In the Lane

        MAGGIE     Mosss giving te a neionate    avatar of perfect y. Sanding on t and a group of cousins feeding t t quiet moment in ternoon milking-time. t buildings round tumbledo over traggling rose-buso toss t, and ts er-noon sunlig suited t time. Maggie    over    a c exclaimed,

        `Goodness me! leman ing in at te?

        It leman on a tall bay reaked black    riding. Maggie felt a beating at    - o life of a savage enemy wh.

        `, my dear? said Mrs Moss, seeing in Maggies face t she knew.

        `It is Mr Step, said Maggie, ratly. `My cousin Lucys - a gentlema my cousins.

        Stepo t as he advanced.

        `o twelve-year-old boy.

        `No, tep tiently tossing    be going again immediately. I o deliver to you, Miss tulliver - on private business. May I take ty of asking you to h me?

        ated look, sucs le use to    abruptly, as if oo pressing for o trouble     by Mrs Moss of    and request. Good Mrs Moss, ratly y gentleman, o invite o leave    of tuation, and uo say anyt on    and turo oe.

        Stepuroo and walked by her side, leading his horse.

        Not a ill t in traigurned again to y rese,

        `to go any fart knolemanly and delicate duct to place me in a position t forced me to e out o insult me still furting an interviehis way.

        `Of course you are angry epterly. `Of course it is of no sequence    is only your y t you care about.

        Maggie gave a sligart, suc est possible electric shock.

        `As if it    enoug Im entangled in t Im mad    I resist tro passion a man    feel, because I try to be true to ot you must treat me as if I e    myself - I took an unable liberty - I e myself for . But I repented immediately - Ive beeing ever since. You oug to t unpardonable - a man ered by ; but you kno believe - t t pain I could o    I o recall the error.

        Maggie dared not speak - dared not tur ment rust o utter t rose in anso t fession.

        t of te again, and srembling.

        `You must not say t not ep of o prevent oe. `Im very sorry for any pain you o go t it is of no use to speak.

        `Yes, it is of use, said Stepuously. `It reat me    of pity and sideration instead of doing me vile injusti your mind. I could bear everytly if I kne e me for an i b. Look at me - see y miles every day to get a of you.

        Maggie did not - dared not look. S sly, `I dont think any evil of you.

        `t, look at me, said Step, teones of ey. `Dont go a. Give me a moments happiness - make me feel youve fiven me.

        `Yes, I dive you, said Maggie, sones, and all te    pray let me go in again. Pray go away.

        A great tear fell from under her lowered eyelids.

        `I t go a leave you, said Stepill more passionate pleading. `I s ans if you tle . You see plainly enoug yer en times more unreasonable.

        Maggie turned. But tao make suced remonstrances against t , t Stepc of illy Moss peeping te, called out, ` e and es.

        `O no, said Maggie,     se.

        `Never mind, Stepiently; `t kno St Oggs. Lead    es, o illy, uro Maggies side, and t    s go on now.

        `take my arm, said Stepreatingly; and sook it, feeling all tmare.

        `tling to repel t is    Lucy - t ot not hink of Lucy.

        `I do t-- Step rested on    it difficult to speak.

        `And I ies, Maggie    on, at last, e effort, - `even if Lucy did .

        `You are eo Pepily. `Is it so?

        `I sider myself eo    mean to marry any one else.

        Step again until turned out of to a side lane, all grassy and sered. t out impetuously,

        `It is unnatural - it is o to ea ties t ermio marry eacher.

        `I o t temptation, said Maggie, iness, - all tual force of painful years ing to remity. She drew her arm from his as she spoke.

        `tell me t you dont care for me,    violently. `tell me t you love some one else better.

        It darted t ruggle - to tell Step    ter t, and s.

        `If you do love me, dearest, said Steply, taking up     is better, it is rig    is e upon us    our seeking: it is natural - it aken e of every effort I o resist it. God kn to be faito tacit es, and Ive only made tter    first.

        `Maggie . If it     and struggle against t, soft arong as tream!

        `Say "yes," dearest, said Stepo look eingly in    could    in to eacher?

        t dread dwelling in his love for her.

        ant, like a lovely imid and struggling under caresses, and turned sowards home again.

        `And after all,    on, in an impatient torying to defeat ive e: - if Lucys affes o some one else, I s no assert a claim on    absolutely pledged to Pher of us bound.

        `You dont believe t - it is not your real feeling, said Maggie, early. `You feel, as I do, t tie lies in tations y. thfulness.

        Step:    pursue t argument; te vi    in oly time of struggle. But it sooed itself in a new form.

        `t be fulfilled, uous insistance. `It is unnatural: end to give ourselves to any one else. t too - t for t see t - you do see t.

        sign of pliance; le grasp s,    h solemn sadness,

        `O it is difficult - life is very difficult. It seems rigo me sometimes t    feeling; - but tinually e across ties t all our former life ies t    on us - and    te easy and simple, as it mig one being first toies for us before love es - love    to eac I see - I feel it is not so no renoun life - some of us must resign love. Many t and dark to me - but I see oe clearly - t I must not, ot seek my o surely pity and faitural too. And till, and punis obey ted by t urge me; help me - help me, because I love you.

        Maggie    as s on; ep vibrated to    in t -    be ot pleadiy gained new power over him.

        `Dearest, ole round    - one kiss - o - before .

        One kiss - and til Maggie said tremulously, `Let me go - let us make e back.

        S anotepood still and beed    on te. Mrs Moss anding alo t all tfulness; it mig Maggie    surally feel embarrassed at ing in again - and it mig be joyful. Ied anxiously to receive Maggie by    if t ating dubious sort.

        `Sit do dohe house.

        `O aunt Gritty, Im very . It seemed so easy to give t is so hard now.

        ts neck, and fell into long, deep sobs.
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