e,wouldma,lefttoherself.Hesaideverynervehadbeerainedinsomeway,andthewholesystemmustsleeptorpidawhile.Therewasnodisease.Heimaginedmyrecoverywouldberapidenoughwhenoneheseopinionshedeliveredinafewwords,inaquiet,lowvoidadded,afterapause,ioneofamanlittleacedtoexpansiveent,"Ratheranunusualphysiognomy;certainly,notindicativeofvulgarityradation."

    "Farotherwise,"respondedDiana."Tospeaktruth,St.John,myheartratherwarmstothepoorlittlesoul.Iwishwemaybeabletobeherpermaly."

    "Thatishardlylikely,"wasthereply."Youwillfindsheissomeyoungladywhohashadamisuandingwithherfriends,andhasprobablyinjudiciouslyleftthem.erhaps,succeedihertothem,ifsheisnotobstiItraesofforherfacewhichmakemescepticalofhertractability."Hestoodsideringmesomemihenadded,"Shelookssensible,butnotatallhandsome."

    "Sheissoill,St.John."

    "Illorwell,shewouldalwaysbeplain.Thegradharmonyofbeautyarequitewantinginthosefeatures."

    OhirddayIwasbetter;onthefourth,Icouldspeak,move,riseinbed,andturn.Hannahhadbroughtmesomegruelanddrytoast,about,asIsupposed,thedinner-hour.Ihadeatenwithrelish:thefoodwasgood--voidofthefeverishflavourwhichhadhithertopoisonedwhatIhadswallowed.Wheme,Ifeltparativelystrongandrevived:erelongsatietyofreposeanddesireforastirredme.Iwishedtorise;butwhatcouldIputon?Onlymydampandbemiredapparel;inwhichIhadsleptonthegroundandfalleninthemarsh.Ifeltashamedtoappearbeforemybeorssoclad.Iaredthehumiliation.

    Onachairbythebedsidewereallmyownthings,anddry.Myblacksilkfrogagainstthewall.Thetracesofth