toasting some Slices of Bread,^^{brought up} ready--prepared in the Toast rack — and till it was all done, she heard nothing of hisvoice but ^{the murmuring of} in a faint murmur, & afew broken sentences of^^self- approbation of his ^{& succeſs.} own Doings & prosperity. — When his Toils were over however, he moved back his Chair^{into as gallant a Line as ever,} with quite as much Gallantry as before & proved that he had not been working only for himself, by his earnest invitationto her to take both Cocoa & Toast. —She was already helped to Tea — whichsurprised him – so totally self-engroſsed hadhe been. – "I thought I should have been intime, said he, but Cocoa takes a greatdeal of Boiling." — "I am much obliged toyou, replied Charlotte — but I prefer Tea."

"Then I will help myself, said he. — Alarge Dish of ^^rather weak Cocoa every eveningagrees with me better than anything." —

It struck her however, as he pouredout this rather weak Cocoa, that it cameforth in a^^very fine, dark coloured Stream —and at the same moment, his Sistersboth crying out – "Oh! Arthur, you getyour Cocoa stronger & stronger every Even^gEvening" —, with Arthur's somewhat con::scious reply of "Tis rather strongerthan it should be tonight" – convinced