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 mrs and mrs presented themselves at the top just ready for the wilderness at the end of an hour and a from their leaving the house mrs had been too well employed to move faster whatever cross bad occurred to the pleasures of her she had found a morning of complete enjoyment � for the housekeeper after a great many on the subject of had 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 by the gardener with whom she had made a most acquaintance for she had set him right as to his s illness convinced him it was an and promised him a charm for it and he in return had shown her all his nursery of plants and actually presented her with a very curious specimen of heath on this they all returned to the house together there to away the time as they could with and chat and till the return of the others and the arrival of dinner it was late before the and the two gentlemen came in and their did not appear to have been more than partially agreeable or at all productive of any thing useful with regard to the object of the day by 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 establishing harmony as it had been for on any alteration she felt aa i b looked at and mr that was not tha only dissatisfied bosom amongst them there was gloom on the face of each mr d and hiss were much more gay and she thought that lie was taking particular pains during dinner to do away any resentment of the other two and restore general good humour dinner was soon followed by tea and coffee a ten miles drive home allowed no waste of hour and from the time of their down to table it was a quick succession of busy till the carriage came to the door and mrs having about and obtained a few s cream cheese from the housekeeper and made of civil speeches to mrs was ready to lead the way at the same moment mr approaching said i hope i am not to lose mj companion unless she is afraid of the evening air in so exposed a seal the request had not been foreseen but was very graciously received and a day was likely to end almost as well as it began miss had made up her mind to something different and was a little disappointed but her conviction of being really the one preferred comforted her under it and enabled her to receive mr s parting attentions as she was certainly better pleased to hand her into the than to assist her in ascending the box � and his complacency seemed confirmed by the arrangement well this has been a fine day for you upon my word said mrs as they drove through the part nothing but pleasure from beginning to end i am sure you ought to he very much obliged to your aunt and ma for to let you go a pretty good day s amusement vou have bad i maria was just discontented enough to directly i think you have done pretty well yourself ma am your lap seems full of good things and here is a basket of between us which has been knocking my elbow my dear it is only a beautiful little heath that nice old would make me take but if it is in your way will have it in my l p directly there you shall carry that parcel for me � take great care of it� do not it it is a cream e just like t q e i� one we bad park at dinner nothing would satisfy that good old mrs but ray taking one of ihe i stood out as long as i could till the s almost came into her eyes and i knew it was just the sort that my sister would be delighted with that mrs is a treasure she was quite shocked when i asked her whether wine was allowed at the second table and she has turned away two for wearing white gowns take care of cheese now i can manage the other parcel and the basket very well what else have you been said maria half pleased that should be so my dear i it is nothing but four of those s egg which mrs would quite force upon me she would not take a denial she said it must be such an amusement to me as she understood i lived quite alone to have a few living creatures of that sort and so to be sure it will i shall get the maid ta set them under the first spare hen and if they come to good i can have them moved to my own house and borrow a and it will be a great delight to me in my lonely hours to attend to them and if i have good luck your mother shall have some it was a beautiful evening mild and still and the drive was as pleasant as the serenity of nature could make it but when mrs ceased speaking it was altogether a silent drive to those within their spirits were in general exhausted and to determine whether the day had afforded most pleasure oi pain might occupy the meditations of almost all chapter xi thb day at with all its afforded the much more agreeable feelings than were derived from 