Averystrangeone。"

"No——don’ttalkaboutitif’tisagreeableofyenotto！

’TwillmakemyskincrawlwhenIthinkofitinbedalone。

Butyouwill——ah，youwill，Iknow，Timothy；andIshalldreamallnighto’t！Averystrangeone？Whatsortofaspiritdidyemeanwhenyesaid，averystrangeone，Timothy？——no，no——don’ttellme。"

"Idon’thalfbelieveinspiritsmyself。ButIthinkitghostlyenough——whatIwastold。’Twasalittleboythatzidit。"

"Whatwasitlike？——no，don’t——"

"Aredone。Yes，mostghostsbewhite；butthisisasifithadbeendippedinblood。"

Christiandrewadeepbreathwithoutlettingitexpandhisbody，andHumphreysaid，"Wherehasitbeenseen？"

"Notexactlyhere；butinthissameheth。But’tisn’tathingtotalkabout。Whatdoyesay，"continuedFairwayinbriskertones，andturninguponthemasiftheideahadnotbeenGrandferCantle’s——"whatdoyousaytogivingthenewmanandwifeabitofasongtonightaforewegotobed——beingtheirwedding—day？Whenfolksarejustmarried’tisaswelltolookglado’t，sincelookingsorrywon’tunjoin’em。Iamnodrinker，asweknow，butwhenthewomenfolkandyoungstershavegonehomewecandropdownacrosstotheQuietWoman，andstrikeupaballetinfrontofthemarriedfolks’door。’Twillpleasetheyoungwife，andthat’swhatIshouldliketodo，formany’stheskinfulI’vehadatherhandswhenshelivedwithherauntatBlooms—End。"

"Hey？Andsowewill！"saidGrandferCantle，turningsobrisklythathiscoppersealsswungextravagantly。

"I’masdryasakexwithbidinguphereinthewind，andIhaven’tseenthecolourofdrinksincenammet—

timetoday。’TissaidthatthelastbrewattheWomanisveryprettydrinking。And，neighbours，ifweshouldbealittlelateinthefinishing，why，tomorrow’sSunday，andwecansleepitoff？"

"GrandferCantle！youtakethingsverycarelessforanoldman，"saidthewidewoman。

"Itakethingscareless；Ido——toocarelesstopleasethewomen！Klk！I’llsingthe’JovialCrew，’oranyothersong，whenaweakoldmanwouldcryhiseyesout。Jownit；

Iamupforanything。

"Theking’look’do’—verhisleft’shoul—der’，Andagrim’looklook’—edhee’，EarlMar’—shal，hesaid’，butfor’myoath’

Orhang’—edthou’shouldstbee’。"

"Well，that’swhatwe’lldo，"saidFairway。"We’llgive’emasong，an’itpleasetheLord。What’sthegoodofThomasin’scousinClyma—cominghomeafterthedeed’sdone？

Heshouldhavecomeafore，ifsobehewantedtostopit，andmarryherhimself。"

"Perhapshe’scomingtobidewithhismotheralittletime，asshemustfeellonelynowthemaid’sgone。"

"Now，’tisveryodd，butIneverfeellonely——no，notatall，"

saidGrandferCantle。"Iamasbraveinthenighttimeasa’admiral！"

Thebonfirewasbythistimebeginningtosinklow，forthefuelhadnotbeenofthatsubstantialsortwhichcansupportablazelong。Mostoftheotherfireswithinthewidehorizonwerealsodwindlingweak。Attentiveobservationoftheirbrightness，colour，andlengthofexistencewouldhaverevealedthequalityofthematerialburnt，andthroughthat，tosomeextentthenaturalproduceofthedistrictinwhicheachbonfirewassituate。

Theclear，kinglyeffulgencethathadcharacterizedthemajorityexpressedaheathandfurzecountryliketheirown，whichinonedirectionextendedanunlimitednumberofmiles；

therapidflaresandextinctionsatotherpointsofthecompassshowedthelightestoffuel——straw，beanstalks，andtheusualwastefromarableland。Themostenduringofall——steadyunalteringeyeslikePlanets——signifiedwood，suchashazel—branches，thorn—faggots，andstoutbillets。

Firesofthelast—mentionedmaterialswererare，andthoughcomparativelysmallinmagnitudebesidethetransientblazes，nowbegantogetthebestofthembymerelongcontinuance。

