The white rose . erardAinslie, and she judged as nine out of ten do judgeof their fellows, by an outward show of indifference,born of self-scorn, and by a specious composure,partly mere trick of manner, partly resulting frominherent pride of birth. Norah watched the departure of her visitor with-out mo\ang a muscle. Like one in a dream, shemarked the steps retiring on the gravel, the click ofthe wicket-gate. Like one in a dream too, shewalked twice round the garden, pale, erect, and toall appearance tranquil, save that now and thenputting her hand to her throat, she gasped as if forbreath. The
The white rose . erardAinslie, and she judged as nine out of ten do judgeof their fellows, by an outward show of indifference,born of self-scorn, and by a specious composure,partly mere trick of manner, partly resulting frominherent pride of birth. Norah watched the departure of her visitor with-out mo\ang a muscle. Like one in a dream, shemarked the steps retiring on the gravel, the click ofthe wicket-gate. Like one in a dream too, shewalked twice round the garden, pale, erect, and toall appearance tranquil, save that now and thenputting her hand to her throat, she gasped as if forbreath. Then she went slowly into the house, andsought her own room, where she locked the door,and, sure that none could overlook her, flung her-self down on her knees by the bedside, and weptthe first bitter, scalding, cruel tears of her j^ounglife. Pride, scorn, pique, propriety, maidenly re-serve, these were for the outer world, but here—she had lost him ! lost him! lost him ! and theagony was more than she could CHAPTER X. AN APPOINTMENT. The post arrived at Mr. Archers in tlie middleof breakfast, and formed a welcome interruption totlie stagnation wMcli was apt to settle on that is not easy for a tutor to make conversation, dayafter day, for three young gentlemen over whom heis placed in authority, and who are therefore littledisposed to assist him in his eflPorts to set them atease. Mr. Archer could not forget that, under alltheir assumed respect, he was still !Xobs directlyhis back was turned; and a mans spirit mustindeed be vigorous to flow unchecked by a con-sciousness that all he says and does will affordmaterial for subsequent ridicule and , there are but few subiects in common between 118 THE WHITE EOSE. three wild, hopeful boys, not yet launched in theworld, and a grave, disappointed, middle-aged man,who has borne his share of action and of suffering,has thought out half the illusions of life, and livedout all its romance. If he talks gravely
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