Afterthelapseofafewdayshefoundhimselfhopingthatshewouldwriteagain。Buthereceivednofurthercommunication；andintheintensityofhissolicitudehesentanothernote，suggestingthatheshouldpayheravisitsomeSunday，thedistancebeingundereighteenmiles。

　　Heexpectedareplyonthesecondmorningafterdespatchinghismissive；butnonecame。Thethirdmorningarrived；thepostmandidnotstop。ThiswasSaturday，andinafeverishstateofanxietyaboutherhesentoffthreebrieflinesstatingthathewascomingthefollowingday，forhefeltsuresomethinghadhappened。

　　Hisfirstandnaturalthoughthadbeenthatshewasillfromherimmersion；butitsoonoccurredtohimthatsomebodywouldhavewrittenforherinsuchacase。Conjectureswereputanendtobyhisarrivalatthevillageschool-housenearShastononthebrightmorningofSunday，betweenelevenandtwelveo’clock，whentheparishwasasvacantasadesert，mostoftheinhabitantshavinggatheredinsidethechurch，whencetheirvoicescouldoccasionallybeheardinunison。

　　Alittlegirlopenedthedoor。`MissBrideheadisup-stairs，’

　　shesaid。`Andwillyoupleasewalkuptoher？’

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