� and the whole was now so blended together so by distance that every former affliction had its charm the room was most dear to her and she would not have changed its furniture for the in the house though what had been originally plain had suffered all the ill usage of children and its greatest and ornaments were a faded of s work too ill done for the drawing room three made in a rage for for the three lower panes of one window abbey held its station between a cave in italy and a moonlight lake in a collection of family thought unworthy of being any where else over the and by their side and pinned against the wall a small sketch of a ship sent four years ago from the by william with h m s at the bottom in letters as tall as the to this nest of comforts now walked down ta try its influence on an agitated doubting spirit � to see if by looking at s she could catch any of his counsel or by giving air to her she might a breeze of mental strength herself but she had more than fears of her own perseverance to remove she had begun to feel as to what she ought to do and as she walked round the room her doubts were increasing was she in refusing what was so warmly asked so strongly wished for what might be so essential to a scheme on which some of those to whom she owed the greatest had set their hearts was it not � selfishness � and a fear of exposing herself and s judgment would his of sir park thomas s of the whole be enough to justify her in a determined denial in spite of all the rest it would be so horrible to her to act that she was inclined to suspect the truth and purity of her own scruples and as she looked around her the claims of her cousins to being obliged were strengthened by the sight of present upon present that she had received from them the table between the windows was covered with work boxes and boxes which had been given her at different times principally by tom and she grew bewildered as to the amount of the debt which all these kind produced a tap at the roused her in the midst of this attempt to find her way to her duty and her gentle come in was answered by the appearance of one before whom all her doubts were wont to be laid her eyes brightened at the sight of can i speak with you for a few minutes said he yes certainly i want to consult � i want your opinion my opinion she cried shrinking from such a compliment highly as it gratified her yes your advice and opinion i do not know what to do this acting scheme gets worse and worse you see they have chosen almost as bad a play as they could and now to complete the business are going to ask the help of a young man very slightly known to any of us this is the end of all the privacy and propriety which was talked about at first i know no harm of charles but the excessive intimacy which must spring from his being admitted among us in this manner is highly objectionable the more than intimacy � the familiarity i cannot think of it with any patience and it does appear to me an evil of s magnitude as must if possible be prevented do not you see it in the same yes but what can be done your brother is so there is but one thing to be done i must take myself i am well aware that nothing else will quiet tom could not answer him park it is not at all what i like he continued no man can like being driven into the appearance of such after being known to oppose the scheme from the beginning there is absurdity in the face of my joining them when they are exceeding their first plan in every respect but i can think of no other alternative can you no said slowly not immediately � but but what i see your judgment is not with me think it a little over perhaps you are not so much aware as i am of the mischief that may of the that must arise from a young man s being in this among us � to come at all hours � and placed suddenly on a footing which must do away all to think only of the license which every must tend to create it is all very bad put yourself in miss s place consider what it would be to act with a stranger she has a right to be felt for because she evidently feels for herself i heard enough of what she said to you last night to understand her to be acting with a stranger and as she probably engaged in the part with different expectations � perhaps without considering the subject enough to know what was likely to be � it would be it would be really wrong to expose her to it her feelings ought to be respected does it not strike you so you hesitate i am sorry for miss but i am more sorry to see you drawn in to do what you have resolved against and what you are known to think will be disagreeable to my uncle it will be such a triumph to the others they will not have much cause of triumph when they see how i act but however triumph there certainly will be and i must brave it but if i can be the means of the of the business of the exhibition of our folly i shall be well repaid as i am 