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Chapter 47

           Rigg’sfrog-facewassomethingalienandunaccountable,butnotwithstandingthisshocktotheorderofthings,therewerestilltheWaulesandtheruralstockofthePowderellsintheirpewssidebyside;brotherSamuel’scheekhadthesamepurpleroundasever,andthethreegenerationsofdecentcottagerscameasofoldwithasenseofdutytotheirbettersgenerallythesmallerchildrenregardingMr.Casaubon,whoworetheblackgownandmountedtothehighestbox,asprobablythechiefofallbetters,andtheonemostawfulifoffended.Evenin1831Lowickwasatpeace,notmoreagitatedbyReformthanbythesolemntenoroftheSundaysermon.ThecongregationhadbeenusedtoseeingWillatchurchinformerdays,andnoonetookmuchnoteofhimexceptthechoir,whoexpectedhimtomakeafigureinthesinging.

           Dorotheadidatlastappearonthisquaintbackground,walkinguptheshortaisleinherwhitebeaverbonnetandgraycloakthesameshehadwornintheVatican.Herfacebeing,fromherentrance,towardsthechancel,evenhershortsightedeyessoondiscernedWill,buttherewasnooutwardshowofherfeelingexceptaslightpalenessandagravebowasshepassedhim.TohisownsurpriseWillfeltsuddenlyuncomfortable,anddarednotlookatheraftertheyhadbowedtoeachother.Twominuteslater,whenMr.Casauboncameoutofthevestry,and,enteringthepew,seatedhimselfinfaceofDorothea,Willfelthisparalysismorecomplete.

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