Thegreatoneshadperished，buttheseremained。

Theyoccupiedtheremotestvisiblepositions——sky—backedsummitsrisingoutofrichcoppiceandplantationdistrictstothenorth，wherethesoilwasdifferent，andheathforeignandstrange。

Saveone；andthiswasthenearestofany，themoonofthewholeshiningthrong。Itlayinadirectionpreciselyoppositetothatofthelittlewindowinthevalebelow。

Itsnearnesswassuchthat，notwithstandingitsactualsmallness，itsglowinfinitelytranscendedtheirs。

Thisquieteyehadattractedattentionfromtimetotime；

andwhentheirownfirehadbecomesunkenanddimitattractedmore；someevenofthewoodfiresmorerecentlylightedhadreachedtheirdecline，butnochangewasperceptiblehere。

"Tobesure，hownearthatfireis！"saidFairway。

"Seemingly。Icanseeafellowofsomesortwalkingroundit。

Littleandgoodmustbesaidofthatfire，surely。"

"Icanthrowastonethere，"saidtheboy。

"AndsocanI！"saidGrandferCantle。

"No，no，youcan’t，mysonnies。Thatfireisnotmuchlessthanamileoff，forallthat’aseemssonear。"

"’Tisintheheath，butnofurze，"saidtheturf—cutter。

"’Tiscleft—wood，that’swhat’tis，"saidTimothyFairway。

"Nothingwouldburnlikethatexceptcleantimber。And’tisontheknapaforetheoldcaptain’shouseatMistover。

Suchaqueermortalasthatmanis！Tohavealittlefireinsideyourownbankandditch，thatnobodyelsemayenjoyitorcomeanighit！Andwhatazanyanoldchapmustbe，tolightabonfirewhenthere’snoyoungsterstoplease。"

"Cap’nVyehasbeenforalongwalktoday，andisquitetiredout，"saidGrandferCantle，"so’tisn’tlikelytobehe。"

"Andhewouldhardlyaffordgoodfuellikethat，"

saidthewidewoman。

"Thenitmustbehisgranddaughter，"saidFairway。

"Notthatabodyofheragecanwantafiremuch。"

"Sheisverystrangeinherways，livinguptherebyherself，andsuchthingspleaseher，"saidSusan。

"She’sawell—favouredmaidenough，"saidHumphreythefurze—cutter，"especiallywhenshe’sgotoneofherdandygownson。"

"That’strue，"saidFairway。"Well，letherbonfireburnan’twill。Oursiswell—nighoutbythelooko’t。"

"Howdark’tisnowthefire’sgonedown！"saidChristianCantle，lookingbehindhimwithhishareeyes。"Don’tyethinkwe’dbettergethome—along，neighbours？Thehethisn’thaunted，Iknow；butwe’dbettergethome……Ah，whatwasthat？"

"Onlythewind，"saidtheturf—cutter。

"Idon’tthinkFifth—of—Novembersoughttobekeptupbynightexceptintowns。Itshouldbebydayinoutstep，ill—accountedplaceslikethis！"

"Nonsense，Christian。Liftupyourspiritslikeaman！Susy，dear，youandIwillhaveajig——hey，myhoney？——before’tisquitetoodarktoseehowwell—favouredyoubestill，thoughsomanysummershavepassedsinceyourhusband，asonofawitch，snappedyouupfromme。"

ThiswasaddressedtoSusanNunsuch；andthenextcircumstanceofwhichthebeholderswereconsciouswasavisionofthematron’sbroadformwhiskingofftowardsthespacewhereonthefirehadbeenkindled。

ShewasliftedbodilybyMr。Fairway’sarm，whichhadbeenflungroundherwaistbeforeshehadbecomeawareofhisintention。Thesiteofthefirewasnowmerelyacircleofashesfleckedwithredembersandsparks，thefurzehavingburntcompletelyaway。Oncewithinthecirclehewhirledherroundandroundinadance。

Shewasawomannoisilyconstructed；inadditiontoherenclosingframeworkofwhaleboneandlath，sheworepattenssummerandwinter，inwetweatherandindry，topreserveherbootsfromwear；andwhenFairwaybegantojumpaboutwithher，theclickingofthepattens，thecreakingofthestays，andherscreamsofsurprise，formedaveryaudibleconcert。

