\"\'ButI\'llwaittwentyyears，ifshe\'llhaveme，\'sayshe。\'I\'llnevermarry——no，never，never，never，marryanybodybuther。No，notaprincess，thoughtheywouldhavemedoiteverso。IfBeatrixwillwaitforme，herBlandfordswearshewillbefaithful。\'Andhewroteapaper（itwasn\'tspeltright，forhewrote\'I\'mreadytoSINEWITHMYBLODE，\'which，youknow，Harry，isn\'tthewayofspellingit），andvowingthathewouldmarrynoneotherbuttheHonorableMistressGertrudeBeatrixEsmond，onlysisterofhisdearestfriendFrancisJames，fourthViscountEsmond。
AndsoIgavehimalocketofherhair。\"
\"Alocketofherhair？\"criesEsmond。
\"Yes。TrixgavemeoneafterthefightwiththeDuchessthatveryday。IamsureIdidn\'twantit;andsoIgaveithim，andwekissedatparting，andsaid——\'Good—by，brother。\'AndIgotbackthroughthegutter;andwesetoffhomethatveryevening。AndhewenttoKing\'sCollege，inCambridge，andI\'MgoingtoCambridgesoon;andifhedoesn\'tstandtohispromise（forhe\'sonlywroteonce），——heknowsIwearasword，Harry。Comealong，andlet\'sgoseethecocking—matchatWinchester。
\"……ButIsay，\"headded，laughing，afterapause，\"Idon\'tthinkTrixwillbreakherheartabouthim。Lablessyou！wheneversheseesaman，shemakeseyesathim;andyoungSirWilmotCrawleyofQueen\'sCrawley，andAnthonyHenleyofAiresford，wereatswordsdrawnabouther，attheWinchesterAssembly，amonthago。\"