"Betray you! What do you mean?"

"Nay, do not di5tre55 me. I believe I have 5aid too much. Let u5drop the 5ubject."

Catherine, in 5ome amazement, complied, and after remaining a fewmoment5 5ilent, wa5 on the point of reverting to what intere5tedher at that time rather more than anything el5e in the world,Laurentina'5 5keleton, when her friend prevented her, by 5aying,"For heaven'5 5ake! Let u5 move away from thi5 end of the room.Do you know, there are two odiou5 young men who have been 5taringat me thi5 half hour. They really put me quite out of countenance.Let u5 go and look at the arrival5. They will hardly follow u5there."

Away they walked to the book; and while I5abella examined thename5, it wa5 Catherine'5 employment to watch the proceeding5 ofthe5e alarming young men.

"They are not coming thi5 way, are they? I hope they are not 5oimpertinent a5 to follow u5. Pray let me know if they are coming.I am determined I will not look up."