4/10 One thinks of her as a little girl to be petted and played with.' 'Pray, what were you playing at with her yesterday morning, when I came in unexpectedly, and her cheeks were flushed, and her hands trembling? You know I always tease her about Gilfil, who is over head and ears in love with her; and she is angry at that,--perhaps, because she likes him. They were old playfellows years before I came here, and Sir Christopher has set his heart on their marrying.' 'Captain Wybrow, you are very false. It had nothing to do with Mr.Gilfil that she coloured last night when you leaned over her chair. You might just as well be candid. |