park to which a side gate not fastened had tempted them very soon after their leaving her and they had been a portion of the park into the very avenue which had been hoping the whole morning to reach at last and had been sitting down under one of the trees this was their it was evident that they had been spending their time pleasantly and were not aware of the length of their s best tion was in being assured that p had wished for her very much and that he should certainly have come back for her had she not been tired already but this was not quite sufficient to do away the pain of having been left a whole hour when he had talked of only a few minutes nor to banish the sort of curiosity she felt to know what they had been conversing about all that time and the result of the whole was to her disappointment and depression as they prepared by general agreement to return to the house on reaching the bottom of the steps to the terrace worth and mrs presented themselves at tbe top ready for the wilderness at the end of an hour and a half from their leaving the house mrs had been too well employed to move faster whatever cross accidents had occurred to the of her had found a morning of complete enjoyment j for the housekeeper after a great many on the subject of bad taken her to the told her all about their cows and given her the receipt for a famous cream cheese and since s leaving them they had been met p b the gardener whom she had a � factory for she had set liim right � t s him it was an and him a charm for it and he in return had shown her i l his nursery of and actually presented her with a very specimen of heath on this they all returned to the house together to away the time aa they could with and chat and till the return of the others and the arrival of dinner it was late before the miss and the two gentlemen came in and then did not appear to have been more than partially agreeable or at all productive of anything useful with regard to the object of the day bj their own accounts they had been all walking after each other and the which had taken place at last seemed to s observation to have been as much too late for re harmony as it had been for on any alteration she felt as she looked at and mr that hers was not the only dissatisfied bosom amongst them there was gloom on the of each mr and were more gay and she thought that he was taking particular pains during dinner to do away any little resentment of the other two and restore general good humour dinner was soon followed by tea and ee a ten miles drive home allowed no waste of hours from the time of their sitting down to table it was a quick of busy till the carriage came to the door and mrs having about and obtained a few s eggs and a cream cheese from the housekeeper � and made abundance of civil speeches to mrs rush worth was ready to lead the way at the same moment mr approaching said i hope am not to lose my companion unless she is afraid of the evening air in so exposed a seat the request had not been foreseen but was very received and day was likely to end almost i well as it began miss had made i p ia so i and was a little disappointed but her h of being the one preferred comforted her under it and enabled her to receive mr rush worth a parting attentions as she ought he was certainly better pleased to hand her into the than to assist her in ascending the and hia complacency seemed confirmed by the ar i well this has been a fine day for you upon my word said mrs as they drove the park nothing but pleasure from beginning to end am you ought to be very much obliged to your aunt and me for to let you go a pretty good day i amusement you have had mai ia was just enough to say directly think have done pretty well yourself ma am your lap seems full of good things and here is a basket of something between us which has been knocking my elbow m my dear it is only a beautiful heath which nice old gardener would make me take but if it is in your way i will have it in my hip directly there you shall carry that parcel for me take great care of it do not let it fall it is a cream cheese just like the one we had at dinner would that good old mrs whit but my taking one of the i stood out aa long as i could till the tears almost came into her eyes and knew it waa just tbe sort that my sister would he with that is a treasure she was quite shocked when i her whether wine was allowed at the second table and she has turned away two for wearing white gowns take care of the cheese now can manage the other parcel and tlie very well what else have you been said maria half pleased that should be so my dear it is nothing but four of those ul s eggs which mrs would ma field park i k force upon me she would not take a denial she said it be such an to me as she under stood i lived alone to liave a few living creatures of that sort and so to he sure it will i shall 