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He could not help admiring the vigorous way in which it waved and twisted, or the little curls which grew at the nape of her neck, tight and close as those of a young lamb's fleece. HE COULD NOT HELP ADMIRING THE VIGOROUS WAY IN WHICH IT WAVED AND TWISTED OR THE LITTLE CURLS WHICH GREW AT THE NAPE OF HER NECK TIGHT AND CLOSE AS THOSE OF A YOUNG LAMB'S FLEECE
oice, and the precise, right-minded aunt emerged through a row of raspberry-bushes; 'whatever are you thinking about, delayin' the gentleman in this fashion?' She was full of rustic and official civility for 'the gentleman', but indignant with her niece. 'I don't want none of your London manners down here,' Willoughby heard her say as she marched the girl off. He himself was not sorry to be released from Esther's too friendly eyes, and he spent an agreeable evening over a book, and this time managed to forget her completely. Though he remembered her first thing next morning, it was to smile wisely and determine he would not meet her again. Yet by dinner-time the day seemed long; why, after all, should he not meet her? By tea-time prudence triumphed anew--no, he would not go. Then he drank his tea hastily and set off for the stile. Esther was waiting for him. Expectation had given an additional colour to her cheeks, and her red-brown hair showed here and there a beautiful glint of gold. COME SAY ESTHER CRIED A VEXED VOICE AND THE PRECISE RIGHT MINDED AUNT EMERGED THROUGH A ROW OF RASPBERRY BUSHES WHATEVER ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT DELAYING THE GENTLEMAN IN THIS FASHION SHE WAS FULL OF RUSTIC AND OFFICIAL CIVILITY FOR THE GENTLEMAN BUT INDIGNANT WITH HER NIECE I DON'T WANT NONE OF YOUR LONDON MANNERS DOWN HERE WILLOUGHBY HEARD HER SAY AS SHE MARCHED THE GIRL OFF HE HIMSELF WAS NOT SORRY TO BE RELEASED FROM ESTHER'S TOO FRIENDLY EYES AND HE SPENT AN AGREEABLE EVENING OVER A BOOK AND THIS TIME MANAGED TO FORGET HER COMPLETELY THOUGH HE REMEMBERED HER FIRST THING NEXT MORNING IT WAS TO SMILE WISELY AND DETERMINE HE WOULD NOT MEET HER AGAIN YET BY DINNER TIME THE DAY SEEMED LONG WHY AFTER ALL SHOULD HE NOT MEET HER BY TEA TIME PRUDENCE TRIUMPHED ANEW NO HE WOULD NOT GO THEN HE DRANK HIS TEA HASTILY AND SET OFF FOR THE STILE ESTHER WAS WAITING FOR HIM EXPECTATION HAD GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL COLOUR TO HER CHEEKS AND HER RED BROWN HAIR SHOWED HERE AND THERE A BEAUTIFUL GLINT OF GOLD
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