ledto
the
mountains
,
unless
one
chose
to
take
the
road
to
Shap
.
But
they
went
up
,
across
the
beacon
hill
,
as
though
by
mutual
consent
.
There
were
no
questions
asked
between
them
as
to
the
route
to
be
taken
;
and
though
they
did
not
reach
the
stone
on
which
they
had
once
sat
looking
over
upon
Haweswater
,
they
did
reach
the
spot
upon
which
Kate
had
encountered
her
accident
.
"
It
was
here
I
fell
,
"
she
said
;
"
and
the
last
I
saw
of
him
was
his
back
,
as
he
made
his
way
down
into
the
valley
,
there
.
When
I
got
upon
my
legs
I
could
still
see
him
.
It
was
one
of
those
evenings
when
the
clouds
are
dark
,
but
you
can
see
all
objects
with
a
peculiar
clearness
through
the
air
.
I
stood
here
ever
so
long
,
holding
my
arm
,
and
watching
him
;
but
he
never
once
turned
to
look
back
at
me
.
Do
you
know
,
Alice
,
I
fancy
that
I
shall
never
see
him
again
.
"
"
Do
you
suppose
that
he
means
to
quarrel
with
you
altogether
?
"
"
I
can
hardly
tell
you
what
I
mean
!
He
seemed
to
me
to
be
going
away
from
me
,
as
though
he
went
into
another
world
.
His
figure
against
the
light
was
quite
clear
,
and
he
walked
quickly
,
and
on
he
went
,
till
the
slope
of
the
hill
hid
him
from
me
.
Of
course
,
I
thought
that
he
would
return
to
the
Hall
.
At
one
time
I
almost
feared
that
he
would
come
upon
me
through
the
woods
,
as
I
went
back
myself
.
But
yet
,
I
had
a
feeling
,
—
what
people
call
a
presentiment
,
that
I
should
never
see
him
again
.
"
"
He
has
never
written
?
"
"
No
;
not
a
word
.
You
must
remember
that
he
did
not
know
that
I
had
hurt
myself
.
I
am
sure
he
will
not
write
,
and
I
am
sure
,
also
,
that
I
shall
not
.
If
he
wanted
money
I
would
send
it
to
him
,
but
I
would
not
write
to
him
.
"
"
I
fear
he
will
always
want
money
,
Kate
.
"
"
I
fear
he
will
.
If
you
could
know
what
I
suffered
when
he
made
me
write
that
letter
to
you
!
But
,
of
course
,
I
was
a
beast
.
Of
course
,
I
ought
not
to
have
written
it
.
"
"
I
thought
it
a
very
proper
letter
.
"
"
It
was
a
mean
letter
.
The
whole
thing
was
mean
!
He
should
have
starved
in
the
street
before
he
had
taken
your
money
.
He
should
have
given
up
Parliament
,
and
everything
else
!
I
had
doubted
much
about
him
before
,
but
it
was
that
which
first
turned
my
heart
against
him
.
I
had
begun
to
fear
that
he
was
not
such
a
man
as
I
had
always
thought
him
,
—
as
I
had
spoken
of
him
to
you
.
"
"
I
had
judged
of
him
for
myself
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
Of
course
you
did
.
But
I
had
endeavoured
to
make
you
judge
kindly
.
Alice
,
dear
!
we
have
both
suffered
for
him
;
you
more
than
I
,
perhaps
;
but
I
,
too
,
have
given
up
everything
for
him
.
My
whole
life
has
been
at
his
service
.
I
have
been
his
creature
,
to
do
his
bidding
,
just
as
he
might
tell
me
.
He
made
me
do
things
that
I
knew
to
be
wrong
,
—
things
that
were
foreign
to
my
own
nature
;
and
yet
I
almost
worshipped
him
.
Even
now
,
if
he
were
to
come
back
,
I
believe
that
I
should
forgive
him
everything
.
"
"
I
should
forgive
him
,
but
I
could
never
do
more
.
"
"
But
he
will
never
come
back
.
He
will
never
ask
us
to
forgive
him
,
or
even
wish
it
.
He
has
no
heart
.
"
"
He
has
longed
for
money
till
the
Devil
has
hardened
his
heart
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
And
yet
how
tender
he
could
be
in
his
manner
when
he
chose
it
;
—
how
soft
he
could
make
his
words
and
his
looks
!
Do
you
remember
how
he
behaved
to
us
in
Switzerland
?
Do
you
remember
that
balcony
at
Basle
,
and
the
night
we
sat
there
,
when
the
boys
were
swimming
down
the
river
?
"
"
Yes
;
—
I
remember
.
"
"
So
do
I
!
So
do
I
!
Alice
,
I
would
give
all
I
have
in
the
world
,
if
I
could
recall
that
journey
to
Switzerland
.
"
"
If
you
mean
for
my
sake
,
Kate
—
"
"
I
do
mean
for
your
sake
.
It
made
no
difference
to
me
.
Whether
I
stayed
in
Westmoreland
or
went
abroad
,
I
must
have
found
out
that
my
god
was
made
of
bricks
and
clay
instead
of
gold
.
But
there
was
no
need
for
you
to
be
crushed
in
the
ruins
.
"
"
I
am
not
crushed
,
Kate
!
"
"
Of
course
,
you
are
too
proud
to
own
it
?
"
"
If
you
mean
about
Mr.
Grey
,
that
would
have
happened
just
the
same
,
whether
I
had
gone
abroad
or
remained
at
home
.
"
"
Would
it
,
dear
?
"
"
Just
the
same
.
"
There
was
nothing
more
than
this
said
between
them
about
Mr.
Grey
.
Even
to
her
cousin
,
Alice
could
not
bring
herself
to
talk
freely
on
that
subject
.
She
would
never
allow
herself
to
think
,
for
a
moment
,
that
she
had
been
persuaded
by
others
to
treat
him
as
she
had
treated
him
.
She
was
sure
that
she
had
acted
on
her
own
convictions
of
what
was
right
and
wrong
;
and
now
,
though
she
had
begun
to
feel
that
she
had
been
wrong
,
she
would
hardly
confess
as
much
even
to
herself
.
They
walked
back
,
down
the
hill
,
to
the
Hall
in
silence
for
the
greater
part
of
the
way
.
Once
or
twice
Kate
repeated
her
conviction
that
she
should
never
again
see
her
brother
.
"
I
do
not
know
what
may
happen
to
him
,
"
she
said
in
answer
to
her
cousin
's
questions
;
"
but
when
he
was
passing
out
of
my
sight
into
the
valley
,
I
felt
that
I
was
looking
at
him
for
the
last
time
.
"
"
That
is
simply
what
people
call
a
presentiment
,
"
Alice
replied
.
"
Exactly
so
;
and
presentiments
,
of
course
,
mean
nothing
,
"
said
Kate
.
Then
they
walked
on
towards
the
house
without
further
speech
;
but
when
they
reached
the
end
of
the
little
path
which
led
out
of
the
wood
,
on
to
the
gravelled
sweep
before
the
front
door
,
they
were
both
arrested
by
a
sight
that
met
their
eyes
.
There
was
a
man
standing
,
with
a
cigar
in
his
mouth
,
before
them
,
swinging
a
little
cane
,
and
looking
about
him
up
at
the
wood
.
He
had
on
his
head
a
jaunty
little
straw-hat
,
and
he
wore
a
jacket
with
brass
buttons
,
and
white
trousers
.
It
was
now
nearly
the
middle
of
May
,
but
the
summer
does
not
come
to
Westmoreland
so
early
as
that
,
and
the
man
,
as
he
stood
there
looking
about
him
,
seemed
to
be
cold
and
almost
uncomfortable
.
