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'That you have��' said Guy。 'How fast you see the sense of a passage。
You could excel very much if you only tried。'
'Tried��' And what am I to gain by it��'
'I don't know that one ought to let talents rust��' said Guy�察�
thoughtfully�察�'I suppose it is one's duty not�察�and surely it is a pity
to give up those readings。'
'I shall not get such another fellow dunce as you��' said Charles�察�'as I
told you when we began�察�and it would be a mere farce to do it alone。 I
could not make myself�察�if I would。'
'Can't you make yourself do what you please��' said Guy�察�as if it was
the simplest thing in the world。
'Not a bit�察�if the other half of me does not like it。 I forget it�察�or
put it off�察�and it comes to nothing。 I do declare�察�though�察�I would get
something to break my mind on�察�merely as a medical precaution�察�just to
freshen myself up�察�if I could find any one to do it with。 No�察�nothing
in the shape of a tutor�察�against that I protest。'
'Your sisters��' suggested Guy。
'Hum'� �Laura is too intellectual already�察�and I don't mean to poach on
Philip's manor�察�and if I made little Amy cease to be silly�察�I should do
away with all the comfort I have left me in life。 I don't know�察�
though�察�if she swallowed learning after Mary Ross's pattern�察�that it
need do her much harm。'
Amy came into the room at the moment。 'Amy�察�here is Guy advising me to
take you to read something awfully wise every day�察�something that will
make you as dry as a stick�察�and as blue'
'As a gentianella��' said Guy。
'I should not mind being like a gentianella��' said Amy。 'But what
dreadful thing were you setting him to do��'
'To make you read all the folios in my uncle's old library��' said
Charles。 'All that Margaret has in keeping against Philip has a house
of his own。'
'Sancho somebody�察�and all you talked of when first you came��' said Amy。
'We were talking of the hour's reading that Charlie and I have had
together lately��' said Guy。
'I was thinking how Charlie would miss that hour��' said Amy�察�'and we
shall be very sorry not to have you to listen to。'
'Well�察�then�察�Amy�察�suppose you read with me��'
'Oh�察�Charlie�察�thank you� �Should you really like it��' cried Amy�察�
colouring with delight。 'I have always thought it would be so very
delightful if you would read with me�察�as James Ross used with Mary�察�
only I was afraid of tiring you with my stupidity。 Oh�察�thank you��'
So it was settled�察�and Charles declared that he put himself on honour
to give a good account of their doings to Guy�察�that being the only way
of making himself steady to his resolution�察�but he was perfectly
determined not to let Philip know anything about the practice he had
adopted�察�since he would by no means allow him to guess that he was
following his advice。
Charles had certainly grown very fond of Guy�察�in spite of his
propensity to admire Philip�察�satisfying himself by maintaining that�察�
after all�察�Guy only tried to esteem his cousin because he thought it a
point of duty�察�just as children think it right to admire the good boy
in a story book�察�but that he was secretly fretted and chafed by his
perfection。 No one could deny that there were often occasions when
little misunderstandings would arise�察�and that�察�but for Philip's
coolness and Guy's readiness to apologise they might often have gone
further�察�but at the same time no one could regret these things more
than Guy himself�察�and he was willing and desirous to seek Philip's
advice and assistance when needed。 In especial�察�he listened earnestly
to the counsel which was bestowed on him about Oxford�此�and Mrs。
Edmonstone was convinced that no one could have more anxiety to do
right and avoid temptation。 She had many talks with him in her
dressing´room�察�promising to write to him�察�as did also Charles�察�and he
left Hollywell with universal regrets�察�most loudly expressed by
Charlotte�察�who would not be comforted without a lock of Bustle's hair�察�
which she would have worn round her neck if she had not been afraid
that Laura would tell Philip。
'He goes with excellent intentions��' said Philip�察�as they watched him
from the door。
'I do hope he will do well��' said Mrs。 Edmonstone。
'I wish he may��' said Philip�察�'the agreeableness of his whole character
makes one more anxious。 It is very dangerous。 His name�察�his wealth�察�
his sociable�察�gay disposition�察�that very attractive manner�察�all are so
many perils�察�and he has not that natural pleasure in study that would
be of itself a preservative from temptation。 However�察�he is honestly
anxious to do right�察�and has excellent principles。 I only fear his
temper and his want of steadiness。 Poor boy�察�I hope he may do well��'
CHAPTER 7
Pray�察�good shepherd�察�what
Fair swain is this that dances with your daughter��
* * * * *
