The impulse for him to turn aside was, therefore, but natural, and he did so.

Passing through a style, and ascending by a few steps to the level of the ornamental grounds surrounding the grove and fountain, the first object that he saw was his daughter Fanny, moving hastily in the direction of the summer-house which has been described.

She was only a short distance in advance.
Mr.Markland quickened his steps, as a vague feeling of uneasiness came over him.

The coincidence of the stranger and his daughter's presence produced a most unpleasant impression.
"Fanny!" he called.
That his daughter heard him, he knew by the start she gave.

But instead of looking around, she sprang forward, and hastily entered the summer-house.