both bridles as they rode on, and they set their faces from the village, and went as fast as the rough roads would let them. The lass said nothing to her father, but she told it al over Gimmerton this morning."
I ran and peeped, for form's sake into Isabella's room: confirming, when I returned, the servant's statement—Mr. Linton had resumed his seat by the bed; on my re-entrance, he raised his eyes, read the meaning of my blank aspect, and dropped them without giving an order, or uttering a word.
"Are we to try any measures for overtaking and bringing her back," I inquired. "How should we do?"
"She went of her own accord," answered the master; "she had a right to go if she pleased—Trouble me no more about her—Hereafter she is only my sister in name; not because I disown her, but because she has disowned me."
And that was all he said on the subject; he
