Can you yourself, Lizzy, so wholly give him up, as to believe him capable of it ?" "Not, perhaps, of neglecting his own interest; but of every other neglect I can believe him capable.

If, indeed, it should be so! But I dare not hope it.

Why should they not go on to Scotland if that had been the case ?" "In the first place," replied Mr.Gardiner, "there is no absolute proof that they are not gone to Scotland." "Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road." "Well, then--supposing them to be in London.

They may be there, though for the purpose of concealment, for no more exceptional purpose.

It is not likely that money should be very abundant on either side; and it might strike them that they could be more economically, though less expeditiously, married in London than in Scotland." "But why all this secrecy?
Why any fear of detection?
Why must their marriage be private?
Oh, no, no--this is not likely.