Chapter 42: July

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​⁠Whither am I going? I will tell you in confidence. I am obliged to continue a fortnight longer here, and then I think it would be better for me to visit the mines in—. But I am only deluding myself thus. The fact is, I wish to be near Charlotte again, that is all. I smile at the suggestions of my heart, and obey its dictates.