“He’sallright，andhe’scomingheretoseeyou。”
Apremonitionthatshecouldnotresisthimifhecamestrangelymovedher。“Ofcourse，father，yourememberthatitisonlylatelythatGiles——“
“Youknowthatyoucan’tthinkofhim。Hehasgivenupallclaimtoyou。”
Shecouldnotexplainthesubtletiesofherfeelingashecouldstatehisopinion，eventhoughshehadskillinspeech，andherfatherhadnone。ThatFitzpiersacteduponherlikeadram，excitingher，throwingherintoanovelatmospherewhichbiassedherdoingsuntiltheinfluencewasover，whenshefeltsomethingofthenatureofregretforthemoodshehadexperienced——stillmoreifshereflectedonthesilent，almostsarcastic，criticismapparentinWinterborne’sairtowardsher——couldnotbetoldtothisworthycoupleinwords。
ItsohappenedthatonthisverydayFitzpierswascalledawayfromHintockbyanengagementtoattendsomemedicalmeetings，andhisvisits，therefore，didnotbeginatonce。Anote，however，arrivedfromhimaddressedtoGrace，deploringhisenforcedabsence。Asamaterialobjectthisnotewasprettyandsuperfine，anoteofasortthatshehadbeenunaccustomedtoseesinceherreturntoHintock，exceptwhenaschoolfriendwrotetoher——arareinstance，forthegirlswererespectersofpersons，andmanycooleddowntowardsthetimber-dealer’sdaughterwhenshewasoutofsight。Thusthereceiptofitpleasedher，andsheafterwardswalkedaboutwithareflectiveair。