He
had
not
as
yet
seen
the
two
girls
,
who
stood
at
the
end
of
the
walk
,
arrested
by
the
sight
of
him
.
"
Who
is
it
?
"
asked
Alice
,
in
a
whisper
.
"
Captain
Bellfield
,
"
said
Kate
,
speaking
with
something
very
like
dismay
in
her
voice
.
"
What
!
aunt
Greenow
's
Captain
?
"
"
Yes
;
aunt
Greenow
's
Captain
.
I
have
been
fearing
this
,
and
now
,
what
on
earth
are
we
to
do
with
him
?
Look
at
him
.
That
's
what
aunt
Greenow
calls
a
sniff
of
the
rocks
and
valleys
.
"
The
Captain
began
to
move
,
—
just
to
move
,
as
though
it
were
necessary
to
do
something
to
keep
the
life
in
his
limbs
.
He
had
finished
his
cigar
,
and
looked
at
the
end
of
it
with
manifest
regret
.
As
he
threw
it
away
among
a
tuft
of
shrubs
his
eye
fell
upon
the
two
ladies
,
and
he
uttered
a
little
exclamation
.
Then
he
came
forward
,
waving
his
little
straw-hat
in
his
hand
,
and
made
his
salutation
.
"
Miss
Vavasor
,
I
am
delighted
,
"
he
said
.
"
Miss
Alice
Vavasor
,
if
I
am
not
mistaken
?
I
have
been
commissioned
by
my
dear
friend
Mrs.
Greenow
to
go
out
and
seek
you
,
but
,
upon
my
word
,
the
woods
looked
so
black
that
I
did
not
dare
to
venture
;
—
and
then
,
of
course
,
I
should
n't
have
found
you
.
"
Kate
put
out
her
left
hand
,
and
then
introduced
her
cousin
to
the
Captain
.
Again
he
waved
his
little
straw-hat
,
and
strove
to
bear
himself
as
though
he
were
at
home
and
comfortable
.
But
he
failed
,
and
it
was
manifest
that
he
failed
.
He
was
not
the
Bellfield
who
had
conquered
Mr.
Cheesacre
on
the
sands
at
Yarmouth
,
though
he
wore
the
same
jacket
and
waistcoat
,
and
must
now
have
enjoyed
the
internal
satisfaction
of
feeling
that
his
future
maintenance
in
life
was
assured
to
him
.
But
he
was
not
at
his
ease
.
His
courage
had
sufficed
to
enable
him
to
follow
his
quarry
into
Westmoreland
,
but
it
did
not
suffice
to
make
him
comfortable
while
he
was
there
.
Kate
instantly
perceived
his
condition
,
and
wickedly
resolved
that
she
would
make
no
effort
to
assist
him
.
She
went
through
some
ceremony
of
introduction
,
and
then
expressed
her
surprise
at
seeing
him
so
far
north
.
"
Well
,
"
said
he
;
"
I
am
a
little
surprised
myself
;
—
I
am
,
indeed
!
But
I
had
nothing
to
do
in
Norwich
,
—
literally
nothing
;
and
your
aunt
had
so
often
talked
to
me
of
the
beauties
of
this
place
,
"
—
and
he
waved
his
hand
round
at
the
old
house
and
the
dark
trees
,
—
"
that
I
thought
I
'd
take
the
liberty
of
paying
you
a
flying
visit
.
I
did
n't
mean
to
intrude
in
the
way
of
sleeping
;
I
did
n't
indeed
,
Miss
Vavasor
;
only
Mrs.
Greenow
has
been
so
kind
as
to
say
—
"
"
We
are
so
very
far
out
of
the
world
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
that
we
always
give
our
visitors
beds
.
"
"
I
did
n't
intend
it
;
I
did
n't
indeed
,
miss
!
"
Poor
Captain
Bellfield
was
becoming
very
uneasy
in
his
agitation
.
"
I
did
just
put
my
bag
,
with
a
change
of
things
,
into
the
gig
,
which
brought
me
over
,
not
knowing
quite
where
I
might
go
on
to
.
"
"
We
wo
n't
send
you
any
further
to-day
,
at
any
rate
,
"
said
Kate
.
"
Mrs.
Greenow
has
been
very
kind
,
—
very
kind
,
indeed
.
She
has
asked
me
to
stay
till
—
Saturday
!
"
Kate
bit
her
lips
in
a
momentary
fit
of
anger
.
The
house
was
her
house
,
and
not
her
aunt
's
.
But
she
remembered
that
her
aunt
had
been
kind
to
her
at
Norwich
and
at
Yarmouth
,
and
she
allowed
this
feeling
to
die
away
.
"
We
shall
be
very
glad
to
see
you
,
"
she
said
.
"
We
are
three
women
together
here
,
and
I
'm
afraid
you
will
find
us
rather
dull
.
"
"
Oh
dear
,
no
,
—
dull
with
you
!
That
would
be
impossible
!
"
"
And
how
have
you
left
your
friend
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
?
"
"
Quite
well
;
—
very
well
,
thank
you
.
That
is
to
say
,
I
have
n't
seen
him
much
lately
.
He
and
I
did
have
a
bit
of
a
breeze
,
you
know
.
"
"
I
ca
n't
say
that
I
did
know
,
Captain
Bellfield
.
"
"
I
thought
,
perhaps
,
you
had
heard
.
He
seemed
to
think
that
I
was
too
particular
in
a
certain
quarter
!
Ha
—
ha
—
ha
—
ha
!
That
's
only
my
joke
,
you
know
,
ladies
.
"
They
then
went
into
the
house
,
and
the
Captain
straggled
in
after
them
.
Mrs.
Greenow
was
in
neither
of
the
two
sitting-rooms
which
they
usually
occupied
.
She
,
too
,
had
been
driven
somewhat
out
of
the
ordinary
composure
of
her
manner
by
the
arrival
of
her
lover
,
—
even
though
she
had
expected
it
,
and
had
retired
to
her
room
,
thinking
that
she
had
better
see
Kate
in
private
before
they
met
in
the
presence
of
the
Captain
.
"
I
suppose
you
have
seen
my
aunt
since
you
have
been
here
?
"
said
Kate
.
"
Oh
dear
,
yes
.
I
saw
her
,
and
she
suggested
that
I
had
better
walk
out
and
find
you
.
I
did
find
you
,
you
know
,
though
I
did
n't
walk
very
far
.
"
"
And
have
you
seen
your
room
?
"
"
Yes
;
—
yes
.
She
was
kind
enough
to
show
me
my
room
.
Very
nice
indeed
,
thank
you
;
—
looking
out
into
the
front
,
and
all
that
kind
of
thing
.
"
The
poor
fellow
was
no
doubt
thinking
how
much
better
was
his
lot
at
Vavasor
Hall
than
it
had
been
at
Oileymead
.
"
I
sha
n't
stay
long
,
Miss
Vavasor
,
—
only
just
a
night
or
so
;
but
I
did
want
to
see
your
aunt
again
,
—
and
you
,
too
,
upon
my
word
.
"
"
My
aunt
is
the
attraction
,
Captain
Bellfield
.
We
all
know
that
.
"
He
actually
simpered
,
—
simpered
like
a
young
girl
who
is
half
elated
and
half
ashamed
when
her
lover
is
thrown
in
her
teeth
.
He
fidgeted
with
the
things
on
the
table
,
and
moved
himself
about
uneasily
from
one
leg
to
the
other
.
