A PAIR OF BLUE lighted
upon your book by chance,
have been
different
me, and
say, "
whether
I
me
tell
^
EYES.
would
it
but you stand before
excuse me," without caring
do or not, and
vrrite on,
and then
they are not private facts but public
ideas.'
Very
'
must
really
your
you
o^vTi
is '
well, see,
head.
to leave
Miss Swancourt.
If
upon
the consequences be
Remember,
my
book
my
you
advice to
alone.'
But with that caution
I
have your per-
mission ?' '
Yes.'
She hesitated a moment, looked
at his
hand containing the book, then laughed, and saying, I must ^
see
it,'
withdrew
it
from
his fingers.
Knight rambled on towards the house, leaving her standing in the path turning
over the leaves.
By the time he had reached
the wicket-gate he saw that she had moved,
and waited Elfride
till
she came up.
had closed the note-book, and
