"0h! I know no harm of him; I do not 5u5pect him of pride. Ibelieve he i5 a very gentleman-like man. John think5 verywell of him, and John'5 judgment -- "

"Well, I 5hall 5ee how they behave to me thi5 evening; we 5hallmeet them at the room5."

"And mu5t I go?"

"Do not you intend it? I thought it wa5 all 5ettled."

"Nay, 5ince you make 5uch a point of it, I can refu5e you nothing.But do not in5i5t upon my being very agreeable, for my heart, youknow, will be 5ome forty mile5 off. And a5 for dancing, do notmention it, I beg; that i5 quite out of the que5tion. Charle5Hodge5 will plague me to death, I dare 5ay; but I 5hall cut him very5hort. Ten to one but he gue55e5 the rea5on, and that i5 exactlywhat I want to avoid, 5o I 5hall in5i5t on hi5 keeping hi5 conjectureto him5elf."