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     ;I have no remark to offer�察�Miss Queenborough�察─�I returned。 

     ;I suppose that was a lie�察�wasn't it�拭─�she asked defiantly。 

     ;It's not my business to say what it was�察─�was my discreet answer。 

     ;I know what you're thinking。; 

     ;I was thinking�察─�said I�察 �which I would rather bethe man you will 

marry�察�or the man you would like; 

     ;How dare you�        �It's not true。    Oh Mr。 Wynne�察�indeed it's not true� ─�

     Whether it were true or not I did not know。              But if it had been�察�Miss 

Trix Queenborough might have been expected to act very much in the way 

in which she proceeded to act�此�that is to say�察�to be extravagantly attentive 

to Lord Newhaven when Jack Ives was present�察�and markedly neglectful 

of him in the curate's absence。          It also fitted in very well with the theory 

which I had ventured to hint that her bearing toward Mrs。 Wentworth was 

distinguished   by   a   stately   civility�察  �and   her   remarks   about   that   lady   by   a 

superfluity  of   laudation�察  �for   if   these   be   not   two   distinguishing   marks   of 



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rivalry  in   the   well´bred�察  �I   must   go   back   to   my  favorite   books   and   learn 

from themmore folly。          And if Trix's manners were all that they should 

be�察�praise no less high must be accorded to Mrs。 Wentworth's�察�she attained 

an altitude of admirable unconsciousness and conducted her flirtation ��the 

poverty of language forces me to the word�察�but it is over´ flippant�� with 

the curate in a staid�察�quasi´maternal way。          She called him a delightful boy�察�

and said that she was intensely interested in all his aims and hopes。 

     ;What does she want�拭─�I asked Dora despairingly。                ;She can't want to 

marry     him。;     I   was    referring   to   Trix   Queenborough�察       �not   to  Mrs。 

Wentworth。 

     ;Good gracious�察�no� ─�answered Dora�察�irritably。              ;It's simple jealousy。 

She  won't   let   the   poor  boy  alone   till   he's   in   love   with   her   again。 It's   a 

horrible shame� ─�

     ;Oh�察�well�察�he has great recuperative power�察─�said I。 

     ;She'd better be careful�察�though。          It's a very dangerous game。          How 

do you suppose Lord Newhaven likes it�拭─�

     Accident gave me that very day a hint how little Lord Newhaven liked 

it�察�and a glimpse of the risk Miss Trix was running。               Entering the library 

suddenly�察�I heard Newhaven's voice raised above his ordinary tones。 

     ;I won't stand it� ─�he was declaring。           ;I never know how she'll treat 

me from one minute to the next。; 

     My     entrance�察   �of  course�察   �stopped    the   conversation     very   abruptly。 

Newhaven   had   come   to   a   stand   in   the   middle   of   the   room�察  �and   Lady 

Queenborough         sat   on   the   sofa�察  �a  formidable      frown    on   her   brow。 

Withdrawing myself as rapidly as possible�察�I argued the probability of   a 

severe lecture for Miss Trix�察�ending in a command to try her noble suitor's 

patience no longer。       I hope all this happened�察�for I�察�not seeing why Mrs。 

Wentworth should monopolize the grace of sympathy�察�took the liberty of 

extending   mine   to   Newhaven。        He   was   certainly   in   love   with   Trix�察  �not 

with her money�察�and the treatment he underwent must have been as trying 

to his feelings as it was galling to his pride。 

     My sympathy was not premature�察�for Miss Trix's fascinations�察�which 

were indubitably great�察�began to have their effect。               The scene about the 



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canoe   was   re´enacted�察  �but   with   a   different   denouement。        This   time   the 

promise was forgotten�察�and the widow forsaken。                   Then Mrs。 Wentworth 

put on her armor。       We had�察�in fact�察�reached this very absurd situation�察�that 

these two ladies were contending for the favors of�察�or the domination over�察�

such     an  obscure�察   �poverty´stricken�察     �hopelessly     ineligible   person    as  the 

curate of Poltons undoubtedly was。             The position seemed to me then�察�and 

still seems�察�to indicate some remarkable qualities in that young man。 

     At    last  Newhaven       made     a  move。      At    breakfast�察   �on   Wednesday 

morning�察  �he   announced   that�察  �reluctant   as   he   should   be   to   leave   Poltons 

Park�察  �he   was   due   at   his   aunt's   place�察  �in   Kent�察  �on   Saturday  evening�察  �and 

must�察  �therefore�察  �make   his   arrangements   to   leave   by   noon   on   that   day。 

The   significance   was   apparent。       Had   he   come   down   to   breakfast   with 