He sings several times faster than you'll tell money�察 �
he utters them as he had eaten ballads�察�and all men's
ears grow to his tunes。WINTER'S TALE
It was a glorious day in June�察�the sky of pure deep dazzling blue�察�the
sunshine glowing with brightness�察�but with cheerful freshness in the
air that took away all sultriness�察�the sun tending westward in his long
day's career�察�and casting welcome shadows from the tall firs and horse´
chestnuts that shaded the lawn。 A long rank of haymakersmen and
womenproceeded with their rakes�察�the white shirt´sleeves�察�straw
bonnets�察�and ruddy faces�察�radiant in the bath of sunshine�察�while in the
shady end of the field were idler haymakers among the fragrant piles�察�
Charles half lying on the grass�察�with his back against a tall haycock�察�
Mrs。 Edmonstone sitting on another�察�book in hand�察�Laura sketching the
busy scene�察�the sun glancing through the chequered shade on her glossy
curls�察�Philip stretched out at full length�察�hat and neck´tie off�察�
luxuriating in the cool repose after a dusty walk from Broadstone�察�and
a little way off�察�Amabel and Charlotte pretending to make hay�察�but
really building nests with it�察�throwing it at each other�察�and playing
as heartily as the heat would allow。
They talked and laughed�察�the rest were too hot�察�too busy�察�or too sleepy
for conversation�察�even Philip being tired into enjoying the ;dolce far
niente;�察�and they basked in the fresh breezy heat and perfumy hay with
only now and then a word�察�till a cold�察�black�察�damp nose was suddenly
thrust into Charles's face�察�a red tongue began licking him�察�and at the
same moment Charlotte�察�screaming 'There he is��' raced headlong across
the swarths of hay�察�to meet Guy�察�who had just ridden into the field。
He threw Deloraine's rein to one of the haymakers�察�and came bounding to
meet her�察�just in time to pick her up as she put her foot into a hidden
hole�察�and fell prostrate。
In another moment he was in the midst of the whole party�察�who crowded
round and welcomed him as if he had been a boy returning from his first
half´year's schooling�察�and never did little school´boy look more
holiday´like than he�察�with all the sunshine of that June day reflected�察�
as it were�察�in his glittering eyes and glowing face�察�while Bustle
escaping from Charles's caressing arm�察�danced round�察�wagging his tail
in ecstasy�察�and claiming his share of the welcome。 Then Guy was on the
ground by Charles�察�rejoicing to find him out there�察�and then�察�some
dropping into their former nests on the hay�察�some standing round�察�they
talked fast and eagerly in a confusion of sound that did not subside
for the first ten minutes so as to allow anything to be clearly heard。
The first distinct sentence was Charlotte's 'Bustle�察�darling old
fellow�察�you are handsomer than ever��'
'What a delicious day��' next exclaimed Guy�察�following Philip's example�察�
by throwing off hat and neck´tie。
'A spontaneous tribute to the beauty of the day��' said Charles。
'Really it is so ultra´splendid as to deserve notice��' said Philip�察�
throwing himself completely back�察�and looking up。
'One cannot help revelling in that deep blue��' said Laura。
'Tomorrow'll be the happiest time of all the glad new year��' hummed
Guy。
'Ah you will teach us all now��' said Laura�察�'after your grand singing
lessons。'
'Do you know what is in store for you�察�Guy��' said Amy。 'Oh� �haven't
you heard about Lady Kilcoran's ball��'
'You are to go�察�Guy��' said Charlotte。 'I am glad I am not。 I hate
dancing。'
'And I know as much about it as Bustle��' said Guy�察�catching the dog by
his forepaws�察�and causing him to perform an uncouth dance。
'Never mind�察�they will soon teach you��' said Mrs。 Edmonstone。
'Must I really go��'
'He begins to think it serious��' said Charles。
'Is Philip going��' exclaimed Guy�察�looking as if he was taken by
surprise。
'He is going to say something about dancing being a healthful
recreation for young people��' said Charles。
'You'll be disappointed��' said Philip。 'It is much too hot to
moralize。'
'Apollo unbends his bow��' exclaimed Charles。 'The captain yields the
field。'
'Ah� �Captain Morville�察�I ought to have congratulated you��' said Guy。
'I must come to Broadstone early enough to see you on parade。'
'Come to Broadstone� �You aren't still bound to Mr。 Lascelles��' said
Charles。
'If he has time for me��' said Guy。 'I am too far behind the rest of
the world to afford to be idle this vacation。'
'That's right�察�Guy��' exclaimed Philip�察�sitting up�察�and looking full of
approval。 'With so much perseverance�察�you must get on at last。 How
did you do in collections��'
'Tolerably�察�thank you。'
'You must be able to enter into the thing now��' proceeded Philip。
'What are you reading��'
'Thucydides。'
'Have you come to Pericles' oration�拭 �I must show you some notes that I
have on that。 Don't you get into the spi