CHAPTER VI.

NOT IN LOVE.

Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world. He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner. He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence. If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him? His anger was altogether irrational, and he knew that it was so. What right had he to have an opinion about it if Mary Masters should choose to like the society of Mr. Twentyman? It was an affair between her and her father and mother in which he could have no interest; and yet he had not only taken offence, but was well aware that he had shown his feeling.

Nevertheless, as to the girl herself, he could not argue himself out of his anger. It was grievous to him that he should have gone out of his way to ask her to walk with him just at the moment when she was expecting this vulgar lover,--for that she had expected him he felt no doubt. Yet he had heard her disclaim any intention of walking with the man! But girls are sly, especially when their lovers are concerned. It made him sore at heart to feel that this girl should be sly, and doubly sore to think that she should have been able to love such a one as Lawrence Twentyman.

1. Where was he walking?
2. What was he walking across?
3. Was he in a good mood?
4. and what is his name?
5. Was he happy with himself?
6. why?
7. By what?
8. Who had he shown that he was offended?
9. Had they given him reason to be upset?
10. Did he feel he should have been upset?
11. Who did he feel the affair should have been between?
12. Had he shown how he felt?
13. What had he asked her to do with him?
14. Did she go with him?
15. Why?
16. Did he think she was expecting him?
17. Did she admit to expecting him?
18. How did it make him feel that he thought she was being deceitful to him?
19. Who did she walk with?
1. towards the house
2. the bridge
3. no
4. Reginald Morton
5. He was very angry with himself
6. he felt he had made a fool of himself
7. his manner
8. Mr. Twentyman and Miss Masters
9. no
10. no
11. Mary and her father and mother
12. yes
13. to walk with him
14. no
15. she was expecting this vulgar lover
16. yes
17. no
18. sore at heart
19. Lawrence Twentyman