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'Surely,' thought I, 'she is not so indifferent to him as she believes herself to be, or would have others to believe her; and her mother's anxiety is not so wholly causeless as she affirms'

Three days passed away, and he did not make his appearance On the afternoon of the fourth, as alking beside the park-palings in the memorable field, each furnished with a book (for I always took care to providewhen she did not require'Oh, Miss Grey! do be so kind as to go and see Mark Wood, and take his wife half-a-crown froo, but quite forgot There!' said she, throwingit out now, but take the purse and give theo with you, but I want to finish this volume I'll come and meet you when I've done it Be quick, will you--and--oh, wait; hadn't you better read to hiood book Anything will do'

I did as I was desired; but, suspecting so from her hurried lanced back before I quitted the field, and there was Mr Hatfield about to enter at the gate below By sendinghireat harlad of the half-crown, and perhaps of the good book too; and if the Rector does steal Miss Rosalie's heart, it will only huet married at last, it will only save her froh partner for him, and he for her'

Mark Wood was the consumptive labourer who away Miss Murray, by her liberality, obtained literally the blessing of hih the half-crown could be of very little service to hilad of it for the sake of his wife and children, so soon to be ed and fatherless After I had sat a few minutes, and read a little for the comfort and edification of himself and his afflicted wife, I left them; but I had not proceeded fifty yards before I encountered Mr Weston, apparently on his way to the sareeted me in his usual quiet, unaffected way, stopped to inquire about the condition of the sick man and his faard to ceremony took fro, turned over its pages, made a few brief but very sensible remarks, and restored it; then told , talked a little about Nancy Brown, h friend the terrier, that was frisking at his feet, and finally upon the beauty of the weather, and departed