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keep out of the way of your words You must excuse me - but I

cannot hear or allow them; and as you have no control over

yourself, my only resource is to keep at a distance"

I waited for no answer but moved away; and busied myself with

all the ward rather than him It was a hard, hard, afternoon's

work; er

and violent tears I kept away from Mr Thorold too, partly

from policy, and partly because I could not commandI found

myself by his side, and in the dusk our hands met; while I

used a fan with the other hand, by way of see for him

"What is the matter?" he whispered

"Matter?" I repeated

"Yes"

"There is enough the matter here always, Christian"

"Yes And what more than usual this afternoon?"

"Whatat you"

"And what did you see?"

"I saw that you were hiding so, from everybody but ood"

"Confess your faults one to another, then," said he "What is

the use of having friends?"

"You would not be pleased to hear of ht, the flash of his eye as it

looked into er," I said; - "and resentment; and - self-will"