“Andyouthinkaninchortwolessofhernow。”TherewasalittletremorinWinterborne’svoiceashespoke。
“Well。”saidthedoctor，withrecoveredwarmth，“IamnotsosurethatIthinklessofher。Atfirstitwasasortofblow；but，dammy！I’llstickupforher。She’scharming，everyinchofher！”
“Sosheis。”saidWinterborne，“butnottome。”
Fromthisambiguousexpressionofthereticentwoodlander’s，Dr。
FitzpiersinferredthatGilesdislikedMissMelburybecauseofsomehaughtinessinherbearingtowardshim，andhad，onthataccount，withheldhername。Thesuppositiondidnottendtodiminishhisadmirationforher。