Chapter 104Human nature is so sympathetic to those who find themselves in interesting situations that a young person who either marries or dies is sure to be spoken kindly of.
A week had not passed since Miss Hawkins' name was first mentioned in Highbury before it was found out in any way that she had all the personal and spiritual recommendations; to be handsome, elegant, highly qualified and completely gracious: and when Mr. Alton himself arrived to triumph in his happy prospects and circulate the glory of her merits, there was very little more for him to do than tell her Christian and tell whose music she mainly played.
Mr. Alton returned, a very happy man. He had gone rejected and offended, disappointed in a very hopeful hope, after a series of seemingly strong encouragements; and no
