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He wanted her to look up and sht herself not to s, "You need not be at any pains to reconcileextremely well Her connexions may be worse than his In respectability of character, there can be no doubt that they are I have been silent froine how suddenly it has come on me! how peculiarly unprepared I was!--for I had reason to believe her very lately ainst hiht to know your friend best," replied Mr Knightley; "but I should say she was a good-teirl, not likely to be very, very deteras she answered, "Upon my word, I believe you know her quite as well as I do--But, Mr Knightley, are you perfectly sure that she has absolutely and downright accepted hiht in time--but can she already?-- Did not you s; of business, shows of cattle, or new drills--and ht not you, in the confusion of so many subjects, mistake him?--It was not Harriet's hand that he was certain of--it was the dimensions of some famous ox"

The contrast between the countenance and air of Mr Knightley and Robert Martin was, at thiswas the recollection of all that had so recently passed on Harriet's side, so fresh the sound of those words, spoken with such emphasis, "No, I hope I know better than to think of Robert Martin," that she was really expecting the intelligence to prove, in some measure, premature It could not be otherwise

"Do you dare say this?" cried Mr Knightley "Do you dare to supposeof?-What do you deserve?"

"Oh! I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other; and, therefore, you ive me a plain, direct answer

Are you quite sure that you understand the terms on which Mr Martin and Harriet now are?"

"I a very distinctly, "that he told me she had accepted hi doubtful, in the words he used; and I think I can give you a proof that it must be so He asked my opinion as to what he was now to do He knew of no one but Mrs Goddard to whom he could apply for infor o to Mrs Goddard? I assured him that I could not