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Once, as he passed her,
she heard him say to himself, 'Of course I can write another at
once--half a sheet will do.'
She replaced the third drawer. Was the Squire to have a monopoly of
stubbornness? She thought not. Waves of indefinite but strong
indignation were beginning to sweep through her. Why was the Squire
hunting for his will? What had he been saying to his son--his son
who bore on his breast and on his body the marks of his country's
service?
She rose to her feet.
'I can't find anything, Mr. Mannering. And I think, if you will
allow me, I will go to bed.'
He looked at her darkly.
'I see. You are a person who stickles for your hours--you won't do
anything extra for me.' There was a sneer in his tone.
Elizabeth felt her cheeks suddenly burn. In the dim light she looked
amazingly tall, as she stood straightened to her full height,
confronting this man who really seemed to her to be only half sane.
'I think I have done a great deal for you, Mr. Mannering. But if you
don't think so we had better end my engagement!'
His countenance changed at once.


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