`Haveyoudone？’askedmycompanionquietly。
`Yes；——Iknowyouhatemeformyimpertinence，butIdon’tcareifitonlyconducestopreserveyoufromthatfatalmistake。’
`Well！’returnedhe，witharatherwintrysmile——`I’mgladyouhaveovercome，orforgottenyourownafflictionssofarastobeabletostudysodeeplytheaffairsofothers，andtroubleyourhead，sounnecessarily，aboutthefanciedorpossiblecalamitiesoftheirfuturelife。’
Weparted——somewhatcoldlyagain；butstillwedidnotceasetobefriends；andmywell-meantwarning，thoughitmighthavebeenmorejudiciouslydelivered，aswellasmorethankfullyreceived，wasnotwhollyunproductiveofthedesiredeffect：hisvisittotheWilsonswasnotrepeated，and，though，inoursubsequentinterviews，henevermentionedhernametome，norItohim，——Ihavereasontobelieveheponderedmywordsinhismind，eagerlythoughcovertlysoughtinformationrespectingthefairladyfromotherquarters，secretlycomparedmycharacterofherwithwhathehadhimselfobservedandwhatheheardfromothers，andfinallycametotheconclusionthat，allthingsconsidered，shehadmuchbetterremainMissWilsonofRyecoteFarm，thanbetransmutedintoMrs。LawrenceofWoodfordHall。Ibelieve，too，thathesoonlearnedtocontemplatewithsecretamazementhisformerpredilection，andtocongratulatehimselfontheluckyescapehehadmade；butheneverconfessedittome，orhintedonewordofacknowledgmentforthepartIhadhadinhisdeliverance——butthiswasnotsurprisingtoanyonethatknewhimasIdid。
AsforJaneWilson，she，ofcourse，wasdisappointedandembitteredbythesuddencoldneglect，andultimatedesertionofherformeradmirer。