The white rose . ^, in a greatheat and fuss, which surrounded him as with aglory in the eyes of Miss Welby. I believe GeraiidAinslie to be the most perfect gentleman in theworld! I believe you to be the most perfectly good-natured fellow I know, answered Yandeleur, laugh-ing. Come, its cooler now, shall we take a strollin the Park ? By-the-bye, Miss Welby, I haventforgotten my promise to show you the Rock House. Miss Welbys proud pale face grew prouder andpaler as she bowed assent, and w^alked off withher host in the direction indicated. Vexed, wounded,and justly irritated, she could not yet r
The white rose . ^, in a greatheat and fuss, which surrounded him as with aglory in the eyes of Miss Welby. I believe GeraiidAinslie to be the most perfect gentleman in theworld! I believe you to be the most perfectly good-natured fellow I know, answered Yandeleur, laugh-ing. Come, its cooler now, shall we take a strollin the Park ? By-the-bye, Miss Welby, I haventforgotten my promise to show you the Rock House. Miss Welbys proud pale face grew prouder andpaler as she bowed assent, and w^alked off withher host in the direction indicated. Vexed, wounded,and justly irritated, she could not yet resist thetemptation of trying to learn something definiteconcerning Gerard CHAPTEE XYI. PIOUS ^NEAS. *Im bored about a friend of ours, Miss Welby/observed Yandeleur, preceding bis guest along anarrow patb tbrougb tbe fern, out of bearing bytbe otber, and careful not to look back in ber face. Tbis way, and mind tbose brambles dont catcb inyour pretty dress. It isnt often I allow anytbingto vex me, but I am vexed witb young iVinslie. Itbougbt bim sucb a nice, straigbtforward, well-disposed boy; and above all, a tborougb only sbows bow one can be deceived. Sbe felt ber cbeek turn wbite and ber beartstand still, but ber courage rose at tbe impliedimputation, and sbe answered boldly: Wbatcvermay be Mr. Ainslies faults, be is tbe last person intbe world I sbould suspect of anytbing false or un-gentlcmanlike. 198 THE WHITE ROSE. Exactly what I have said all along, assentedYandeleur; and even now I can scarcely brmgmyself to believe in the mischief I hear about him,though I grieve to say I have my information fromthe best authority. She stopped short, a
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