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"How careatly surprised

"Because it is my nearest way from the stable-yard to my own chamber; and why should I not come up it?"

Catherine recollected herself, blushed deeply, and could say noin her countenance for that explanation which her lips did not afford She allery

"Anddoors, "ask how you cae is at least as extraordinary a road from the breakfast-parlour to your apartment, as that staircase can be from the stables todown, "to see yourextraordinary to be seen there?"

"No, nothing at all I thought you did not mean to come back till tomorrow"

"I did not expect to be able to return sooner, when I went away; but three hours ago I had the pleasure of finding nothing to detainso fast up those stairs Perhaps you did not know--you were not aware of their leading from the offices in common use?"

"No, I was not You have had a very fine day for your ride"

"Very; and does Eleanor leave you to find your way into all the rooms in the house by yourself?"

"Oh! No; she showedhere to these roo her voice--"your father ith us"

"And that prevented you," said Henry, earnestly regarding her

"Have you looked into all the rooe?"

"No, I only wanted to see--Is not it very late? Ihis watch--"and you are not now in Bath No theatre, no rooh"

She could not contradict it, and therefore suffered herself to be detained, though her dread of further questions made her, for the first time in their acquaintance, wish to leave hiallery "Have you had any letter from Bath since I saw you?"

"No, and I am very much surprised Isabella promised so faithfully to write directly"

"Promised so faithfully! A faithful promise! That puzzles me I have heard of a faithful perfor! It is a power little worth knowing, however, since it can deceive and pain you My e and cheerful-looking, and the dressing-closets so well disposed! It always strikes me as the most comfortable apartment in the house, and I rather wonder that Eleanor should not take it for her own She sent you to look at it, I suppose?"