her doing no wrong to mrs had taken on her mind her to tho idea of s past had sunk into a subordinate feeling the terror she had felt in tho at tho border of wickedness by doing what she had at first to bo wrong had any about his conduct was thinking of him whatever lie might be as a man over whom was going to have indefinite power and her loving him having never been a question with her any ho had was so much gain poor had no awe of forces in tho state of matrimony but regarded it as altogether a matter of management in which would know how to act in relation to s past encouraged new doubts whether he were likely to have differed much from other men and she little schemes for learning what was expected of men in general but else might be true in the world her hair was dressed for riding and she went down in her to avoid delay before getting on horseback she wanted to have her blood stirred once more with the of and to recover the daring with which she had been used to think of her course in life already a load was lifted off her for in daylight and activity it was less oppressive to have doubts about her choice than to feel tliat she had no choice but to endure and go back and make yourself look like a mamma she said turning suddenly as she was going down stairs put your point lace over your head i must have you look like a you must not take things humbly when raised her left hand gently and looked at the ring she said gravely it was very good of you to think � of every thing and send me that packet you will toll me if there is any thing i forget f he said � keeping the hand softly within his own i will do any thing you wish but i am very unreasonable in my wishes said smiling yes i expect that women always are then i will not be unreasonable said taking away her hand and tossing her head i will not be told that i am what women always arc i did not say that said looking at her with his usual gravity you are what no other woman is and what is that said moving to a distance with a little air of menace made his pause before he answered you are the woman i love oh what nice speeches said laughing the sense of that love which he must once have given to another woman under strange circumstances was getting familiar give mo a nice speech in return say when we are to be married not yet not till we have had a gallop over the downs i am so thirsty for that i can think of else i wish the hunting had begun sunday the th th monday tuesday was counting on her fingers with the book it � nod sh looked at and at swept one palm over tho other while she said it will in ten days t us he married in ten days then said and wo shall not he the what do women always say in answer to that f said they agree to it said the lover rather oft his then i will not t said taking up her and putting them on while she kept her eyes on him with gathering fun in them the scene was pleasant on both sides a lover would have lost the view of her pretty ways and and spoiled all by stupid attempts at caresses utterly destructive of drama preferred tho drama and left at case found her spirits rising continually as she played at perhaps if had seen more of her in this unconscious kind of acting instead of when she was trying to bo theatrical ho might have her chance higher when they had had a glorious gallop however she was in a state of that disposed her to think well of hastening tho marriage which would make her life all of a piece with this splendid kind of enjoyment she would not debate any more about an act to which she liad committed herself and she consented to fix the wedding on that day three weeks notwithstanding the difficulty of tho customary laws of the of course was made aware of the engagement by abundant signs without being formally told but ho expected some communication as a consequence of it and after a few days he became rather impatient under s silence feeling sure that the change would affect his personal prospects and wishing to know exactly how no longer included any opposition � which ho did not love for its own sake he might easily cause a great deal of annoyance but it would be to his own injury and to create was not a motive with him miss he would certainly not have been sorry to a little but after all th ro as no knowing what would come it was nothing new that show a in his this girl ho struck rather newly as something like a man who was � led on by an ominous and that one to his fortune should make a worse business of his life than was necessary seemed really pitiable having protest ed i the marriage had a second sight for its evil consequences had been taking the pains to write letters and give orders himself instead of and appeared to be his usefulness even choosing against the habit of years to breakfast alone in his dressing room but a tiie was not to be avoided in a house empty of guests and hastened to use an opportunity of saying � it was one day after dinner for there were difficulties in s dining at and when is the marriage to take 