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XIV. Effect of the Letter—Sunrise

           

           Itwasoneoftheusualslowsunrisesofthistimeoftheyear,andthesky,purevioletinthezenith,wasleadentothenorthward,andmurkytotheeast,where,overthesnowydownorewe-leaseonWeatherburyUpperFarm,andapparentlyrestingupontheridge,theonlyhalfofthesunyetvisibleburntrayless,likearedandflamelessfireshiningoverawhitehearthstone.Thewholeeffectresembledasunsetaschildhoodresemblesage.

           Inotherdirections,thefieldsandskyweresomuchofonecolourbythesnow,thatitwasdifficultinahastyglancetotellwhereaboutsthehorizonoccurred;andingeneraltherewashere,too,thatbefore-mentionedpreternaturalinversionoflightandshadewhichattendstheprospectwhenthegarishbrightnesscommonlyintheskyisfoundontheearth,andtheshadesofearthareinthesky.Overthewesthungthewastingmoon,nowdullandgreenish-yellow,liketarnishedbrass.

           Boldwoodwaslistlesslynotinghowthefrosthadhardenedandglazedthesurfaceofthesnow,tillitshoneintheredeasternlightwiththepolishofmarble;how,insomeportionsoftheslope,witheredgrass-bents,encasedinicicles,bristledthroughthesmoothwancoverletinthetwistedandcurvedshapesofoldVenetianglass;andhowthefootprintsofafewbirds,whichhadhoppedoverthesnowwhilstitlayinthestateofasoftfleece,werenowfrozentoashortpermanency.Ahalf-mufflednoiseoflightwheelsinterruptedhim.Boldwoodturnedbackintotheroad.Itwasthemail-cartacrazy,two-wheeledvehicle,hardlyheavyenoughtoresistapuffofwind.Thedriverheldoutaletter

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