would come here; my business with him opens a very wide door. For all which, as the day drew on and nobody came near, I began to be manoeuvre, he cried; you would work upon her to refuse. He began, at least, calling me Mr. Balfour, and plainly speaking from a be alone with me; yet was none the better pleased with it for that, and constancy of mind, I saw I must be rid of them ere the morning. It was I was sure of it, I felt certain of you, David, he cried, and reached This is all beside the mark, says he. I will engage for her I understand you then, I continued - for I will take no note of your appeal upon her feelings; but she marked me not, and struck into the quite the same ridiculous-like appearance that it would before. and watched him close; and this appearance of duplicity upon the one She shrank back like a person struck, her face flamed; but the blood sense of danger and hidden enemies, when I spied Alan, come back again affections and had the same rejected. And in the meanwhile I would be Well, said I, we shall be friends always, thats a certain thing. I showed him the letter with Catrionas postscript. And here again. Miss Drummond. Whatever I may say, be sure you have my pity in your a wame and a wheen words; though Ill can never deny that he fought But all this is very exhausting to both of our tempers, I added, and It is not possible to express my meaning better, said he, and I see You may be sure I was not backward, and Alans furlough running towards O, be sure of that. says I. I think of the one thing. I have been And do you think that was very kindly said? she asked. taper and reviewed the rooms; in the first there remained nothing so down over the hill, were like persons spying; and outside of all fancy, I liked the business little; and the more I considered of it, liked it I had a good revenue before in my frugality; and but for the mans I OPENED the door to Catriona and stopped her on the threshold. be angry lessons upon human frailty and female delicacy. And the place that looked so pretty as those bents by Dunkirk; and the will ever be your friend in all that I am able, and if that is not all To what effect, Mr. Drummond? said I. I would be obliged to you if with no great change upon my sorrow; and we two by which I mean Alan My little friend, I was calling her again and again, rejoicing to ashore. He would not be alone either; there must be more along with He had an appointment of a private nature in the town it was with the I am not here to discuss that with you, said I, but to be quit of The more fool you. says he. Then yell can tell her that I
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