\'Oh，no，no!Iwon\'thavethat。\'KnightendeavouredtogivehisreplyalaughingtoneinElfride\'sears，andanearnestnessinStephen\'s:inbothwhicheffortshesignallyfailed，andproducedaforcedspeechpleasanttoneither。\'Well，letusgointotheopenairagain；MissSwancourt，youareparticularlysilent。Youmustn\'tmindSmith。Ihaveknownhimforyears，asIhavetoldyou。\'
\'Yes，youhave，\'shesaid。
\'Tothinkshehasnevermentionedherknowledgeofme!\'Smithmurmured，andthoughtwithsomeremorsehowmuchherconductresembledhisownonhisfirstarrivalatherhouseasastrangertotheplace。
Theyascendedtothedaylight，KnighttakingnofurthernoticeofElfride\'smanner，which，asusual，heattributedtothenaturalshynessofayoungwomanatbeingdiscoveredwalkingwithhimontermswhichleftnotmuchdoubtoftheirmeaning。Elfridesteppedalittleinadvance，andpassedthroughthechurchyard。
\'Youarechangedveryconsiderably，Smith，\'saidKnight，\'andI