slight how � conveyed this was in fact the origin of our acting said tom after a moment s thought my friend brought the from and it spread � as those things always spread you know sir the faster probably from four having so often encouraged the sort of in us for it was like treading old ground again mr took the from his friend as soon as possible and immediately gave sir thomas an account of what they had done and were doing told him of the increase of th views the happy conclusion of first difficulties and present promising state of re every with so blind an interest as made him not only totally unconscious of the uneasy movements of many of his friends as they sat the change of je the the hem of but prevented him even from seeing the expression of the face on which his own eyes were fixed � n seeing thomas s dark brow con tract as he looked with earnestness at his and dwelling particularly on the latter and speaking a language a remonstrance a reproof which felt at his heart not less was it felt by who had edged back her chair behind her aunt s end of the sofa and from notice herself saw all that was passing before her such a look of reproach at from his father e could never haye expected to witness and to feel that it was in any degree deserved was an ag sir thomas s look implied on your judgment i depended what have you been about � she knelt in spirit to her and her bosom to utter oh not to him i look so to all the others but not to him mr was still talking to own the truth sir thomas we were in the middle of a when you arrived this evening we were going through the three first acts and not upon the whole our company is now so dispersed from the being gone home that nothing be done t si � k l i park will na the honour of your company to ing i should not he of the we indulgence you understand as young we be your indulgence my indulgence shall be given sir replied sir gravely hut without any other and with t smile he added i come home to be happy and indulgent then turning away towards any or au of the rest he said mr and miss were mentioned in my last letters from do you find them agreeable acquaintance tom was the only one at all ready with an answer hot he being entirely without particular regard for either with out jealousy either in love or could speak yery handsomely of both mr was a most pleasant gentleman like man his a pretty girl mr could be silent no longer i do not say he is not gentleman like considering but you should tell your father he is not above five feet eighty or he wiu be expecting a well looking man sir thomas did not quite understand this and some surprise at the speaker if x must say what i think continued mr in my opinion it is very disagreeable to be always it is having too much of a good thing i am not so fond of acting as i was at first i think we a great deal better employed sitting comfortably here among ourselves and doing nothing sir thomas looked again and then replied with an smile i am happy to find our sentiments on subject so much the same it gives me sincere satisfaction that i should be cautious and quick sighted and feel many scruples which my children do not is perfectly natural and equally so that my value for domestic tranquillity for a home whidi out noisy pleasures should much exceed theirs but at your time of life to feel all this is a most favourable circumstance for yourself and for every body connected with you and i am sensible of the importance of having an pf such weight ir thomas meant to be giving mr s opinion in better words than he could find himself he was aware he must not expect a genius in mr but as a well judging steady young man with better notions than his would do justice to he intended to value turn very highly it was impossible for many of the others not to smile mr hardly knew what to do vith so much meaning l but by looking as he really felt most exceedingly pleased with sir thomas s good opinion and saying scarcely any thing he did his best towards serving that good opinion a little longer chapter ii s first object die next morning was to see his � id give him a fair statement of the whole acting defending his own share in it as far only as he then in a moment feel his motives to deserve acknowledging with perfect that his � had been attended with such partial good as to make his judgment in it very doubtful he was anxious while himself to say nothing unkind of the but there was only one amongst them whose he could mention without some necessity of defence or we have all been more or less to blame � aid he every one of us excepting is the only one who has judged rightly throughout who has been consistent her feelings have been steadily against it from t to last she never ceased to think of what was due to you will find every thing you could wish sir thomas saw all the of such a scheme among such a party and at such a time as strongly as hia ion had ever supposed he must he felt it too much indeed for many words and having shaken hands with � meant to try to lose the disagreeable been forgotten a � � 