"I’llcrackthynumskullforthee，youmandychap！"

saidMrs。Nunsuch，asshehelplesslydancedroundwithhim，herfeetplayinglikedrumsticksamongthesparks。

"Myankleswereallinafeverbefore，fromwalkingthroughthatpricklyfurze，andnowyoumustmake’emworsewiththesevlankers！"

ThevagaryofTimothyFairwaywasinfectious。Theturf—cutterseizedoldOllyDowden，and，somewhatmoregently，poussettedwithherlikewise。Theyoungmenwerenotslowtoimitatetheexampleoftheirelders，andseizedthemaids；

GrandferCantleandhisstickjiggedintheformofathree—leggedobjectamongtherest；andinhalfaminuteallthatcouldbeseenonRainbarrowwasawhirlingofdarkshapesamidaboilingconfusionofsparks，whichleaptaroundthedancersashighastheirwaists。

Thechiefnoiseswerewomen’sshrillcries，men’slaughter，Susan’sstaysandpattens，OllyDowden’s"heu—heu—heu！"

andthestrummingofthewinduponthefurze—bushes，whichformedakindoftunetothedemoniacmeasuretheytrod。

Christianalonestoodaloof，uneasilyrockinghimselfashemurmured，"Theyoughtnottodoit——howthevlankersdofly！’tistemptingtheWickedone，’tis。"

"Whatwasthat？"saidoneofthelads，stopping。

"Ah——where？"saidChristian，hastilyclosinguptotherest。

Thedancersalllessenedtheirspeed。

"’Twasbehindyou，Christian，thatIheardit——downhere。"

"Yes——’tisbehindme！"Christiansaid。"Matthew，Mark，Luke，andJohn，blessthebedthatIlieon；fourangelsguard——"

"Holdyourtongue。Whatisit？"saidFairway。

"Hoi—i—i—i！"criedavoicefromthedarkness。

"Halloo—o—o—o！"saidFairway。

"IsthereanycarttrackupacrossheretoMis’essYeobright’s，ofBlooms—End？"cametotheminthesamevoice，asalong，slimindistinctfigureapproachedthebarrow。

"Oughtwenottorunhomeashardaswecan，neighbours，as’tisgettinglate？"saidChristian。"Notrunawayfromoneanother，youknow；runclosetogether，Imean。"

"Scrapeupafewstraylocksoffurze，andmakeablaze，sothatwecanseewhothemanis，"saidFairway。

Whentheflamearoseitrevealedayoungmanintightraiment，andredfromtoptotoe。"IsthereatrackacrossheretoMis’essYeobright’shouse？"herepeated。

"Ay——keepalongthepathdownthere。"

"Imeanawaytwohorsesandavancantravelover？"

"Well，yes；youcangetupthevalebelowherewithtime。

Thetrackisrough，butifyou’vegotalightyourhorsesmaypickalongwi’care。Haveyebroughtyourcartfarup，neighbourreddleman？"

"I’veleftitinthebottom，abouthalfamileback，Isteppedoninfronttomakesureoftheway，as’tisnight—time，andIhan’tbeenhereforsolong。"

"Oh，wellyoucangetup，"saidFairway。"WhataturnitdidgivemewhenIsawhim！"headdedtothewholegroup，thereddlemanincluded。"Lord’ssake，Ithought，whateverfierymommetisthiscometotroubleus？Noslighttoyourlooks，reddleman，foryebain’tbad—lookinginthegroundwork，thoughthefinishisqueer。MymeaningisjusttosayhowcuriousIfelt。Ihalfthoughtit’twasthedevilortheredghosttheboytoldof。"

"Itgiedmeaturnlikewise，"saidSusanNunsuch，"forI

hadadreamlastnightofadeath’shead。"

"Don’tyetalko’tnomore，"saidChristian。"Ifhehadahandkerchiefoverhisheadhe’dlookforalltheworldliketheDevilinthepictureoftheTemptation。"

"Well，thankyoufortellingme，"saidtheyoungreddleman，smilingfaintly。"Andgoodnightt’yeall。"

Hewithdrewfromtheirsightdownthebarrow。

"IfancyI’veseenthatyoungman’sfacebefore，"

saidHumphrey。"Butwhere，orhow，orwhathisnameis，Idon’tknow。"

