Возвращение на родину

IV. Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure

           ButIwillputapebbleinmymouthtomakeislesslikely.Verywell;youshallbeallowedtohavemyhandassoonasyoubringthedressandyourswordandstaff.Idon’twantyouanylongernow.”

           Charleydeparted,andEustaciafeltmoreandmoreinterestinlife.Herewassomethingtodo:herewassomeonetosee,andacharminglyadventurouswaytoseehim.“Ah,”shesaidtoherself,“wantofanobjecttolivefor—that’sallisthematterwithme!”

           Eustacia’smannerwasasaruleofaslumberoussort,herpassionsbeingofthemassiveratherthanthevivaciouskind.Butwhenarousedshewouldmakeadashwhich,justforthetime,wasnotunlikethemoveofanaturallylivelyperson.

           Onthequestionofrecognitionshewassomewhatindifferent.Bytheactingladsthemselvesshewasnotlikelytobeknown.Withtheguestswhomightbeassembledshewashardlysosecure.Yetdetection,afterall,wouldbenosuchdreadfulthing.Thefactonlycouldbedetected,hertruemotivenever.Itwouldbeinstantlysetdownasthepassingfreakofagirlwhosewayswerealreadyconsideredsingular.Thatshewasdoingforanearnestreasonwhatwouldmostnaturallybedoneinjestwasatanyrateasafesecret.

           ThenexteveningEustaciastoodpunctuallyatthefuelhousedoor,waitingfortheduskwhichwastobringCharleywiththetrappings.Hergrandfatherwasathometonight,andshewouldbeunabletoaskherconfederateindoors.

           Heappearedonthedarkridgeofheathland,likeaflyonaNegro,bearingthearticleswithhim,andcameupbreathlesswithhiswalk.

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