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"Very inconsiderate of the man

"But what made you come hoht look of wonder on the part of both the

officers at hearing their general's wife thus called to account; but

Fanny, taking it as a matter of course, answered, "We found that the-th

was at Avoncester I had no idea of it, and they did not knoas

here; so I went to call upon Mrs Hammond, and Colonel Keith went to

look for Alick, and we have brought hiranted that Rachelso, though she reiment, and had been under Sir Stephen Teht of Fanny's lapsing into

to her The boys were vociferating about

boats, ponies, and all that had been deferred till the Major's arrival,

and he was answering then, and his oered voice and polished manner--a manner

that excessively chafed her as a sort of insult to the blunt, rapid ways

that she considered as sincere and unaffected, a silkiness that no doubt

had worked on the honest, siAnything was better than leaving her to such

influence, and in pursuance of the intention that Rachel had already

announced at hoerly thanked her, forit a little less dull for Colonel Keith

and Alick It was so good to come down and help Certainly Fanny was