Her niece was, therefore, obliged to submit, and they took their way towards the house on the opposite side of the river, in the nearest direction; but their progress was slow, for Mr. Gardiner, though seldom able to indulge the taste, was very fond of fishing, and was so much engaged in watching the occasional appearance of some trout in the water, and talking to the man about them, that he advanced but little.
Gardiner, grand amateur de peche, s’attardait a interroger le jardinier sur les truites et a guetter leur apparition dans la riviere. Pendant qu’ils avançaient ainsi a petits pas, ils eurent une nouvelle surprise et, non moins étonnée qu’a la précédente rencontre, Elizabeth vit paraître a peu de distance Mr.