Andthenwhentheyhaddiscussedallthis，whenthefatherhadtoldalltothechild，shecouldnotbelessconfidingthanhehadbeen；andasJohnBold’snamewasmentionedbetweenthem，sheownedhowwellshehadlearnedtolovehim——’hadlovedhimonce，’shesaid，’butshewouldnot，couldnotdosonow——no，evenhadhertrothbeenplightedtohim，shewouldhavetakenitbackagain——hadshesworntolovehimashiswife，shewouldhavediscardedhim，andnotfeltherselfforsworn，whenheprovedhimselftheenemyofherfather。’
ButthewardendeclaredthatBoldwasnoenemyofhis，andencouragedherlove；andgentlyrebuked，ashekissedher，thesternresolveshehadmadetocasthimoff；andthenhespoketoherofhappierdayswhentheirtrialswouldallbeover；anddeclaredthatheryoungheartshouldnotbetornasundertopleaseeitherpriestorprelate，deanorarchdeacon。
No，notifallOxfordweretoconvocatetogether，andagreeastothenecessityofthesacrifice。
Andsotheygreatlycomfortedeachother——andinwhatsorrowwillnotsuchmutualconfidencegiveconsolation！——
andwithalastexpressionoftenderlovetheyparted，andwentcomparativelyhappytotheirrooms。