Perhaps
he
was
remembering
that
though
he
had
contrived
to
bring
himself
to
Vavasor
Hall
he
had
not
money
enough
left
to
take
him
back
to
Norwich
.
The
two
girls
left
him
and
went
to
their
rooms
.
"
I
will
go
to
my
aunt
at
once
,
"
said
Kate
,
"
and
find
out
what
is
to
be
done
.
"
"
I
suppose
she
means
to
marry
him
?
"
"
Oh
,
yes
;
she
means
to
marry
him
,
and
the
sooner
the
better
now
.
I
knew
this
was
coming
,
but
I
did
so
hope
it
would
not
be
while
you
were
here
.
It
makes
me
feel
so
ashamed
of
myself
that
you
should
see
it
.
"
Kate
boldly
knocked
at
her
aunt
's
door
,
and
her
aunt
received
her
with
a
conscious
smile
.
"
I
was
waiting
for
you
to
come
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
Here
I
am
,
aunt
;
and
,
what
is
more
to
the
purpose
,
there
is
Captain
Bellfield
in
the
drawing-room
.
"
"
Stupid
man
!
I
told
him
to
take
himself
away
about
the
place
till
dinner-time
.
I
've
half
a
mind
to
send
him
back
to
Shap
at
once
;
—
upon
my
word
I
have
.
"
"
Do
n't
do
that
,
aunt
;
it
would
be
inhospitable
.
"
"
But
he
is
such
an
oaf
.
I
hope
you
understand
,
my
dear
,
that
I
could
n't
help
it
?
"
"
But
you
do
mean
to
—
to
marry
him
,
aunt
;
do
n't
you
?
"
"
Well
,
Kate
,
I
really
think
I
do
.
Why
should
n't
I
?
It
's
a
lonely
sort
of
life
being
by
myself
;
and
,
upon
my
word
,
I
do
n't
think
there
's
very
much
harm
in
him
.
"
"
I
am
not
saying
anything
against
him
;
only
in
that
case
you
ca
n't
very
well
turn
him
out
of
the
house
.
"
"
Could
not
I
,
though
?
I
could
in
a
minute
;
and
,
if
you
wish
it
,
you
shall
see
if
I
ca
n't
do
it
.
"
"
The
rocks
and
valleys
would
not
allow
that
,
aunt
.
"
"
It
's
all
very
well
for
you
to
laugh
,
my
dear
.
If
laughing
would
break
my
bones
I
should
n't
be
as
whole
as
I
am
now
.
I
might
have
had
Cheesacre
if
I
liked
,
who
is
a
substantial
man
,
and
could
have
kept
a
carriage
for
me
;
but
it
was
the
rocks
and
valleys
that
prevented
that
;
—
and
perhaps
a
little
feeling
that
I
might
do
some
good
to
a
poor
fellow
who
has
nobody
in
the
world
to
look
after
him
.
"
Mrs.
Greenow
,
as
she
said
this
,
put
her
handkerchief
up
to
her
eyes
,
and
wiped
away
the
springing
moisture
.
Tears
were
always
easy
with
her
,
but
on
this
occasion
Kate
almost
respected
her
tears
.
"
I
'm
sure
I
hope
you
'll
be
happy
,
aunt
.
"
"
If
he
makes
me
unhappy
he
shall
pay
for
it
;
"
and
Mrs.
Greenow
,
having
done
with
the
tears
,
shook
her
head
,
as
though
upon
this
occasion
she
quite
meant
all
that
she
said
.
At
dinner
they
were
not
very
comfortable
.
Either
the
gloomy
air
of
the
place
and
the
neighbourhood
of
the
black
pines
had
depressed
the
Captain
,
or
else
the
glorious
richness
of
the
prospects
before
him
had
made
him
thoughtful
.
He
had
laid
aside
the
jacket
with
the
brass
buttons
,
and
had
dressed
himself
for
dinner
very
soberly
.
And
he
behaved
himself
at
dinner
and
after
dinner
with
a
wonderful
sobriety
,
being
very
unlike
the
Captain
who
had
sat
at
the
head
of
the
table
at
Mrs.
Greenow
's
picnic
.
When
left
to
himself
after
dinner
he
barely
swallowed
two
glasses
of
the
old
Squire
's
port
wine
before
he
sauntered
out
into
the
garden
to
join
the
ladies
,
whom
he
had
seen
there
;
and
when
pressed
by
Kate
to
light
a
cigar
he
positively
declined
.
On
the
following
morning
Mrs.
Greenow
had
recovered
her
composure
,
but
Captain
Bellfield
was
still
in
a
rather
disturbed
state
of
mind
.
He
knew
that
his
efforts
were
to
be
crowned
with
success
,
and
that
he
was
sure
of
his
wife
,
but
he
did
not
know
how
the
preliminary
difficulties
were
to
be
overcome
,
and
he
did
not
know
what
to
do
with
himself
at
the
Hall
.
After
breakfast
he
fidgeted
about
in
the
parlour
,
being
unable
to
contrive
for
himself
a
mode
of
escape
,
and
was
absolutely
thrown
upon
his
beam-ends
when
the
widow
asked
him
what
he
meant
to
do
with
himself
between
that
and
dinner
.
"
I
suppose
I
'd
better
take
a
walk
,
"
he
said
;
"
and
perhaps
the
young
ladies
—
"
"
If
you
mean
my
two
nieces
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
"
I
'm
afraid
you
'll
find
they
are
engaged
.
But
if
I
'm
not
too
old
to
walk
with
—
"
The
Captain
assured
her
that
she
was
just
of
the
proper
age
for
a
walking
companion
,
as
far
as
his
taste
went
,
and
then
attempted
some
apology
for
the
awkwardness
of
his
expression
,
at
which
the
three
women
laughed
heartily
.
"
Never
mind
,
Captain
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
We
'll
have
our
walk
all
the
same
,
and
wo
n't
mind
those
young
girls
.
Come
along
.
"
They
started
,
not
up
towards
the
mountains
,
as
Kate
always
did
when
she
walked
in
Westmoreland
,
but
mildly
,
and
at
a
gentle
pace
,
as
beseemed
their
years
,
along
the
road
towards
Shap
.
The
Captain
politely
opened
the
old
gate
for
the
widow
,
and
then
carefully
closed
it
again
,
—
not
allowing
it
to
swing
,
as
he
would
have
done
at
Yarmouth
.
Then
he
tripped
up
to
his
place
beside
her
,
suggested
his
arm
,
which
she
declined
,
and
walked
on
for
some
paces
in
silence
.
What
on
earth
was
he
to
say
to
her
?
He
had
done
his
love-making
successfully
,
and
what
was
he
to
do
next
?
"
Well
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
"
said
she
.
They
were
walking
very
slowly
,
and
he
was
cutting
the
weeds
by
the
roadside
with
his
cane
.
He
knew
by
her
voice
that
something
special
was
coming
,
so
he
left
the
weeds
and
ranged
himself
close
up
alongside
of
her
.
"
Well
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
—
so
I
suppose
I
'm
to
be
good-natured
;
am
I
?
"
"
Arabella
,
you
'll
make
me
the
happiest
man
in
the
world
.
"
"
That
's
all
fudge
.
"
She
would
have
said
,
"
all
rocks
and
valleys
,
"
only
he
would
not
have
understood
her
.
"
Upon
my
word
,
you
will
.
"
"
I
hope
I
shall
make
you
respectable
?
"
"
Oh
,
yes
;
certainly
.
I
quite
intend
that
.
"
"
It
is
the
great
thing
that
you
should
intend
.
