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This periphrasis was needful, because Rose was curled up in a corner

with a book, and her accessibility to outward iht be partly for that reason, partly from the tone of fixed

resolve in his voice, that Ermine made answer, "As you please"

It was cal sht his hand at once to press hers in eager gratitude, but still she

would not pursue this branch of the subject; she looked up to him and

said gently, but firmly, "Yes, it may be better that the true state of

the case should be known," and he felt that she thus conveyed that he

must not press her further, so he let her continue, "At first I thought

it would do hi us so vehemently; but when he

found I did not pity et our troubles

as--you are to forget his," she added, catching Colin's fixed eye,his pardon, but there are things that coht he," said Ermine

"Did you find out," said Colin, now quite recalled, "what e?"

"When he had once come to the subject, it seemed to be a relief to tell

it all out, but he was so faltering and agitated that I did not always

follohat he said I gather, though, that Lady Temple has used him a