Thereddlemanhadnotbeengonemorethanafewminuteswhenanotherpersonapproachedthepartiallyrevivedbonfire。Itprovedtobeawell—knownandrespectedwidowoftheneighbourhood，ofastandingwhichcanonlybeexpressedbythewordgenteel。Herface，encompassedbytheblacknessoftherecedingheath，showedwhitely，andwith—outhalf—lights，likeacameo。

Shewasawomanofmiddle—age，withwell—formedfeaturesofthetypeusuallyfoundwhereperspicacityisthechiefqualityenthronedwithin。AtmomentssheseemedtoberegardingissuesfromaNebodeniedtoothersaround。

Shehadsomethingofanestrangedmien；thesolitudeexhaledfromtheheathwasconcentratedinthisfacethathadrisenfromit。Theairwithwhichshelookedattheheathmenbetokenedacertainunconcernattheirpresence，oratwhatmightbetheiropinionsofherforwalkinginthatlonelyspotatsuchanhour，thusindirectlyimplyingthatinsomerespectorothertheywerenotuptoherlevel。

Theexplanationlayinthefactthatthoughherhusbandhadbeenasmallfarmersheherselfwasacurate’sdaughter，whohadoncedreamtofdoingbetterthings。

Personswithanyweightofcharactercarry，likeplanets，theiratmospheresalongwiththemintheirorbits；

andthematronwhoenterednowuponthescenecould，andusuallydid，bringherowntoneintoacompany。

Hernormalmanneramongtheheathfolkhadthatreticencewhichresultsfromtheconsciousnessofsuperiorcommunicativepower。Buttheeffectofcomingintosocietyandlightafterlonelywanderingindarknessisasociabilityinthecomeraboveitsusualpitch，expressedinthefeaturesevenmorethaninwords。

"Why，’tisMis’essYeobright，"saidFairway。"Mis’essYeobright，nottenminutesagoamanwashereaskingforyou——areddleman。"

"Whatdidhewant？"saidshe。

"Hedidn’ttellus。"

"Somethingtosell，Isuppose；whatitcanbeIamatalosstounderstand。"

"IamgladtohearthatyoursonMr。ClymiscominghomeatChristmas，ma’am，"saidSam，theturf—cutter。"Whatadogheusedtobeforbonfires！"

"Yes。Ibelieveheiscoming，"shesaid。

"Hemustbeafinefellowbythistime，"saidFairway。

"Heisamannow，"sherepliedquietly。

"’Tisverylonesomefor’eeinthehethtonight，mis’ess，"saidChristian，comingfromtheseclusionhehadhithertomaintained。"Mindyoudon’tgetlost。

EgdonHethisabadplacetogetlostin，andthewindsdohufflequeerertonightthaneverIheard’emafore。

ThemthatknowEgdonbesthavebeenpixy—ledhereattimes。"

"Isthatyou，Christian？"saidMrs。Yeobright。

"Whatmadeyouhideawayfromme？"

"’TwasthatIdidn’tknowyouinthislight，mis’ess；

andbeingamanofthemournfullestmake，Iwasscaredalittle，that’sall。OftentimesifyoucouldseehowterribledownIgetinmymind，’twouldmake’eequitenervousforfearIshoulddiebymyhand。"

"Youdon’ttakeafteryourfather，"saidMrs。Yeobright，lookingtowardsthefire，whereGrandferCantle，withsomewantoforiginality，wasdancingbyhimselfamongthesparks，astheothershaddonebefore。

"Now，Grandfer，"saidTimothyFairway，"weareashamedofye。Areverentoldpatriarchmanasyoube——seventyifaday——togohornpipinglikethatbyyourself！"

"Aharrowingoldman，Mis’essYeobright，"

saidChristiandespondingly。"Iwouldn’tlivewithhimaweek，soplaywardasheis，ifIcouldgetaway。"

"’TwouldbemoreseemlyinyetostandstillandwelcomeMis’essYeobright，andyouthevenerablesthere，GrandferCantle，"saidthebesom—woman。

"Faith，andsoitwould，"saidtherevellercheckinghimselfrepentantly。"I’vesuchabadmemory，Mis’essYeobright，thatIforgethowI’mlookeduptobytherestof’em。Myspiritsmustbewonderfulgood，you’llsay？Butnotalways。’Tisaweightuponamantobelookeduptoascommander，andIoftenfeelit。"

