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Here was a wonderful instance of consideration frohtless Miss Murray Mr Weston na at which he would endeavour, to be there By this ti, with an open uh the churchyard I was about to follow; but Mr Weston had an umbrella too, and offeredheavily

'No, thank you, I don't mind the rain,' I said I always lacked common sense when taken by surprise

'But you don't LIKE it, I suppose?--an umbrella will do you no harm at any rate,' he replied, with a smile that showed he was not offended; as a man of worse temper or less penetration would have been at such a refusal of his aid I could not deny the truth of his assertion, and so ith hi in: an unnecessary piece of civility, but I accepted that too, for fear of giving offence One glance he gave, one little s--it was but for athat kindled in hter flame of hope than had ever yet arisen

'I would have sent the footman back for you, Miss Grey, if you'd waited a moment--you needn't have taken Mr Weston's umbrella,' observed Rosalie, with a very unamiable cloud upon her pretty face

'I would have come without an umbrella, but Mr Weston offered me the benefit of his, and I could not have refused itplacidly; for , which would have wounded e was now in motion Miss Murray bent forwards, and looked out of the e were passing Mr Weston He was pacing ho the causeway, and did not turn his head

'Stupid ass!' cried she, throwing herself back again in the seat 'You don't knohat you've lost by not looking this way!'

'What has he lost?'

'A bow from me, that would have raised him to the seventh heaven!'

I made no answer I saw she was out of huratification froht she had reason to be so Itof ination

'I mean to take up Mr Weston instead of Mr Hatfield,' saidof her usual cheerfulness 'The ball at Ashby Park takes place on Tuesday, you know; and mamma thinks it very likely that Sir Thos are often done in the privacy of the ball- rooentle But if I am to be married so soon, I must make the best of the present time: I am determined Hatfield shall not be the only man who shall lay his heart at ift in vain'