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LIII. Concurritur—Horae Momento

           Sometimesshethoughtsheoughtnottohavecomeunderanycircumstances;thensheconsideredwhatcoldunkindnessthatwouldhavebeen,andfinallyresolveduponthemiddlecourseofstayingforaboutanhouronly,andglidingoffunobserved,havingfromthefirstmadeuphermindthatshecouldonnoaccountdance,sing,ortakeanyactivepartintheproceedings.

           Herallottedhourhavingbeenpassedinchattingandlookingon,BathshebatoldLiddynottohurryherself,andwenttothesmallparlourtopreparefordeparture,which,likethehall,wasdecoratedwithhollyandivy,andwelllightedup.

           Nobodywasintheroom,butshehadhardlybeenthereamomentwhenthemasterofthehouseentered.

           "Mrs.Troyyouarenotgoing?"hesaid."We’vehardlybegun!"

           "Ifyou’llexcuseme,Ishouldliketogonow."Hermannerwasrestive,forsherememberedherpromise,andimaginedwhathewasabouttosay."Butasitisnotlate,"sheadded,"Icanwalkhome,andleavemymanandLiddytocomewhentheychoose."

           "I’vebeentryingtogetanopportunityofspeakingtoyou,"saidBoldwood."YouknowperhapswhatIlongtosay?"

           Bathshebasilentlylookedonthefloor.

           "Youdogiveit?"hesaid,eagerly.

           "What?"shewhispered.

           "Now,that’sevasion!Why,thepromise.Idon’twanttointrudeuponyouatall,ortoletitbecomeknowntoanybody.Butdogiveyourword!Amerebusinesscompact,youknow,betweentwopeoplewhoarebeyondtheinfluenceofpassion."Boldwoodknewhowfalsethispicturewasasregardedhimself;buthehadprovedthatitwastheonlytoneinwhichshewouldallowhimtoapproachher.

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