Of
course
I
am
going
to
make
a
fool
of
myself
.
"
"
No
,
no
;
do
n't
say
that
.
"
"
If
I
do
n't
say
it
,
all
my
friends
will
say
it
for
me
.
It
's
lucky
for
you
that
I
do
n't
much
care
what
people
say
.
"
"
It
is
lucky
;
—
I
know
that
I
'm
lucky
.
The
very
first
day
I
saw
you
I
thought
what
a
happy
fellow
I
was
to
meet
you
.
Then
,
of
course
,
I
was
only
thinking
of
your
beauty
.
"
"
Get
along
with
you
!
"
"
Upon
my
word
,
yes
.
Come
,
Arabella
,
as
we
are
to
be
man
and
wife
,
you
might
as
well
.
"
At
this
moment
he
had
got
very
close
to
her
,
and
had
recovered
something
of
his
usual
elasticity
;
but
she
would
not
allow
him
even
to
put
his
arm
round
her
waist
.
"
Out
in
the
high
road
!
"
she
said
.
"
How
can
you
be
so
impertinent
,
—
and
so
foolish
?
"
"
You
might
as
well
,
you
know
,
—
just
once
.
"
"
Captain
Bellfield
,
I
brought
you
out
here
not
for
such
fooling
as
that
,
but
in
order
that
we
might
have
a
little
chat
about
business
.
If
we
are
to
be
man
and
wife
,
as
you
say
,
we
ought
to
understand
on
what
footing
we
are
to
begin
together
.
I
'm
afraid
your
own
private
means
are
not
considerable
?
"
"
Well
,
no
;
they
are
not
,
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
"
Have
you
anything
?
"
The
Captain
hesitated
,
and
poked
the
ground
with
his
cane
.
"
Come
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
let
us
have
the
truth
at
once
,
and
then
we
shall
understand
each
other
.
"
The
Captain
still
hesitated
,
and
said
nothing
.
"
You
must
have
had
something
to
live
upon
,
I
suppose
?
"
suggested
the
widow
.
Then
the
Captain
,
by
degrees
,
told
his
story
.
He
had
a
married
sister
by
whom
a
guinea
a
week
was
allowed
to
him
.
That
was
all
.
He
had
been
obliged
to
sell
out
of
the
army
,
because
he
was
unable
to
live
on
his
pay
as
a
lieutenant
.
The
price
of
his
commission
had
gone
to
pay
his
debts
,
and
now
,
—
yes
,
it
was
too
true
,
—
now
he
was
in
debt
again
.
He
owed
ninety
pounds
to
Cheesacre
,
thirty-two
pounds
ten
to
a
tailor
at
Yarmouth
,
over
seventeen
pounds
at
his
lodgings
in
Norwich
.
At
the
present
moment
he
had
something
under
thirty
shillings
in
his
pocket
.
The
tailor
at
Yarmouth
had
lent
him
three
pounds
in
order
that
he
might
make
his
journey
into
Westmoreland
,
and
perhaps
be
enabled
to
pay
his
debts
by
getting
a
rich
wife
.
In
the
course
of
the
cross-examination
Mrs.
Greenow
got
much
information
out
of
him
;
and
then
,
when
she
was
satisfied
that
she
had
learned
,
not
exactly
all
the
truth
,
but
certain
indications
of
the
truth
,
she
forgave
him
all
his
offences
.
"
And
now
you
will
give
a
fellow
a
kiss
,
—
just
one
kiss
,
"
said
the
ecstatic
Captain
,
in
the
height
of
his
bliss
.
"
Hush
!
"
said
the
widow
,
"
there
's
a
carriage
coming
on
the
road
—
close
to
us
.
"
CHAPTER
LXV
.
The
First
Kiss
.
"
Hush
!
"
said
the
widow
,
"
there
's
a
carriage
coming
on
the
road
—
close
to
us
.
"
Mrs.
Greenow
,
as
she
spoke
these
words
,
drew
back
from
the
Captain
's
arms
before
the
first
kiss
of
permitted
ante-nuptial
love
had
been
exchanged
.
The
scene
was
on
the
high
road
from
Shap
to
Vavasor
,
and
as
she
was
still
dressed
in
all
the
sombre
habiliments
of
early
widowhood
,
and
as
neither
he
nor
his
sweetheart
were
under
forty
,
perhaps
it
was
as
well
that
they
were
not
caught
toying
together
in
so
very
public
a
place
.
But
they
were
only
just
in
time
to
escape
the
vigilant
eyes
of
a
new
visitor
.
Round
the
corner
of
the
road
,
at
a
sharp
trot
,
came
the
Shap
post-horse
,
with
the
Shap
gig
behind
him
,
—
the
same
gig
which
had
brought
Bellfield
to
Vavasor
on
the
previous
day
,
—
and
seated
in
the
gig
,
looming
large
,
with
his
eyes
wide
awake
to
everything
round
him
,
was
—
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
It
was
a
sight
terrible
to
the
eyes
of
Captain
Bellfield
,
and
by
no
means
welcome
to
those
of
Mrs.
Greenow
.
As
regarded
her
,
her
annoyance
had
chiefly
reference
to
her
two
nieces
,
and
especially
to
Alice
.
How
was
she
to
account
for
this
second
lover
?
Kate
,
of
course
,
knew
all
about
it
;
but
how
could
Alice
be
made
to
understand
that
she
,
Mrs.
Greenow
,
was
not
to
blame
,
—
that
she
had
,
in
sober
truth
,
told
this
ardent
gentleman
that
there
was
no
hope
for
him
?
And
even
as
to
Kate
,
—
Kate
,
whom
her
aunt
had
absurdly
chosen
to
regard
as
the
object
of
Mr.
Cheesacre
's
pursuit
,
—
what
sort
of
a
welcome
would
she
extend
to
the
owner
of
Oileymead
?
Before
the
wheels
had
stopped
,
Mrs.
Greenow
had
begun
to
reflect
whether
it
might
be
possible
that
she
should
send
Mr.
Cheesacre
back
without
letting
him
go
on
to
the
Hall
;
but
if
Mrs.
Greenow
was
dismayed
,
what
were
the
feelings
of
the
Captain
?
For
he
was
aware
that
Cheesacre
knew
that
of
him
which
he
had
not
told
.
How
ardently
did
he
now
wish
that
he
had
sailed
nearer
to
the
truth
in
giving
in
the
schedule
of
his
debts
to
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
That
man
's
wanted
by
the
police
,
"
said
Cheesacre
,
speaking
while
the
gig
was
still
in
motion
.
"
He
's
wanted
by
the
police
,
Mrs.
Greenow
,
"
and
in
his
ardour
he
stood
up
in
the
gig
and
pointed
at
Bellfield
.
Then
the
gig
stopped
suddenly
,
and
he
fell
back
into
his
seat
in
his
effort
to
prevent
his
falling
forward
.
"
He
's
wanted
by
the
police
,
"
he
shouted
out
again
,
as
soon
as
he
was
able
to
recover
his
voice
.
Mrs.
Greenow
turned
pale
beneath
the
widow
's
veil
which
she
had
dropped
.
What
might
not
her
Captain
have
done
?
He
might
have
procured
things
,
to
be
sent
to
him
,
out
of
shops
on
false
pretences
;
or
,
urged
on
by
want
and
famine
,
he
might
have
committed
—
forgery
.
"
Oh
,
my
!
"
she
said
,
and
dropped
her
hand
from
his
arm
,
which
she
had
taken
.
"
It
's
false
,
"
said
Bellfield
.
