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After tea, Frank asked Maggie if she would walk out with him; and accordingly they climbed the Fell Lane and went out upon the moors, which seemed vast and boundless as their love. AFTER TEA FRANK ASKED MAGGIE IF SHE COULD WALK OUT HIM AND ACCORDINGLY THEY CLIMBED THE FELL LANE AND WENT OUT UPON THE MOORS WHICH SEEMED VAST AND BOUNDLESS AS THEIR LOVE
ne glimpse of his face, before moving away. But that one glance made her think that the hours which had elapsed since she saw him had not been serene to him any more than to her. When he entered the parlor, his face was glad and bright. He went up in a frank, rejoicing way to Mrs. Browne; who was evidently rather puzzled how to receive him--whether as Maggie's betrothed, or as the son of the greatest man of her acquaintance. "I am sure, sir," said she, "we are all very much obliged to you for the honor you have done our family!" He looked rather perplexed as to the nature of the honor which he had conferred without knowing it; but as the light dawned upon him, he made answer in a frank, merry way, which was yet full of respect for his future mother-in-law: "And I am sure I am truly grateful for the honor one of your family has done me." When Nancy brought in tea she was dressed in her fine-weather Sunday gown; the first time it had ever been worn out of church, and the walk to and fro. AND HAD ONLY TIME TO CATCH ONE GLIMPSE OF HIS FACE BEFORE MOVING AWAY BUT THAT ONE GLANCE MADE HER THINK THAT THE HOURS WHICH HAD ELAPSED SINCE SHE SAW HIM HAD NOT BEEN SERENE TO HIM ANY MORE THAN TO HER WHEN HE ENTERED THE PARLOUR HIS FACE WAS GLAD AND BRIGHT HE WENT UP IN A FRANK REJOICING WAY TO MISSUS BROWN WHO WAS EVIDENTLY RATHER PUZZLED TO RECEIVE HIM WHETHER AS MAGGIE'S BETROTHED OR AS THE SON OF THE GREATEST MAN OF HER ACQUAINTANCE I AM SURE SIR SAID SHE WE'RE ALL VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU FOR THE HONOUR YOU HAVE DONE OUR FAMILY HE LOOKED RATHER PERPLEXED AS TO THE NATURE OF THE HONOUR WHICH HE HAD CONFERRED WITHOUT KNOWING IT BUT AS THE LIGHT DAWNED UPON HIM HE MADE ANSWER IN A FRANK MERRY WAY WHICH WAS YET FULL OF RESPECT FOR HIS FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW AND I AM SURE I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE HONOUR ONE OF YOUR FAMILY HAS DONE ME WHEN NANCY BROUGHT HIM TEA SHE WAS DRESSED IN HER FINE WEATHER SUNDAY GOWN THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER BEEN WORN OUT OF CHURCH AND THE WALK TO AND FRO
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