;Now or Never� ─�stamped in fiery letters across his brow�察�it would have 

been more obtrusive�察�indeed�察�but not a whit plainer。                We all looked down 

at our plates�察�except Jack Ives。          He flung one glance ��I saw it out of the 

corner   of   my   left   eye��   at   Newhaven�察  �another   at   Trix�察  �then   he   remarked 

kindly�此�

     ;We shall be uncommonly sorry to lose you�察�Newhaven。; 

     Events began to happen now�察�and I will tell them as well as I am able�察�

supplementing        my    own    knowledge      by  what    I  learned   afterward     from 

Dorashe having learned it from the actors in the scene。                  In spite of the 

solemn warning conveyed in Newhaven's intimation�察�Trix�察�greatly daring�察�

went     off  immediately      after   lunch   for   what   she   described     as  ;a  long 

ramble; with Mr。 Ives。         There was�察�indeed�察�the excuse of an old woman at 

the   end   of   the   ramble�察  �and   Trix   provided   Jack   with   a   small   basket   of 

comforts for the useful old body�察�but the ramble was�察�we felt�察�the thing�察�

and I was much annoyed at not being able to accompany the walkers in the 

cloak of darkness or other invisible contrivance。                The ramble consumed 

three hoursfull measure。         Indeed�察�it was half´past six before Trix�察�alone�察�

walked up the drive。        Newhaven�察�a solitary figure�察�paced up and down the 

terrace   fronting   the   drive。    Trix   came   on�察  �her   head   thrown   back   and   a 

steady smile on her lips。         She saw Newhaven�察�he stood looking at her for 

a moment with what she afterward described as an indescribable smile on 



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his face�察�but not�察�as Dora understood from her�察�by any means a pleasant 

one。    Yet�察�if not pleasant�察�there is not the least doubt in the world that it 

was     highly   significant�察   �for  she   cried   out  nervously�此      �Why      are  you 

looking at me like that�拭       �What's the matter�拭─�

     Newhaven�察�still saying nothing�察�turned his back on her�察�and made as if 

he would walk into the house and leave her there�察�ignored�察�discarded�察�done 

with。    She�察  �realizing   the   crisis   which   had   come�察  �forgetting   everything 

except the imminent   danger of losing   him once for  all�察�without time   for 

long explanation or any round´ about seductions�察�ran forward�察�laying her 

hand on his arm and blurting out�此�

     ;But I've refused him。; 

     I   do   not   know   what   Newhaven   thinks   now�察  �but   I   sometimes   doubt 

whether he would not have been wiser to shake off the detaining hand�察�and 

pursue   his   lonely   way�察  �first   into   the   house�察  �and   ultimately   to   his   aunt's。 

But ��to say nothing of the twenty thousand a year�察�which�察�after all�察�and be 

you as romantic as you may please to be�察�is not a thing to be sneezed at�� 

Trix's    face�察 �its  mingled    eagerness     and   shame�察   �its  flushed   cheeks    and 

shining eyes�察�the piquancy of its unwonted humility�察�overcame him。                      He 

stopped dead。 

     ;II   was   obliged   to   give   him   anan   opportunity�察─  �said   Miss   Trix�察�

having the grace to stumble a little in her speech。            ;And and it's all your 

fault。; 

     The   war   was   thus�察  �by   happy   audacity�察  �carried   into   Newhaven's   own 

quarters。 

     ;My fault� ─�he exclaimed。          ;My fault that you walk all day with that 

curate� ─�

     Then     Miss     Trixand     let  no    irrelevant    considerations      mar    the 

appreciation of fine actingdropped her eyes and murmured softly�此�

     ;II was so terribly afraid of seeming to expect YOU。; 

     Wherewith she ��and not he�� ran away lightly up the stairs�察�turning just 

one    glance    downward       as  she   reached     the  landing。     Newhaven        was 

looking up from below with an ;enchanted; smilethe word is Trix's own�察�

I should probably have used a different one。 



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     Was then the curate of Poltons utterly defeatedbrought to his knees�察�

only to be spurned�拭       �It seemed so�察�and he came down to dinner that night 

with a subdued and melancholy expression。                Trix�察�on the other hand�察�was 

brilliant and talkative to the last degree�察�and the gayety spread from her all 

around     the   table�察 �leaving   untouched      only   the  rejected   lover   and   Mrs。 

Wentworth�察�for the last named lady�察�true to her distinguishing quality�察�had 

begun to talk to poor Jack Ives in low�察�soothing tones。 

     After   dinner   Trix   was   not   visible�察  �but   the   door   of   the   little   boudoir 

beyond stood half´open�察�and very soon Newhaven edged his way through。 

Almost at the same moment Jack Ives and Mrs。 Wentworth passed out of 

the   window   and   began   to   walk   up   and   down   the   gravel。     Nobody   but 

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