"
It
's
true
,
"
said
Cheesacre
.
"
I
'll
indict
you
for
slander
,
my
friend
,
"
said
Bellfield
.
"
Pay
me
the
money
you
owe
me
,
"
said
Cheesacre
.
"
You
're
a
swindler
!
"
Mrs.
Greenow
cared
little
as
to
her
lover
being
a
swindler
in
Mr.
Cheesacre
's
estimation
.
Such
accusations
from
him
she
had
heard
before
.
But
she
did
care
very
much
as
to
this
mission
of
the
police
against
her
Captain
.
If
that
were
true
,
the
Captain
could
be
her
Captain
no
longer
.
"
What
is
this
I
hear
,
Captain
Bellfield
?
"
she
said
.
"
It
's
a
lie
and
a
slander
.
He
merely
wants
to
make
a
quarrel
between
us
.
What
police
are
after
me
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
?
"
"
It
's
the
police
,
or
the
sheriff
's
officer
,
or
something
of
the
kind
,
"
said
Cheesacre
.
"
Oh
,
the
sheriff
's
officers
!
"
exclaimed
Mrs.
Greenow
,
in
a
tone
of
voice
which
showed
how
great
had
been
her
relief
.
"
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
you
should
n't
come
and
say
such
things
;
—
you
should
n't
,
indeed
.
Sheriff
's
officers
can
be
paid
,
and
there
's
an
end
of
them
.
"
"
I
'll
indict
him
for
the
libel
—
I
will
,
as
sure
as
I
'm
alive
,
"
said
Bellfield
.
"
Nonsense
,
"
said
the
widow
.
"
Do
n't
you
make
a
fool
of
yourself
.
When
men
ca
n't
pay
their
way
they
must
put
up
with
having
things
like
that
said
of
them
.
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
where
were
you
going
?
"
"
I
was
going
to
Vavasor
Hall
,
on
purpose
to
caution
you
.
"
"
It
's
too
late
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
sinking
behind
her
veil
.
"
Why
,
you
have
n't
been
and
married
him
since
yesterday
?
He
only
had
twenty-four
hours
'
start
of
me
,
I
know
.
Or
,
perhaps
,
you
had
it
done
clandestine
in
Norwich
?
Oh
,
Mrs.
Greenow
!
"
He
got
out
of
the
gig
,
and
the
three
walked
back
towards
the
Hall
together
,
while
the
boy
drove
on
with
Mr.
Cheesacre
's
carpetbag
.
"
I
hardly
know
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
"
whether
we
can
welcome
you
.
There
are
other
visitors
,
and
the
house
is
full
.
"
"
I
'm
not
one
to
intrude
where
I
'm
not
wanted
.
You
may
be
sure
of
that
.
If
I
ca
n't
get
my
supper
for
love
,
I
can
get
at
for
money
.
That
's
more
than
some
people
can
say
.
I
wonder
when
you
're
going
to
pay
me
what
you
owe
me
,
Lieutenant
Bellfield
?
"
Nevertheless
,
the
widow
had
contrived
to
reconcile
the
two
men
before
she
reached
the
Hall
.
They
had
actually
shaken
hands
,
and
the
lamb
Cheesacre
had
agreed
to
lie
down
with
the
wolf
Bellfield
.
Cheesacre
,
moreover
,
had
contrived
to
whisper
into
the
widow
's
ears
the
true
extent
of
his
errand
into
Westmoreland
.
This
,
however
,
he
did
not
do
altogether
in
Bellfield
's
hearing
.
When
Mrs.
Greenow
ascertained
that
there
was
something
to
be
said
,
she
made
no
scruple
in
sending
her
betrothed
away
from
her
"
You
wo
n't
throw
a
fellow
over
,
will
you
,
now
?
"
whispered
Bellfield
into
her
ear
as
he
went
.
She
merely
frowned
at
him
,
and
bade
him
begone
,
so
that
the
walk
which
Mrs.
Greenow
began
with
one
lover
she
ended
in
company
with
the
other
.
Bellfield
,
who
was
sent
on
to
the
house
,
found
Alice
and
Kate
surveying
the
newly
arrived
carpet
bag
.
"
He
knows
'
un
,
"
said
the
boy
who
had
driven
the
gig
,
pointing
to
the
Captain
.
"
It
belongs
to
your
old
friend
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
"
said
Bellfield
to
Kate
.
"
And
has
he
come
too
?
"
said
Kate
.
The
Captain
shrugged
his
shoulders
,
and
admitted
that
it
was
hard
.
"
And
it
's
not
the
slightest
use
,
"
said
he
,
"
not
the
least
in
the
world
.
He
never
had
a
chance
in
that
quarter
.
"
"
Not
enough
of
the
rocks
and
valleys
about
him
,
was
there
,
Captain
Bellfield
?
"
said
Kate
.
But
Captain
Bellfield
understood
nothing
about
the
rocks
and
valleys
,
though
he
was
regarded
by
certain
eyes
as
being
both
a
rock
and
a
valley
himself
.
In
the
meantime
Cheesacre
was
telling
his
story
.
He
first
asked
,
in
a
melancholy
tone
,
whether
it
was
really
necessary
that
he
must
abandon
all
his
hopes
.
"
He
was
n't
going
to
say
anything
against
the
Captain
,
"
he
said
,
"
if
things
were
really
fixed
.
He
never
begrudged
any
man
his
chance
.
"
"
Things
are
really
fixed
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
He
could
,
however
,
not
keep
himself
from
hinting
that
Oileymead
was
a
substantial
home
,
and
that
Bellfield
had
not
as
much
as
a
straw
mattress
to
lie
upon
.
In
answer
to
this
Mrs.
Greenow
told
him
that
there
was
so
much
more
reason
why
some
one
should
provide
the
poor
man
with
a
mattress
.
"
If
you
look
at
it
in
that
light
,
of
course
it
's
true
,
"
said
Cheesacre
.
Mrs.
Greenow
told
him
that
she
did
look
at
it
in
that
light
.
"
Then
I
've
done
about
that
,
"
said
Cheesacre
;
"
and
as
to
the
little
bit
of
money
he
owes
me
,
I
must
give
him
his
time
about
it
,
I
suppose
.
"
Mrs.
Greenow
assured
him
that
it
should
be
paid
as
soon
as
possible
after
the
nuptial
benediction
had
been
said
over
them
.
She
offered
,
indeed
,
to
pay
it
at
once
if
he
was
in
distress
for
it
,
but
he
answered
contemptuously
that
he
never
was
in
distress
for
money
.
He
liked
to
have
his
own
,
—
that
was
all
.
After
this
he
did
not
get
away
to
his
next
subject
quite
so
easily
as
he
wished
;
and
it
must
be
admitted
that
there
was
a
difficulty
.
As
he
could
not
have
Mrs.
Greenow
he
would
be
content
to
put
up
with
Kate
for
his
wife
.
That
was
his
next
subject
.
Rumours
as
to
the
old
Squire
's
will
had
no
doubt
reached
him
,
and
he
was
now
willing
to
take
advantage
of
that
assistance
which
Mrs.
Greenow
had
before
offered
him
in
this
matter
.
The
time
had
come
in
which
he
ought
to
marry
;
of
that
he
was
aware
.
He
had
told
many
of
his
friends
in
Norfolk
that
Kate
Vavasor
had
thrown
herself
at
his
head
,
and
very
probably
he
had
thought
it
true
.
In
answer
to
all
his
love
speeches
to
herself
,
the
aunt
had
always
told
him
what
an
excellent
wife
her
niece
would
make
him
.
