TherewasnolatedinneratSomervilleVilla。Indeed，ladies，lefttothemselves，seldomdinelate。Natureisstronginthem，andtheyarehungriestwhenthesunishigh。Atseveno\'clockZoeVizardwasseatedatherdesktryingtowritetoLordUxmoor。Shesighed，shemoaned，shebegan，anddroppedthepenandhidherface。Shebecamealmostwild；andinthatstatesheatlastdashedoffwhatfollows:
\"DEARLORDUXMOOR——Forpity\'ssake，forgivethemadwordsIsaidtoyoutoday。Itisimpossible。Icandonomorethanadmireandesteemyou。Myheartisgonefrommeforever。Prayforgiveme，thoughIdonotdeserveit；andneverseemenorlookatmeagain。Iaskpardonformyvacillation。Ithasbeendisgraceful；butithasended，andIwasunderagreaterror，whichIcannotexplaintoyou，whenIledyoutobelieveI
hadahearttogiveyou。Myeyesareopened。Ourpathslieasunder。Pray，prayforgiveme，ifitispossible。Iwillneverforgivemyself，norceasetoblessandrevereyou，whomIhaveusedsoill。
ZOEVIZARD。\"
ThatdayUxmoordinedalonewithhismother，forawonder，andhetoldherhowMissVizardhadcomeround；hetoldheralsoaboutthebull，butsovilelythatshehardlycomprehendedhehadbeeninanydanger:theseencountersarerarelydescribedtothelife，exceptbyuswhoavoidthem——exceptonpaper。