Тяжёлые времена

Lower and Lower

           Shethoughtofthewood,andstoletowardsit,heedlessoflonggrassandbriers:ofworms,snails,andslugs,andallthecreepingthingsthatbe.Withherdarkeyesandherhooknosewarilyinadvanceofher,Mrs.Sparsitsoftlycrushedherwaythroughthethickundergrowth,sointentuponherobjectthatsheprobablywouldhavedonenoless,ifthewoodhadbeenawoodofadders.

           Hark!

           Thesmallerbirdsmighthavetumbledoutoftheirnests,fascinatedbytheglitteringofMrs.Sparsit’seyesinthegloom,asshestoppedandlistened.

           Lowvoicescloseathand.Hisvoiceandhers.Theappointmentwasadevicetokeepthebrotheraway!Theretheywereyonder,bythefelledtree.

           Bendinglowamongthedewygrass,Mrs.Sparsitadvancedclosertothem.Shedrewherselfup,andstoodbehindatree,likeRobinsonCrusoeinhisambuscadeagainstthesavages;soneartothemthatataspring,andthatnogreatone,shecouldhavetouchedthemboth.Hewastheresecretly,andhadnotshownhimselfatthehouse.Hehadcomeonhorseback,andmusthavepassedthroughtheneighbouringfields;forhishorsewastiedtothemeadowsideofthefence,withinafewpaces.

           ‘Mydearestlove,’saidhe,‘whatcouldIdo?Knowingyouwerealone,wasitpossiblethatIcouldstayaway?’

           ‘Youmayhangyourhead,tomakeyourselfthemoreattractive;Idon’tknowwhattheyseeinyouwhenyouholditup,’thoughtMrs.Sparsit;‘butyoulittlethink,mydearestlove,whoseeyesareonyou!’

           Thatshehungherhead,wascertain.

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