So
now
he
had
come
to
Westmoreland
with
this
second
string
to
his
bow
.
"
You
know
you
put
it
into
my
head
your
own
self
,
"
pleaded
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
"
Did
n't
you
,
now
?
"
"
But
things
are
so
different
since
that
,
"
said
the
widow
.
"
How
different
?
I
ai
n't
different
.
There
's
Oileymead
just
where
it
always
was
,
and
the
owner
of
it
do
n't
owe
a
shilling
to
any
man
.
How
are
things
different
?
"
"
My
niece
has
inherited
property
.
"
"
And
is
that
to
make
a
change
?
Oh
!
Mrs.
Greenow
,
who
would
have
thought
to
find
you
mercenary
like
that
?
Inherited
property
!
Is
she
going
to
fling
a
man
over
because
of
that
?
"
Mrs.
Greenow
endeavoured
to
explain
to
him
that
her
niece
could
hardly
be
said
to
have
flung
him
over
,
and
at
last
pretended
to
become
angry
when
he
attempted
to
assert
his
position
.
"
Why
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
I
am
quite
sure
she
never
gave
you
a
word
of
encouragement
in
her
life
.
"
"
But
you
always
told
me
I
might
have
her
for
the
asking
.
"
"
And
now
I
tell
you
that
you
may
n't
.
It
's
of
no
use
your
going
on
there
to
ask
her
,
for
she
will
only
send
you
away
with
an
answer
you
wo
n't
like
.
Look
here
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
;
you
want
to
get
married
,
and
it
's
quite
time
you
should
.
There
's
my
dear
friend
Charlie
Fairstairs
.
How
could
you
get
a
better
wife
than
Charlie
?
"
"
Charlie
Fairstairs
!
"
said
Cheesacre
,
turning
up
his
nose
in
disgust
.
"
She
has
n't
got
a
penny
,
nor
any
one
belonging
to
her
.
The
man
who
marries
her
will
have
to
find
the
money
for
the
smock
she
stands
up
in
.
"
"
Who
's
mercenary
now
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
?
Do
you
go
home
and
think
of
it
;
and
if
you
'll
marry
Charlie
,
I
'll
go
to
your
wedding
.
You
sha
n't
be
ashamed
of
her
clothing
.
I
'll
see
to
that
.
"
They
were
now
close
to
the
gate
,
and
Cheesacre
paused
before
he
entered
.
"
Do
you
think
there
's
no
chance
at
all
for
me
,
then
?
"
said
he
.
"
I
know
there
's
none
.
I
've
heard
her
speak
about
it
.
"
"
Somebody
else
,
perhaps
,
is
the
happy
man
?
"
"
I
ca
n't
say
anything
about
that
,
but
I
know
that
she
would
n't
take
you
.
I
like
farming
,
you
know
,
but
she
does
n't
.
"
"
I
might
give
that
up
,
"
said
Cheesacre
readily
,
—
"
at
any
rate
,
for
a
time
.
"
"
No
,
no
,
no
;
it
would
do
no
good
.
Believe
me
,
my
friend
,
that
it
is
of
no
use
.
"
He
still
paused
at
the
gate
.
"
I
do
n't
see
what
's
the
use
of
my
going
in
,
"
said
he
.
To
this
she
made
him
no
answer
.
"
There
's
a
pride
about
me
,
"
he
continued
,
"
that
I
do
n't
choose
to
go
where
I
'm
not
wanted
.
"
"
I
ca
n't
tell
you
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
that
you
are
wanted
in
that
light
,
certainly
.
"
"
Then
I
'll
go
.
Perhaps
you
'll
be
so
good
as
to
tell
the
boy
with
the
gig
to
come
after
me
?
That
's
six
pound
ten
it
will
have
cost
me
to
come
here
and
go
back
.
Bellfield
did
it
cheaper
,
of
course
;
he
travelled
second
class
.
I
heard
of
him
as
I
came
along
.
"
"
The
expense
does
not
matter
to
you
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
"
To
this
he
assented
,
and
then
took
his
leave
,
at
first
offering
his
hand
to
Mrs.
Greenow
with
an
air
of
offended
dignity
,
but
falling
back
almost
into
humility
during
the
performance
of
his
adieu
.
Before
he
was
gone
he
had
invited
her
to
bring
the
Captain
to
Oileymead
when
she
was
married
,
and
had
begged
her
to
tell
Miss
Vavasor
how
happy
he
should
be
to
receive
her
.
"
And
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
"
said
the
widow
,
as
he
walked
back
along
the
road
,
"
do
n't
forget
dear
Charlie
Fairstairs
.
"
They
were
all
standing
at
the
front
door
of
the
house
when
Mrs.
Greenow
re-appeared
,
—
Alice
,
Kate
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
the
Shap
boy
,
and
the
Shap
horse
and
gig
.
"
Where
is
he
?
"
Kate
asked
in
a
low
voice
,
and
everyone
there
felt
how
important
was
the
question
.
"
He
has
gone
,
"
said
the
widow
.
Bellfield
was
so
relieved
that
he
could
not
restrain
his
joy
,
but
took
off
his
little
straw
hat
and
threw
it
up
into
the
air
.
Kate
's
satisfaction
was
almost
as
intense
.
"
I
am
so
glad
,
"
said
she
.
"
What
on
earth
should
we
have
done
with
him
?
"
"
I
never
was
so
disappointed
in
my
life
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
I
have
heard
so
much
of
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
but
have
never
seen
him
.
"
Kate
suggested
that
she
should
get
into
the
gig
and
drive
after
him
.
"
He
ai
n't
a
been
and
took
hisself
off
?
"
suggested
the
boy
,
whose
face
became
very
dismal
as
the
terrible
idea
struck
him
.
But
,
with
juvenile
craft
,
he
put
his
hand
on
the
carpet-bag
,
and
finding
that
it
did
not
contain
stones
,
was
comforted
.
"
You
drive
after
him
,
young
gentleman
,
and
you
'll
find
him
on
the
road
to
Shap
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
Mind
you
give
him
my
love
,
"
said
the
Captain
in
his
glee
,
"
and
say
I
hope
he
'll
get
his
turnips
in
well
.
"
This
little
episode
went
far
to
break
the
day
,
and
did
more
than
anything
else
could
have
done
to
put
Captain
Bellfield
at
his
ease
.
It
created
a
little
joint-stock
fund
of
merriment
between
the
whole
party
,
which
was
very
much
needed
.
The
absence
of
such
joint-stock
fund
is
always
felt
when
a
small
party
is
thrown
together
without
such
assistance
.
Some
bond
is
necessary
on
these
occasions
,
and
no
other
bond
is
so
easy
or
so
pleasant
.
Now
,
when
the
Captain
found
himself
alone
for
a
quarter
of
an
hour
with
Alice
,
he
had
plenty
of
subjects
for
small-talk
.
"
Yes
,
indeed
.
Old
Cheesacre
,
in
spite
of
his
absurdities
,
is
not
a
bad
sort
of
fellow
at
bottom
;
—
awfully
fond
of
his
money
,
you
know
,
Miss
Vavasor
,
and
always
boasting
about
it
.
"
"
That
's
not
pleasant
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
No
,
the
most
unpleasant
thing
in
the
world
.
There
's
nothing
I
hate
so
much
,
Miss
Vavasor
,
as
that
kind
of
talking
.
My
idea
is
this
,
—
when
a
man
has
lots
of
money
,
let
him
make
the
best
use
he
can
of
it
,
and
say
nothing
about
it
.
Nobody
ever
heard
me
talking
about
my
money
.
