HalfanhourlaterIwasbackatthehouse，andwasinformingMissHalcombeofallthathadhappened。
Shelistenedtomefrombeginningtoendwithasteady，silentattention，which，inawomanofhertemperamentanddisposition，wasthestrongestproofthatcouldbeofferedoftheseriousmannerinwhichmynarrativeaffectedher。
`Mymindmisgivesme，’wasallshesaidwhenIhaddone。`Mymindmisgivesmesadlyaboutthefuture。’
`Thefuturemaydepend，’Isuggested，`ontheusewemakeofthepresent。ItisnotimprobablethatAnneCatherickmayspeakmorereadilyandunreservedlytoawomanthanshehasspokentome。IfMissFairlie。’
`Nottobethoughtofforamoment，’interposedMissHalcombe，inhermostdecidedmanner。