He did not know what use she would make of it, or what damage she might unwittingly do to his prospects.
And so he merely answered: "I had no idea she would leave so soon." "Well," said the old lady, "I suppose, after all, that you needn't give it up yet.

I understand that she is not going to New York before the end of the month, and you may be well enough before that to ride over to Midbranch." "I hope so, most assuredly," said he.
Lawrence devoted that evening to his letter.

It was a long one, and was written with a most earnest desire to embrace all the merits of each of the two kinds of letters, which have before been alluded to, and to avoid all their faults.

When it was finished, he read it, tore it up, and threw it in the fire..