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Quite as suddenly, Mrs Adams divined the motive of Hyde's early visit; she opened her eyes wide, and looked at him with a comprehension so clear and real that Hyde was coe her suspicion by a look and movement quite as unequivocal Yet this instantaneous understanding contained neither proained a friend or simply made a confession

Doctor Moran was evidently both astonished and annoyed He stepped out of his carriage and joined Mrs Adams but kept Cornelia by his side, so that Hyde was compelled to escort Mrs Save hiure, and the bend of her head in answering Mrs Adalie in all its changes for him In fact, in spite of Mrs S, he felt quite "out" of the inner circle of the company's interests, and he was also deeply mortified at Cornelia's apparent indifference

When the party reached the steps before the house door, though Mrs Adams certainly invited him to remain, he had come to the conclusion that he was just the one person NOT wanted at that time; yet as he had plenty of self-co rin and disappointht Cornelia's eyes, but his glance was too rapid and inquisitive She was ehtened by it; and with a deep blush turned towards Mrs S trivial about the weather and the fine view He could not understand this attitude Feelings of tenderness, anger,and threefold crowded his beating heart and vivid brain He longed to set his restless thoughts to rapidthat would relieve his sense of vexation and defeat But until he was out of sight and hearing he rode sloith the easy air of a s, and thoroughly enjoying them

He kept this pace till quite outside the precincts of Richmond Hill, then he struck his horse with a passion that astonished the animal and the next ized to the quivering creature; and was as instantly forgiven Then he began to talk to himself in those elliptical, unfinished sentences, which the inner hly finishes--" If I were not morally sure--It is as plain as can be--How in the name of wonder?--I'll say so much for myself--I a wo on a fool's errand--No more! noherself a parcel of airs--Oh, adorable Cornelia!"