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'The fault is partly in society, and partly, I should think, in your ihbours: and partly, too, in yourself; for many ladies, in your position, would make themselves be noticed and accounted of But your pupils should be coree; they cannot be ood company sometimes; but I cannot call the such a name on me--they have other companions better suited to their tastes'

'Perhaps you are too wise for them How do you a is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read'

Froeneral, he passed to different books in particular, and proceeded by rapid transitions from topic to topic, till several matters, both of taste and opinion, had been discussed considerably within the space of half an hour, but without the e evidently less bent upon cohts and predilections, than on discovering mine He had not the tact, or the art, to effect such a purpose by skilfully drawing out h the real or apparent state the conversation by iradations to such topics as he wished to advert to: but such gentle abruptness, and such single- htforwardness, could not possibly offend me

'And why should he interest himself at all in my moral and intellectual capacities: what is it to him what I think or feel?' I asked myself And my heart throbbed in answer to the question

But Jane and Susan Green soon reached their ho to persuade Miss Murray to coht not see him with me when she turned round; but, unfortunately, his business, which was to pay one more visit to poor Mark Wood, led him to pursue the same path as we did, till nearly the close of our journey When, however, he saw that Rosalie had taken leave of her friends and I was about to join her, he would have left me and passed on at a quicker pace; but, as he civilly lifted his hat in passing her, to racious bow, she accosted hi by his side, began to talk to hiinable cheerfulness and affability; and so we proceeded all three together