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The young ht-brown curls, as well as his youthfulness, identified him at once

with Celia's apparition

"Dorothea, let me introduce to you my cousin, Mr Ladislaw Will, this

is Miss Brooke"

The cousin was so close now, that, when he lifted his hat, Dorothea

could see a pair of gray eyes rather near together, a delicate

irregular nose with a little ripple in it, and hair falling backward;

but there was aaspect

than belonged to the type of the grand

Ladislaw did not feel it necessary to smile, as if he were charmed with

this introduction to his future second cousin and her relatives; but

wore rather a pouting air of discontent

"You are an artist, I see," said Mr Brooke, taking up the sketch-book

and turning it over in his unceremonious fashion

"No, I only sketch a little There is nothing fit to be seen there,"

said young Ladislaw, coloring, perhaps with temper rather than modesty

"Oh, come, this is a nice bit, now I did a little in this way myself

at one time, you know Look here, now; this is what I call a nice

thing, done e used to call _brio_" Mr Brooke held out

towards the two girls a large colored sketch of stony ground and trees,

with a pool