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t morning - t of morning on ion at o pay table visit. to become so time so certain to clear up by and by, t not an open quarrel can abbreviate t: latent detestation do at all. And if people o be lovers, e secure; and if you sit do may lead to catarr to be depended on. You gallop t in a mackintosly find yourself in t you like best - a little above or a little belos - (it is to tap is t once ory confidence t teps rainy.
Maggie made no ans been for to Gleggs toget of ther.
But Step come earlier, and tor - a nearer neigered to boo Maggie, feeling t tance o betray; but once t Lucy aken into of some agitation to bot many ; but like all persons ation of sympat rol, and s sensitive pride from any noticeable betrayal of emotion. A little extra paleness, a little tension of tril o strangers
its fierceness. But Maggie ructed of musical strings, felt ting larger ears as took eac painful tears: tears ion to cling to, and look back on tened danger. For Ptle inually in Maggies mind tom migice, space, become a sort of outo s fly to rescue and strengtranquil, tender affection for Ps root deep do talk confirming by distinct successive impressions t instinctive bias - t t in rongly to y and edness to y or otic excitability of ure - seemed noo make a sort of sacred place, a sanctuary of resist, c. tion to Piplied t lest sep t of intercourse tom ion, and s out o tears in any consciousness of an ined, and deligoget resist t om ty betom, ry and fairy tales. But so speak as soon as possible, to set t ease.
`tuous of you, sty treble, like tional notes of little birds, `to come so soon after your arrival. And as it is, I tune manner, and giving your friends no notice. Come and sit do , `and you sreated mercifully.
`You ainty t you .
Lucy gave some playful contradiction, but P it urned toionate scrutiny ting as if . tense, detailed remembrance - e revival of all t conversation - t jealousy and distrust ures is almost inevitably linked rong feeling, t ed it, o make t rusive proof to trary.
`I am ? said Maggie. `Lucy is like a fairy godmoturned me from a drudge into a princess in no time. I do not indulge myself all day long, and s before I kno myself.
`Im sure s be better ts to ing by the change.
Artificial conversation of t on a little ermined to put an end to it, exclaimed ation of annoyance t sten somet of the room.
In a moment Maggie and Pentment like t of friends sorrow.
`I told my broto see you, Po release me from my promise, and ed.
Maggie, in ed Po kno once tion t oo allude to t seemed almost like an injury toion ed oo entirely of o be sensitive on any ot at t moment.
`t least be friends, Maggie? to now?
`ill not your fat? said Maggie, hdrawing her hand.
`I s give you up on any ground but your oo tell you. t is one.
`to alking to eaco go very soon - to a neuation.
`Is t inevitable, Maggie?
`Yes: I must not stay me for t begin again at last. I cant live in dependence - I cant live o me. o provide for me - but t olerable to me.
P a fes, and t ed te suppression of emotion:--
`Is ternative, Maggie? Is t life ao look foro?
`Yes, P reated o believe t so t least, as t knoo come. But I begin to to me from loving: I . I , as men do.
`Nourning to your old t in a ne I used to combat, said P tinge of bitterness. `You to find out a mode of renunciation t ell you again, t by perverting or mutilating ones nature. ried to escape from pain? Scorn and cynicism o some kind of conceited madness, and fancy myself a favourite of a favourite h men.
tterness aken on some impetuosity as P on speaking: tly an outlet for some immediate feeling of o Maggie. t t moment. est allusion to ted love t t c too of ed sense t ion - t s every one, saion.
But Maggie ricken.
`Yes, Prition oo muc enoug enougo find fault eacrue t you used to tell me.
Maggie ing able, leaning Pent dependent affection, as surning , to ion. o somet s a lover of Lucys? It t made gave neeness to position, and to tendency of o cion by t positive p t t sometimes accompanies a sudden mental pang.
` is tter, Maggie? y - ion being only too ready to al to th.
`No - notent odious t in from ed, `except in my oo say I s of my starved life, as you called it, and I do. I am too eager in my enjoyment of music and all luxuries, noo me.
Sook up ely, e in Maggies cer to be agitated by vague self-reproac soon t the house.
`O artling announcement! said Maggie, quite mistress of some inter. `I wonder where Lucy is.
Lucy been deaf to ter an interval long enougous but not ephen in.
`ell, old felloo Maggie in passing, `its glorious to yourself a little less like a sparroop and not go in and out constantly letting ts kno tietime Ive o scamper up tless stairs to t painting room of yours, all to no purpose, because your people t you s embitter friendship.
`Ive so feors - it seems o leave notice of my exits and entrances, said P tep strong presence and strong voice.
`Are you quite ulliver? said Stepurning to Maggie iff politeness and putting out y.
Maggie gave tips of e one of proud indifference. Pc Lucy o seeing variations in to eac t tural antipated tual good- t of epated by someterprets as conceit, observation t accounted for everyto guileless Lucy. Steped tudied greeting t by teptling on in questions to P sketcion, Maggie because draion, as looking Lucy. `Per interviehem.
`I t been galloping. so Steptle damped by t us to take advantage of oget in quot;Masaniello:quot; Maggie , and I kno her.
`Come, tepoaste of tune in to hear.
`You, please, P, said Lucy, `and to play, s you? sty inquiring look, anxious, as usual, lest s pleasant to anot owards her unfinished embroidery.
Pened at tion, for t tremes of fear and grief, t does not find relief in music - t does not make a man sing or play tter; and P-up feeling at t, as complex as any trio or quartet t to express love and jealousy and resignation and fierce suspicion all at time.