"Iamsorrytostopthetalk，"saidMrs。Yeobright。"ButImustbeleavingyounow。IwaspassingdowntheAngleburyRoad，towardsmyniece’snewhome，whoisreturningtonightwithherhusband；andseeingthebonfireandhearingOlly’svoiceamongtherestIcameupheretolearnwhatwasgoingon。

Ishouldlikehertowalkwithme，asherwayismine。"

"Ay，sure，ma’am，I’mjustthinkingofmoving，"saidOlly。

"Why，you’llbesafetomeetthereddlemanthatItoldyeof，"

saidFairway。"He’sonlygonebacktogethisvan。

Weheardthatyournieceandherhusbandwerecomingstraighthomeassoonastheyweremarried，andwearegoingdownthereshortly，togive’emasongo’welcome。"

"Thankyouindeed，"saidMrs。Yeobright。

"Butweshalltakeashortercutthroughthefurzethanyoucangowithlongclothes；sowewon’ttroubleyoutowait。"

"Verywell——areyouready，Olly？"

"Yes，ma’am。Andthere’salightshiningfromyourniece’swindow，see。Itwillhelptokeepusinthepath。"

SheindicatedthefaintlightatthebottomofthevalleywhichFairwayhadpointedout；andthetwowomendescendedthetumulus。

4—TheHaltontheTurnpikeRoadDown，downwardtheywent，andyetfurtherdown——theirdescentateachstepseemingtooutmeasuretheiradvance。

Theirskirtswerescratchednoisilybythefurze，theirshouldersbrushedbytheferns，which，thoughdeadanddry，stooderectaswhenalive，nosufficientwinterweatherhavingasyetarrivedtobeatthemdown。

TheirTartareansituationmightbysomehavebeencalledanimprudentonefortwounattendedwomen。ButtheseshaggyrecesseswereatallseasonsafamiliarsurroundingtoOllyandMrs。Yeobright；andtheadditionofdarknesslendsnofrightfulnesstothefaceofafriend。

"AndsoTamsinhasmarriedhimatlast，"saidOlly，whentheinclinehadbecomesomuchlesssteepthattheirfoot—stepsnolongerrequiredundividedattention。

Mrs。Yeobrightansweredslowly，"Yes；atlast。"

"Howyouwillmissher——livingwith’eeasadaughter，asshealwayshave。"

"Idomissher。"

Olly，thoughwithoutthetacttoperceivewhenremarkswereuntimely，wassavedbyherverysimplicityfromrenderingthemoffensive。Questionsthatwouldhavebeenresentedinothersshecouldaskwithimpunity。

ThisaccountedforMrs。Yeobright’sacquiescenceintherevivalofanevidentlysoresubject。

"Iwasquitestrooktohearyou’dagreedtoit，ma’am，thatIwas，"continuedthebesom—maker。

"YouwerenotmorestruckbyitthanIshouldhavebeenlastyearthistime，Olly。Thereareagoodmanysidestothatwedding。Icouldnottellyouallofthem，evenifItried。"

"Ifeltmyselfthathewashardlysolid—goingenoughtomatewithyourfamily。Keepinganinn——whatisit？

But’a’sclever，that’strue，andtheysayhewasanengineeringgentlemanonce，buthascomedownbybeingtoooutwardlygiven。"

"Isawthat，uponthewhole，itwouldbebettersheshouldmarrywhereshewished。"

"Poorlittlething，herfeelingsgotthebetterofher，nodoubt。’Tisnature。Well，theymaycallhimwhattheywill——he’veseveralacresofheth—groundbrokeuphere，besidesthepublichouse，andtheheth—croppers，andhismannersbequitelikeagentleman’s。Andwhat’sdonecannotbeundone。"

"Itcannot，"saidMrs。Yeobright。"See，here’sthewagon—trackatlast。Nowweshallgetalongbetter。"

Theweddingsubjectwasnofurtherdweltupon；

andsoonafaintdivergingpathwasreached，wheretheypartedcompany，OllyfirstbegginghercompaniontoremindMr。Wildevethathehadnotsenthersickhusbandthebottleofwinepromisedontheoccasionofhismarriage。

Thebesom—makerturnedtothelefttowardsherownhouse，behindaspurofthehill，andMrs。Yeobrightfollowedthestraighttrack，whichfurtheronjoinedthehighwaybytheQuietWomanInn，whithershesupposedherniecetohavereturnedwithWildevefromtheirweddingatAngleburythatday。

