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XLIX. Oak's Advancement—A Great Hope

           ButasOakwasnotonlyprovokinglyindifferenttopublicopinion,butamanwhoclungpersistentlytooldhabitsandusages,simplybecausetheywereold,therewasroomfordoubtastohismotives.

           AgreathopehadlatterlygerminatedinBoldwood,whoseunreasoningdevotiontoBathshebacouldonlybecharacterizedasafondmadnesswhichneithertimenorcircumstance,evilnorgoodreport,couldweakenordestroy.Thisfeveredhopehadgrownupagainlikeagrainofmustard-seedduringthequietwhichfollowedthehastyconjecturethatTroywasdrowned.Henourisheditfearfully,andalmostshunnedthecontemplationofitinearnest,lestfactsshouldrevealthewildnessofthedream.Bathshebahavingatlastbeenpersuadedtowearmourning,herappearanceassheenteredthechurchinthatguisewasinitselfaweeklyadditiontohisfaiththatatimewascomingveryfaroffperhaps,yetsurelynearingwhenhiswaitingoneventsshouldhaveitsreward.Howlonghemighthavetowaithehadnotyetcloselyconsidered.WhathewouldtrytorecognizewasthatthesevereschoolingshehadbeensubjectedtohadmadeBathshebamuchmoreconsideratethanshehadformerlybeenofthefeelingsofothers,andhetrustedthat,shouldshebewillingatanytimeinthefuturetomarryanymanatall,thatmanwouldbehimself.Therewasasubstratumofgoodfeelinginher:herself-reproachfortheinjuryshehadthoughtlesslydonehimmightbedependeduponnowtoamuchgreaterextentthanbeforeherinfatuationanddisappointment.

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