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My impression was, that he put them on to dazzle Afy. She told me once that she could be a grander lady, if she chose, than I could ever make her. 'A lady on the cross, I answered, 'but never on the square. Thorn was not a man to entertain honest intentions to one in the station of Afy Hallijohn; but girls are simple as geese."

People said she lowered herself greatly in marrying my father. However, they did marry, and at the end of the year my little sister Afy was born. We lived in a pretty cottage in the wood and were happy. But in twelve months more my step-mother died, and an aunt of hers adopted Afy. I lived with my father, going to school, then to learn dressmaking, and finally going out to work to ladies' houses.

"She was flighty and foolish, and all that, was Afy; but now that it's proved she did not go with Richard Hare, as was suspected, and is at present living creditably, why should she not be noticed?" "If the very deuce himself stood there with his horns and tail, you would find excuses to make for him," fired Miss Corny. "You are as bad as Archibald!

"I can tell you what, Miss Afy, the sooner you disabuse your mind of that prejudice, the better. Levison has been as good as proved guilty to-day; but if proof were wanting, he and Bethel have criminated each other. 'When rogues fall out, honest men get their own. Not that I can quite fathom Bethel's share in the exploit, though I can pretty well guess at it.

"I never was," flashed Afy. "I was the company of your betters in those days: and if there had been no betters in the case, I should have scorned you. Why! you have been a strolling player!" "And what have you been?" returned Mr. Ebenezer, a quiet tone of meaning running through his good-humored laughter. Afy's cheeks flushed scarlet, and she raised her hand with a quick, menacing gesture.

"Hallijohn's gun was out of order, and he requested the loan of mine. I had made an appointment with Afy to be at her house that evening, and I went down after dinner, carrying the gun with me. My father called after me to know where I was going; I said, out with young Beauchamp, not caring to meet his opposition; and the lie told against me at the inquest.

The young Duke, you know they say, greatly admires Lady Afy. 'Oh! does he? Well now, I should have thought her rather a sentimental and serious donna; one very unlikely 'Hush! here come two cavaliers. The Dukes of Burlington and St. James advanced. 'We are attracted by observing two nymphs wandering in this desert, said his Grace of Burlington. This was the Burgundy.

Carlyle, "has it never struck you that Afy is more likely to have followed Lieutenant Thorn than Richard Hare?" "No, sir," answered Joyce; "I have felt certain always that she is with Richard Hare, and nothing can turn me from the belief. All West Lynne is convinced of it." Mr. Carlyle did not attempt to "turn her from her belief."

"Not but what it will be a tolerable settlement," rejoined Afy, veering round a point. "He's having his house done up in style, and I shall keep two good servants, and do nothing myself but dress and subscribe to the library. He makes plenty of money." "A very tolerable settlement, I should say," returned Mr. Carlyle; and Afy's face fell before the glance of his eye, merry though it was.

"I don't like to be reminded of many a wild scrape of my past life, in my poor station; and what would it be for Levison, were it to come out that he once called himself Thorn, and came running after Miss Afy Hallijohn?" "Why did he call himself Thorn? Why disguise his own name?" "Not knowing, can't say. Is his name Levison, or is it Thorn?" "Nonsense, Mr. Ebenezer!" Mr.