"
He
knew
that
Alice
knew
that
he
was
a
pauper
;
but
,
nevertheless
,
he
had
the
satisfaction
of
speaking
of
himself
as
though
he
were
not
a
pauper
.
In
this
way
the
afternoon
went
very
pleasantly
.
For
an
hour
before
dinner
Captain
Bellfield
was
had
into
the
drawing-room
and
was
talked
to
by
his
widow
on
matters
of
business
;
but
he
had
of
course
known
that
this
was
necessary
.
She
scolded
him
soundly
about
those
sheriff
's
officers
.
Why
had
he
not
told
her
?
"
As
long
as
there
's
anything
kept
back
,
I
wo
n't
have
you
,
"
said
she
.
"
I
wo
n't
become
your
wife
till
I
'm
quite
sure
there
's
not
a
penny
owing
that
is
not
shown
in
the
list
.
"
Then
I
think
he
did
tell
her
all
,
—
or
nearly
all
.
When
all
was
counted
it
was
not
so
very
much
.
Three
or
four
hundred
pounds
would
make
him
a
new
man
,
and
what
was
such
a
sum
as
that
to
his
wealthy
widow
!
Indeed
,
for
a
woman
wanting
a
husband
of
that
sort
,
Captain
Bellfield
was
a
safer
venture
than
would
be
a
man
of
a
higher
standing
among
his
creditors
.
It
is
true
Bellfield
might
have
been
a
forger
,
or
a
thief
,
or
a
returned
convict
,
—
but
then
his
debts
could
not
be
large
.
Let
him
have
done
his
best
,
he
could
not
have
obtained
credit
for
a
thousand
pounds
;
whereas
,
no
one
could
tell
the
liabilities
of
a
gentleman
of
high
standing
.
Burgo
Fitzgerald
was
a
gentleman
of
high
standing
,
and
his
creditors
would
have
swallowed
up
every
shilling
that
Mrs.
Greenow
possessed
;
but
with
Captain
Bellfield
she
was
comparatively
safe
.
Upon
the
whole
I
think
that
she
was
lucky
in
her
choice
;
or
,
perhaps
,
I
might
more
truly
say
,
that
she
had
chosen
with
prudence
.
He
was
no
forger
,
or
thief
—
in
the
ordinary
sense
of
the
word
;
nor
was
he
a
returned
convict
.
He
was
simply
an
idle
scamp
,
who
had
hung
about
the
world
for
forty
years
,
doing
nothing
,
without
principle
,
shameless
,
accustomed
to
eat
dirty
puddings
,
and
to
be
kicked
—
morally
kicked
—
by
such
men
as
Cheesacre
.
But
he
was
moderate
in
his
greediness
,
and
possessed
of
a
certain
appreciation
of
the
comfort
of
a
daily
dinner
,
which
might
possibly
suffice
to
keep
him
from
straying
very
wide
as
long
as
his
intended
wife
should
be
able
to
keep
the
purse-strings
altogether
in
her
own
hands
.
Therefore
,
I
say
that
Mrs.
Greenow
had
been
lucky
in
her
choice
,
and
not
altogether
without
prudence
.
"
I
think
of
taking
this
house
,
"
said
she
,
"
and
of
living
here
.
"
"
What
,
in
Westmoreland
!
"
said
the
Captain
,
with
something
of
dismay
in
his
tone
.
What
on
earth
would
he
do
with
himself
all
his
life
in
that
gloomy
place
!
"
Yes
,
in
Westmoreland
.
Why
not
in
Westmoreland
as
well
as
anywhere
else
?
If
you
do
n't
like
Westmoreland
,
it
's
not
too
late
yet
,
you
know
.
"
In
answer
to
this
the
poor
Captain
was
obliged
to
declare
that
he
had
no
objection
whatever
to
Westmoreland
.
"
I
've
been
talking
to
my
niece
about
it
,
"
continued
Mrs.
Greenow
,
"
and
I
find
that
such
an
arrangement
can
be
made
very
conveniently
.
The
property
is
left
between
her
and
her
uncle
,
—
the
father
of
my
other
niece
,
and
neither
of
them
want
to
live
here
.
"
"
But
wo
n't
you
be
rather
dull
,
my
dear
?
"
"
We
could
go
to
Yarmouth
,
you
know
,
in
the
autumn
.
"
Then
the
Captain
's
visage
became
somewhat
bright
again
.
"
And
perhaps
,
if
you
are
not
extravagant
,
we
could
manage
a
month
or
so
in
London
during
the
winter
,
just
to
see
the
plays
and
do
a
little
shopping
.
"
Then
the
Captain
's
face
became
very
bright
.
"
That
will
be
delightful
,
"
said
he
.
"
And
as
for
being
dull
,
"
said
the
widow
,
"
when
people
grow
old
they
must
be
dull
.
Dancing
ca
n't
go
on
for
ever
.
"
In
answer
to
this
the
widow
's
Captain
assured
the
widow
that
she
was
not
at
all
old
;
and
now
,
on
this
occasion
,
that
ceremony
came
off
successfully
which
had
been
interrupted
on
the
Shap
road
by
the
noise
of
Mr.
Cheesacre
's
wheels
.
"
There
goes
my
cap
,
"
said
she
.
"
What
a
goose
you
are
!
What
will
Jeannette
say
?
"
"
Bother
Jeannette
,
"
said
the
Captain
in
his
bliss
.
"
She
can
do
another
cap
,
and
many
more
wo
n't
be
wanted
.
"
Then
I
think
the
ceremony
was
repeated
.
Upon
the
whole
the
Captain
's
visit
was
satisfactory
—
at
any
rate
to
the
Captain
.
Everything
was
settled
.
He
was
to
go
away
on
Saturday
morning
,
and
remain
in
lodgings
at
Penrith
till
the
wedding
,
which
they
agreed
to
have
celebrated
at
Vavasor
Church
.
Kate
promised
to
be
the
solitary
bridesmaid
.
There
was
some
talk
of
sending
for
Charlie
Fairstairs
,
but
the
idea
was
abandoned
.
"
We
'll
have
her
afterwards
,
"
said
the
widow
to
Kate
,
"
when
you
are
gone
,
and
we
shall
want
her
more
.
And
I
'll
get
Cheesacre
here
,
and
make
him
marry
her
.
There
's
no
good
in
paying
for
two
journeys
.
"
The
Captain
was
to
be
allowed
to
come
over
from
Penrith
twice
a
week
previous
to
his
marriage
;
or
perhaps
,
I
might
more
fairly
say
,
that
he
was
commanded
to
do
so
.
I
wonder
how
he
felt
when
Mrs.
Greenow
gave
him
his
first
five-pound
note
,
and
told
him
that
he
must
make
it
do
for
a
fortnight
?
—
whether
it
was
all
joy
,
or
whether
there
was
about
his
heart
any
touch
of
manly
regret
?
"
Captain
Bellfield
,
of
Vavasor
Hall
,
Westmoreland
.
It
do
n't
sound
badly
,
"
he
said
to
himself
,
as
he
travelled
away
on
his
first
journey
to
Penrith
.
CHAPTER
LXVI
.
Lady
Monk
's
Plan
.
On
the
night
of
Lady
Monk
's
party
,
Burgo
Fitzgerald
disappeared
;
and
when
the
guests
were
gone
and
the
rooms
were
empty
,
his
aunt
inquired
for
him
in
vain
.
