Elizabeth, with a face a little blank, clasped it on for herself.

Rufus looked somewhat curious and somewhat amused.
"I am afraid you will say of my brother, Miss Haye, that though certainly _young_ enough, he is not very gallant," he said.
Elizabeth gave no answer to this speech, nor sign of hearing, unless it might be gathered from the cool free air with which she made her way out of the group and left them at the window.
She joined herself to President Darcy, at the other side of the fire, and engaged him in talk with her about different gems and the engraving of them, so earnestly that she had no eyes nor ears for anybody else.

And when any of the gentlemen brought her refreshments, she took or refused them almost without acknowledgment, and always without lifting her eyes to see to whom it might be due.
The company were all gone, and a little pause, of rest or of musing, had followed the last spoken 'good night.' It was musing on Elizabeth's part; for she broke it with, "Father, if you can give Mr.Landholm aid in any way, I hope you will." "My dear," said her father, "I don't know what I can do.

I did offer to set him a going in business, but he don't like my line; and I have nothing to do with his, away up in the North there among the mountains." "O I don't mean that Mr.Landholm -- I mean the other." "Winthrop," said Mr.Haye.
"Elizabeth likes him much the best," said Miss Cadwallader.
"I don't," said Mr.Haye.
"Neither do I!" "I do," said Elizabeth.

"I think he is worth at least ten of his brother." "She likes him so well, that if you don't help him, dear Mr.
Haye, there is every likelihood that somebody else will." "I certainly would," said Elizabeth, "if there was any way that I could.