SuddenlyElfridebecameconsciousofwhatshewasdoing，andwaspainfullyconfused。
\'Whatwereyousointentuponinme？\'heinquired。
\'AsfarasIwasthinkingofyouatall，Iwasthinkinghowcleveryouare，\'shesaid，withawantofpremeditationthatwasstartlinginitshonestyandsimplicity。
Feelingrestlessnowthatshehadsounwittinglyspoken，shearoseandsteppedtothewindow，havingheardthevoicesofherfatherandMrs。Swancourtcomingupbelowtheterrace。\'Heretheyare，\'
shesaid，goingout。Knightwalkedoutuponthelawnbehindher。