Her legs were like the legs of a deer; and in her whole gait and demeanour she almost gave the lie to her own name, asserting herself to have sprung from some more noble origin among the woods, than may be supposed to be the origin of the ordinary domestic cow,--a useful animal, but heavy in its appearance, and seen with more pleasure at some little distance than at close quarters.

But this cow was graceful in its movements, and almost tempted one to regard her as the far-off descendant of the elk or the antelope.
"What's that ?" said Mr.Amedroz, who, having no cows of his own, was not pleased to see one brought up in that way before his hall door.
"There's somebody's cow come here." Clara understood it in a moment; but she was pained, and said nothing.

Had the cow come without any such scene as that of yesterday, she would have welcomed the animal with all cordiality, and would have sworn to her cousin that the cow should be cherished for his sake.

But after what had passed it was different.

How was she to take any present from him now?
But Belton faced the difficulty without any bashfulness or apparent regret.