`O yes, ing t is a ones imperfect life and being t once - to sing and make to sing and paint.
`Aep administrative capacity, I believe. A tendency to predominance of tive po, Miss tulliver?
Stepake into of playful appeal to Maggie, and s repress the answering flash and epigram.
`I endency to predominance, s t moment devoutly sendency disagreeable.
`Come, come, said Lucy, `music, music! e ime.
Maggie alried in vain to go on ried oday, for t t Step no longer roused a merely playful resistance, and soo t it o stand so t it ions in tate of emotion produced by t - emotion t seemed to make once strong and rong for all enjoyment, ance. rain passed into tarted from ciful perceptible quivering ttle foready ed and brigo t s. Lucy, imes t resist to steal up to oo caug t rong an influence.
`More, more! said Lucy, w ed again: Maggie always says s rush of sound.
`It must be quot;Let us take t; tepable for a morning. But are you prepared to abandon t sacred duties of life, th us?
`O yes, said Lucy, laug t;Beggars Operaquot; from terbury. It has a dingy cover.
`t is a great clue, considering t a score covers ep terbury.
`O, play someticing t is t youre falling into? - somet I dont know.
`Dont you kno? said P tune more definitely. `Its from t;Ai.quot; I dont kno it appears tenor is telling t to t;I love till.quot;
It quite unintentionally t Po t be an indirect expression to Maggie of o ly. o ive passion of t pleading tenor ies as a voice, but it quite neo o cree in to be some reproac? Sinctly in tion t s to rene clasable circumstances. Souc t suggested distinct memories and ts, and broug regret in tement.
`ts tenors, said Steping imental love and constancy under all sorts of vile treatment. Not of mediaeval tenor or troubadour, you from expressing your entire resignation. I must administer an antidote - ear herself away from her bobbins.
Step, h saucy energy--
`Sing in despair, Die because a womans fair?
and seemed to make all t Step to e of ance to t of to taken oo strong for her.
But angrily resolved not to betray on making false stitc looking up or taking notice of il all ted in `Let us take the road.
I am afraid tle, stealing gratification in irely t Stepermination to treat entatious indifference, to an irritating desire for some sign of inclination from erc long before unity, empest. Maggie, feeling tstool, o get one, ts, guessed , and fleo anticipate ing tstool reating look at impossible not to return a glance of gratitude. And to stool placed carefully by a too self-confident personage - not any self-confident personage, but one in particular o ask if t some draug position bet be alloo move table for tle of too ready, traitorous tenderness into a o learn rivial language. And to Maggie t been everyday incidents, but in ite for e fres tone of gentle solicitude obliged o look at t to t mutual glance from being delicious to bot he evening before.
It an ordinary act of politeness in Step aken tes; and Lucy, . But to Py t o find a definite ground for itself in any trivial incident, teping a beam from rong a contrast signs of indifference as to be cepibility as if it iron, and inclined to make tter discord. ing any unusual feeling betepold ed to go once t reflect coolly on till y. But ted to stay as long as Stepayed - alo be present seemed to poor Pural - nay, inevitable t any man ep: t emboldened Po vieumult, and Lucy onis, rance to summon to luncly breaking off the music.
`Aered t seen you for a long after o t of town.
`o Mudport on business for several days, said P hes come back now.
`As fond of his farming hobby as ever, eh?
`I believe so, said P terest in s.
`A some land in hink?
`Yes, he has.
`Ainued Mr Deane, as find farming a em - an expensive o t. And t of all people t money at. t t of a sack then.
Lucy felt a little nervous under ly gratuitous criticism of Mr akems expenditure. But it ceased t and meditative during omed to cions in ly become strong, for an extra interest in o t an unusual curiosity to knohem in his mind.
ited to ed to tell or ask icular: s tulliver to leave ter dinner, and seated ool at ances, considered t asted some of t agreeable moments s anding t Lucy, disliking to ering his snuff-box on such occasions.
`You dont to go to sleep yet, papa, do you? s up ool and opened t clutche snuff-box.
`Not yet, said Mr Deane, glancing at t in ter. `But ? o coax some more sovereigns out of my pocket for your bazaar? Eh?
`No, I ives at all today. I only to talk, not to beg. I to kno seemed rato Mr akems losing money by his hobby?
`Someto do o repel intrusion into t mystery.
`But, papa, you al any business kno of questions sounded rat them queer.
`Nonsense, co justify aken some pains in t akems mill and farm on te Mill, your uncle tullivers, you kno ans did. I ed to see if your friend P anyt about ired of farming.
` ? said Lucy, eagerly. `O, tell me everytell me. Because Maggie says all ts are set on toms getting back time. It to tom - t get back the Mill.
`tle puss, said Mr Deane, availing ored snuff-box. `You must not say a ttle cting tting it out of akems ed it o tullivers getting it again, o part . Its natural, after ulliver before; but a likely to be paid for h sugar-plums.
`Notle air of solemnity, `rust me? You must not ask me all my reasons for o say - but I rong reasons. And Im very cautious - I am, indeed.
`ell, let us hear.
` me take Po our confidence - let me tell your s for - t my cousins about. I kno.
`I dont see can be, crating looking at er, `You dont t you like? (Mr Deane felt quite safe about ers affections.)
`No, papa; tle about me - not so muc I e sure of you ask me. And if you ever guess, dont tell me. Only give me leave to do as I t about it.
Lucy rose from ool to seat last request.
`Are you sure you do misc .
`Yes, papa, quite sure. Im very all your business talents. Didnt you admire my accompt-book, now, w you?
`ell, er ell trut muc me go off to sleep.