A great deal of her tact and propriety has descended to you.

Only it would have been nicer if she had given it to you, like pocket money, as occasion required--which you might have shared with me--than leaving it to you in one thumping legacy." It was impossible to tell how far the playfulness of her brown eyes suggested any ulterior meaning, for as Paul again eagerly drew towards her, she sent her horse into a rapid canter before him.

When he was at her side again, she said, "There is still the ruin to see on our way home.

It is just off here to the right.

But if you wish to go over it we will have to dismount at the foot of the slope and walk up.