‘Here is something I have found, or somebody else has found,’ he said to her. ‘I won’t state where. Put it away, and say no more about it. I will not mention it either. Now go on into the church where you are going, and may Heaven have mercy on your soul, my dear.’
‘Thank you, sir,’ said Tabitha, with some perplexity, yet inclined to be pleased, and only recognizing in the situation the fact that Lady Constantine’s humorous brother was making her a present.
‘You are much obliged to me?’
‘O yes!’
‘Well, Miss Lark, I’ve discovered a secret, you see.’
‘What may that be, Mr. Glanville?’
‘That you are in love.’
‘I don’t admit it, sir. Who told you so?’
‘Nobody. Only I put two and two together. Now take my advice. Beware of lovers! They are a bad lot, and bring young women to tears.’
‘Some do, I dare say. But some don’t.’