Margaret felt all Mr. Bell's kindness in trying to make cheerful talk about nothing, to endeavour to prevent her from thinking too curiously about the past. But she would rather have gone over these dear-loved walks in silence, if indeed she were not ungrateful enough to wish that she might have been alone.

Margaret felt Mr. Bell's kindness in trying to make cheerful talk about nothing, to prevent her from thinking too much about the past. But she would rather have walked in silence.
