’Butyouwillseehimyourself？’
’No，mother；nottillIhavebeentoAllington。ThenIwillseehimagainornot，justashepleases。IshallstopatGuestwick，andwillwritetoalinefromthence。Ifmyfatherdecidesondoinganything，letmeknowatonce，asitwillbenecessarythatIshouldgetridoftheleaseofmyhouse。’
’Oh，Henry！’
’Ihavethoughtagreatdealaboutit，mother，andIbelieveIamright。
WhetherIamrightorwrong，Ishalldoit。Iwillnotaskyounowforanypromiseorpledge；butshouldMissCrawleybecomemywife，Ihopethatyouatleastwillnotrefusetoseeherasyourdaughter。’Havingsospoken，hekissedhismother，andwasabouttoleavetheroom；butsheheldhimbyhisarm，andhesawthathereyeswerefulloftears。