Twelve o'clock
9th , Ten o'clock . Not a line from your brother yet ; only a confirmation of his being with Madame Des Roches , having been seen there by some Canadians who are come up this morning : I am not quite pleased , though I do not believe the report ; he might have told us surely where he was going . I pity Emily beyond words ; she says nothing , but there is a dumb eloquence in her countenance which is not to be described . Twelve o'clock . I have been an hour alone with the dear little girl , who has , from a hint I dropt on purpose , taken courage to speak to me on this very interesting subject ; she says , `` she shall be most unhappy if this report is true , though without the least right to complain of Colonel Rivers , who never even hinted a word of any affection for her more tender than friendship ; that if her vanity , her self-love , or her tenderness , have deceived her , she ought only to blame herself . '' She added , `` that she wished him to marry Madame Des Roches , if she could make him happy ; '' but when she said this , an involuntary tear seemed to contradict the generosity of her sentiments . I beg your pardon , my dear , but my esteem for your brother is greatly lessened ; I can not help fearing there is something in the report , and that this is what Mrs. Melmoth meant when she mentioned his having an attachment .