"Walk through," she said austerely, "and pretty quickly, and set foot on this pavement no more."
Donne was astounded. He had thought all the time he was showing himself off to high advantage, as a lofty-souled person of the first "ton;" he imagined he was producing a crushing impression. Had he not expressed disdain of everything in Yorkshire? What more conclusive proof could be given that he was better than anything there? And yet here was he about to be turned like a dog out of a Yorkshire garden! Where, under such circumstances, was the "concatenation accordingly"?
"Rid me of you instantly--instantly!" reiterated Shirley, as he lingered.

"Walk through quickly," she said austerely, "and set foot on this pavement no more."
Donne was astounded. He had thought he was showing himself off to high advantage, as a lofty-souled person of the first "ton"; he imagined he was producing a crushing impression. Had he not expressed disdain of everything in Yorkshire? What more conclusive proof could be given that he was better than anything there? And yet here was he about to be turned out like a dog out of a garden!
