But there was nothing of love in all that.

She had never supposed that there would be;--and yet there was a vague feeling in her bosom that as he had been strong in expressing his objection to Mr.Twentyman there might have been something more to stir him than the memory of those old days at Bragton! "To my thinking there is a sweetness about her which I have never seen equalled in any young woman." This was said by Lady Ushant to her nephew after Mary had gone to bed on the night before he left.
"One would suppose," he answered, "that you wanted me to ask her to be my wife." "I never want anything of that kind, Reg.

I never make in such matters,--or mar if I can help it." "There is a man at Dillsborough wants to marry her." "I can easily believe that there should be two or three.

Who is the man ?" "Do you remember old Twentyman of Chowton ?" "He was our near neighbour.

Of course I remember him.