The
old
butler
and
factotum
of
the
house
,
who
was
employed
by
Sir
Cosmo
to
put
out
the
lamps
and
to
see
that
he
was
not
robbed
beyond
a
certain
point
on
these
occasions
of
his
wife
's
triumphs
,
was
interrogated
by
his
mistress
,
and
said
that
he
thought
Mr.
Burgo
had
left
the
house
.
Lady
Monk
herself
knocked
at
her
nephew
's
door
,
when
she
went
up-stairs
,
ascending
an
additional
flight
of
stairs
with
her
weary
old
limbs
in
order
that
she
might
do
so
;
she
even
opened
the
door
and
saw
the
careless
debris
of
his
toilet
about
the
room
.
But
he
was
gone
.
"
Perhaps
,
after
all
,
he
has
arranged
it
,
"
she
said
to
herself
,
as
she
went
down
to
her
own
room
.
But
Burgo
,
as
we
know
,
had
not
"
arranged
it
.
"
It
may
be
remembered
that
when
Mr.
Palliser
came
back
to
his
wife
in
the
supper-room
at
Lady
Monk
's
,
bringing
with
him
the
scarf
which
Lady
Glencora
had
left
up-stairs
,
Burgo
was
no
longer
with
her
.
He
had
become
well
aware
that
he
had
no
chance
left
,
at
any
rate
for
that
night
.
The
poor
fool
,
acting
upon
his
aunt
's
implied
advice
rather
than
his
own
hopes
,
had
secured
a
post-chaise
,
and
stationed
it
in
Bruton
Street
,
some
five
minutes
'
walk
from
his
aunt
's
house
.
And
he
had
purchased
feminine
wrappings
,
cloaks
,
etc.
—
things
that
he
thought
might
be
necessary
for
his
companion
.
He
had
,
too
,
ordered
rooms
at
the
new
hotel
near
the
Dover
Station
,
—
the
London
Bridge
Station
,
—
from
whence
was
to
start
on
the
following
morning
a
train
to
catch
the
tidal
boat
for
Boulogne
.
There
was
a
dressing-bag
there
for
which
he
had
paid
twenty-five
guineas
out
of
his
aunt
's
money
,
not
having
been
able
to
induce
the
tradesman
to
grant
it
to
him
on
credit
;
and
there
were
other
things
,
—
slippers
,
collars
,
stockings
,
handkerchiefs
,
and
what
else
might
,
as
he
thought
,
under
such
circumstances
be
most
necessary
.
Poor
thoughtful
,
thoughtless
fool
!
The
butler
was
right
.
He
did
leave
the
house
.
He
saw
Lady
Glencora
taken
to
her
carriage
from
some
back
hiding-place
in
the
hall
,
and
then
slipped
out
,
unmindful
of
his
shining
boots
,
and
dress
coat
and
jewelled
studs
.
He
took
a
Gibus
hat
,
—
his
own
,
or
that
of
some
other
unfortunate
,
—
and
slowly
made
his
way
down
to
the
place
in
Bruton
Street
.
There
was
the
carriage
and
pair
of
horses
,
all
in
readiness
;
and
the
driver
,
when
he
had
placed
himself
by
the
door
of
the
vehicle
,
was
not
long
in
emerging
from
the
neighbouring
public-house
.
"
All
ready
,
your
honour
,
"
said
the
man
.
"
I
sha
n't
want
you
to-night
,
"
said
Burgo
,
hoarsely
;
—
"
go
away
.
"
"
And
about
the
things
,
your
honour
?
"
"
Take
them
to
the
devil
.
No
;
stop
.
Take
them
back
with
you
,
and
ask
somebody
to
keep
them
till
I
send
for
them
.
I
shall
want
them
and
another
carriage
in
a
day
or
two
.
"
Then
he
gave
the
man
half
a
sovereign
,
and
went
away
,
not
looking
at
the
little
treasures
which
he
had
spent
so
much
of
his
money
in
selecting
for
his
love
.
When
he
was
gone
,
the
waterman
and
the
driver
turned
them
over
with
careful
hands
and
gloating
eyes
.
"
It
's
a
'
eiress
,
I
'll
go
bail
,
"
said
the
waterman
.
"
Pretty
dear
!
I
suppose
her
parints
was
too
many
for
her
,
"
said
the
driver
.
But
neither
of
them
imagined
the
enormity
which
the
hirer
of
the
chaise
had
in
truth
contemplated
.
Burgo
from
thence
took
his
way
back
into
Grosvenor
Square
,
and
from
thence
down
Park
Street
,
and
through
a
narrow
passage
and
a
mews
which
there
are
in
those
parts
,
into
Park
Lane
.
He
had
now
passed
the
position
of
Mr.
Palliser
's
house
,
having
come
out
on
Park
Lane
at
a
spot
nearer
to
Piccadilly
;
but
he
retraced
his
steps
,
walking
along
by
the
rails
of
the
Park
,
till
he
found
himself
opposite
to
the
house
.
Then
he
stood
there
,
leaning
back
upon
the
railings
,
and
looking
up
at
Lady
Glencora
's
windows
.
What
did
he
expect
to
see
?
Or
was
he
,
in
truth
,
moved
by
love
of
that
kind
which
can
take
joy
in
watching
the
slightest
shadow
that
is
made
by
the
one
loved
object
,
—
that
may
be
made
by
her
,
or
,
by
some
violent
conjecture
of
the
mind
,
may
be
supposed
to
have
been
so
made
?
Such
love
as
that
is
,
I
think
,
always
innocent
.
Burgo
Fitzgerald
did
not
love
like
that
.
I
almost
doubt
whether
he
can
be
said
to
have
loved
at
all
.
There
was
in
his
breast
a
mixed
,
feverish
desire
,
which
he
took
no
trouble
to
analyse
.
He
wanted
money
.
He
wanted
the
thing
of
which
this
Palliser
had
robbed
him
.
He
wanted
revenge
,
—
though
his
desire
for
that
was
not
a
burning
desire
.
And
among
other
things
,
he
wanted
the
woman
's
beauty
of
the
woman
whom
he
coveted
.
He
wanted
to
kiss
her
again
as
he
had
once
kissed
her
,
and
to
feel
that
she
was
soft
,
and
lovely
,
and
loving
for
him
.
But
as
for
seeing
her
shadow
,
unless
its
movement
indicated
some
purpose
in
his
favour
,
—
I
do
not
think
that
he
cared
much
about
that
.
And
why
then
was
he
there
?
Because
in
his
unreasoning
folly
he
did
not
know
what
step
to
take
,
or
what
step
not
to
take
.
There
are
men
whose
energies
hardly
ever
carry
them
beyond
looking
for
the
thing
they
want
.
She
might
see
him
from
the
window
,
and
come
to
him
.
I
do
not
say
that
he
thought
that
it
would
be
so
.
I
fancy
that
he
never
thought
at
all
about
that
or
about
anything
.
If
you
lie
under
a
tree
,
and
open
your
mouth
,
a
plum
may
fall
into
it
.
It
was
probably
an
undefined
idea
of
some
such
chance
as
this
which
brought
him
against
the
railings
in
the
front
of
Mr.
Palliser
's
house
;
that
,
and
a
feeling
made
up
partly
of
despair
and
partly
of
lingering
romance
that
he
was
better
there
,
out
in
the
night
air
,
under
the
gas-lamps
,
than
he
could
be
elsewhere
.
There
he
stood
and
looked
,
and
cursed
his
ill-luck
.
But
his
curses
had
none
of
the
bitterness
of
those
which
George
Vavasor
was
always
uttering
.
Through
it
all
there
remained
about
Burgo
one
honest
feeling
,
—
one
conviction
that
was
true
,
