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As soon as he had walked in and perceived that Grace was not in the

roo less than her actual

presence could long keep him to the level of this i he appeared as one ished to retrace

his steps

He mechanically talked at what he considered a woodlandwas heard on the stairs, and Grace caitated as she Over and above the genuine

e the sense that he was

casting a die by i to attend toon his afternoon coat and waistcoat till

the doctor's appearance, when, not wishing to be backward in receiving

hiarments

Grace's fastidiousness was a little distressed that Fitzpiers should

see by this action the strain his visit was putting upon her father;

and to make matters worse for her just then, old Gra in the back kitchen, leaving the

doors open so that the banging and splashing were distinct above the

parlor conversation

Whenever the chat over the tea sank into pleasant desultoriness Mr

Melbury broke in with speeches of labored precision on very remote