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The revulsion was so strong and painful in Dorothea's mind that the

tears welled up and flowed abundantly All her dear plans were

eust of Sir Janized him as her lover There was vexation too on account of

Celia

"How could he expect it?" she burst forth in her reed with hies: I was

barely polite to him before"

"But you have been so pleased with hiun to feel

quite sure that you are fond of him"

"Fond of him, Celia! How can you choose such odious expressions?" said

Dorothea, passionately

"Dear ht for you to be fond of a

man whom you accepted for a husband"

"It is offensive to me to say that Sir James could think I was fond of

hi I must have

towards the man I would accept as a husband"

"Well, I aht to tell you,

because you went on as you always do, never looking just where you are,

and treading in the wrong place You always see what nobody else sees;

it is impossible to satisfy you; yet you never see what is quite plain

That's your way, Dodo" Soe;

and she was not sparing the sister of whom she was occasionally in awe

Who can tell what just criticiss of wider speculation?

"It is very painful," said Dorothea, feeling scourged "I can have no