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XLVI. The Gurgoyle: Its Doings

           Toturnaboutwouldhavebeenhardenoughunderthegreatestprovidentialencouragement;buttofindthatProvidence,farfromhelpinghimintoanewcourse,orshowinganywishthathemightadoptone,actuallyjeeredhisfirsttremblingandcriticalattemptinthatkind,wasmorethannaturecouldbear.

           Heslowlywithdrewfromthegrave.Hedidnotattempttofillupthehole,replacetheflowers,ordoanythingatall.Hesimplythrewuphiscardsandforsworehisgameforthattimeandalways.Goingoutofthechurchyardsilentlyandunobservednoneofthevillagershavingyetrisenhepasseddownsomefieldsattheback,andemergedjustassecretlyuponthehighroad.Shortlyafterwardshehadgonefromthevillage.

           Meanwhile,Bathshebaremainedavoluntaryprisonerintheattic.Thedoorwaskeptlocked,exceptduringtheentriesandexitsofLiddy,forwhomabedhadbeenarrangedinasmalladjoiningroom.ThelightofTroy’slanterninthechurchyardwasnoticedaboutteno’clockbythemaid-servant,whocasuallyglancedfromthewindowinthatdirectionwhilsttakinghersupper,andshecalledBathsheba’sattentiontoit.Theylookedcuriouslyatthephenomenonforatime,untilLiddywassenttobed.

           Bathshebadidnotsleepveryheavilythatnight.

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