical kind, which was much more difficult to Fred than the

muscular Certainly this experience was a discipline for Fred hardly