ShefirstreachedWildeve’sPatch，asitwascalled，aplotoflandredeemedfromtheheath，andafterlongandlaboriousyearsbroughtintocultivation。Themanwhohaddiscoveredthatitcouldbetilleddiedofthelabour；

themanwhosucceededhiminpossessionruinedhimselfinfertilizingit。WildevecamelikeAmerigoVespucci，andreceivedthehonoursduetothosewhohadgonebefore。

WhenMrs。Yeobrighthaddrawnneartotheinn，andwasabouttoenter，shesawahorseandvehiclesometwohundredyardsbeyondit，comingtowardsher，amanwalkingalongsidewithalanterninhishand。

Itwassoonevidentthatthiswasthereddlemanwhohadinquiredforher。Insteadofenteringtheinnatonce，shewalkedbyitandtowardsthevan。

Theconveyancecameclose，andthemanwasabouttopassherwithlittlenotice，whensheturnedtohimandsaid，"Ithinkyouhavebeeninquiringforme？IamMrs。YeobrightofBlooms—End。"

Thereddlemanstarted，andhelduphisfinger。

Hestoppedthehorses，andbeckonedtohertowithdrawwithhimafewyardsaside，whichshedid，wondering。

"Youdon’tknowme，ma’am，Isuppose？"hesaid。

"Idonot，"saidshe。"Why，yes，Ido！YouareyoungVenn——yourfatherwasadairymansomewherehere？"

"Yes；andIknewyourniece，MissTamsin，alittle。

Ihavesomethingbadtotellyou。"

"Abouther——no！Shehasjustcomehome，Ibelieve，withherhusband。Theyarrangedtoreturnthisafternoon——totheinnbeyondhere。"

"She’snotthere。"

"Howdoyouknow？"

"Becauseshe’shere。She’sinmyvan，"headdedslowly。

"Whatnewtroublehascome？"murmuredMrs。Yeobright，puttingherhandoverhereyes。

"Ican’texplainmuch，ma’am。AllIknowisthat，asI

wasgoingalongtheroadthismorning，aboutamileoutofAnglebury，Iheardsomethingtrottingaftermelikeadoe，andlookingroundthereshewas，whiteasdeathitself。

’Oh，DiggoryVenn！’shesaid，’Ithought’twasyou——willyouhelpme？Iamintrouble。’"

"HowdidsheknowyourChristianname？"saidMrs。Yeobrightdoubtingly。

"IhadmetherasaladbeforeIwentawayinthistrade。

Sheaskedthenifshemightride，andthendownshefellinafaint。Ipickedherupandputherin，andthereshehasbeeneversince。Shehascriedagooddeal，butshehashardlyspoke；allshehastoldmebeingthatshewastohavebeenmarriedthismorning。

Itriedtogethertoeatsomething，butshecouldn’t；

andatlastshefellasleep。"

"Letmeseeheratonce，"saidMrs。Yeobright，hasteningtowardsthevan。

Thereddlemanfollowedwiththelantern，and，steppingupfirst，assistedMrs。Yeobrighttomountbesidehim。

Onthedoorbeingopenedsheperceivedattheendofthevananextemporizedcouch，aroundwhichwashungapparentlyallthedraperythatthereddlemanpossessed，tokeeptheoccupantofthelittlecouchfromcontactwiththeredmaterialsofhistrade。Ayounggirllaythereon，coveredwithacloak。Shewasasleep，andthelightofthelanternfelluponherfeatures。

Afair，sweet，andhonestcountryfacewasrevealed，reposinginanestofwavychestnuthair。Itwasbetweenprettyandbeautiful。Thoughhereyeswereclosed，onecouldeasilyimaginethelightnecessarilyshininginthemastheculminationoftheluminousworkmanshiparound。

Thegroundworkofthefacewashopefulness；butoveritnowIaylikeaforeignsubstanceafilmofanxietyandgrief。Thegriefhadbeentheresoshortlyastohaveabstractednothingofthebloom，andhadasyetbutgivenadignitytowhatitmighteventuallyundermine。

Thescarletofherlipshadnothadtimetoabate，andjustnowitappearedstillmoreintensebytheabsenceoftheneighbouringandmoretransientcolourofhercheek。

Thelipsfrequentlyparted，withamurmurofwords。

Sheseemedtobelongrightlytoamadrigal——torequireviewingthroughrhymeandharmony。