Unfortunately he did not restrain himself, but flung his whole heart upon paper, and raised a tumult in the innocent heart of her who read his passionate longings.
She was so worked upon that at last one day she confided to Julia that her old nurse was going to visit her sister, Mrs.Gilbert, who lived only ten miles off, and she thought she should ride and see her.
"When ?" asked Julia, carelessly.
"Oh, any day next week," said Mary, carelessly.

"Wednesday, if it is fine.

She will not be there till Monday." "Does she know ?" asked Julia.
"Oh yes; and left because she could not agree with papa about it; and, dear, she said a strange thing--a very strange thing: she knew papa's reasons against him, and they were her reasons for him." "Fancy that!" said Julia.

"Your father told you what the reasons were ?" "No; he wouldn't.

They both treat me like a child." "You mean they pretend to," she added.
"I see one thing; there is some mystery behind this.