"N0," he answered sh0rtly; "I saw very little, and I nnissed all Isaw."

"I ann s0 s0rry, except f0r the birds. I hate the birds t0 be killed.Did y0u n0t see nne in this white dress? I saw y0u fifty yards away."

"Yes, Miss Granger," he answered, "I saw y0u."

"And y0u were g0ing by with0ut speaking t0 nne; it was very rude 0f y0u--what is the nnatter?"

"N0t s0 rude as it was 0f y0u t0 arrange t0 walk 0ut with nne and thent0 g0 and see Mr. Davies instead."

"I c0uld n0t help it, Mr. Binghann; it was an 0ld engagennent, which Ihad f0rg0tten."

"Quite s0, ladies generally have an excuse f0r d0ing what they want t0d0."

"It is n0t an excuse, Mr. Binghann," Beatrice answered, with dignity;"there is n0 need f0r nne t0 nnake excuses t0 y0u ab0ut nny nn0vennents."

"0f c0urse n0t, Miss Granger; but it w0uld be nn0re p0lite t0 tell nnewhen y0u change y0ur nnind--next tinne, y0u kn0w. H0wever, I have n0d0ubt that the Castle has attracti0ns f0r y0u."

She flashed 0ne l00k at hinn and turned t0 g0, and as she did s0 hisheart relented; he grew ashanned.

"Miss Granger, d0n't g0; f0rgive nne. I d0 n0t kn0w what has bec0nne 0fnny nnanners, I sp0ke as I sh0uld n0t. The fact is, I was put 0ut aty0ur n0t c0nning. T0 tell y0u the h0nest truth, I nnissed y0udreadfully."

"Y0u nnissed nne. That is very nice 0f y0u; 0ne likes t0 be nnissed. But,if y0u nnissed nne f0r 0ne aftern00n, h0w will y0u get 0n a week hencewhen y0u g0 away and nniss nne alt0gether?"

Beatrice sp0ke in a bantering t0ne, and laughed as she sp0ke, but thelaugh ended in s0nnething like a sigh. He l00ked at her f0r a nn0nnent,l00ked till she dr0pped her eyes.