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VII. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness

           

           “Itisn’ttrue?”

           “Certainlynot.”

           ShewasthusconvincedthatthereddlemanwasamerepisallerinMrs.Yeobright’smind;one,moreover,whohadnotevenbeeninformedofhispromotiontothatlowlystanding.“Itwasamerenotionofmine,”shesaidquietly;andwasabouttopassbywithoutfurtherspeech,when,lookingroundtotheright,shesawapainfullywell-knownfigureserpentiningupwardsbyoneofthelittlepathswhichledtothetopwhereshestood.Owingtothenecessarywindingsofhiscoursehisbackwasatpresenttowardsthem.Sheglancedquicklyround;toescapethatmantherewasonlyoneway.TurningtoVenn,shesaid,“Wouldyouallowmetorestafewminutesinyourvan?Thebanksaredampforsittingon.”

           “Certainly,miss;I’llmakeaplaceforyou.”

           ShefollowedhimbehindthedellofbramblestohiswheeleddwellingintowhichVennmounted,placingthethree-leggedstooljustwithinthedoor.

           “ThatisthebestIcandoforyou,”hesaid,steppingdownandretiringtothepath,whereheresumedthesmokingofhispipeashewalkedupanddown.

           Eustaciaboundedintothevehicleandsatonthestool,ensconcedfromviewonthesidetowardsthetrackway.Soonsheheardthebrushingofotherfeetthanthereddleman’s,anotveryfriendly“Goodday”utteredbytwomeninpassingeachother,andthenthedwindlingofthefoot-fallofoneoftheminadirectiononwards.Eustaciastretchedherneckforwardtillshecaughtaglimpseofarecedingbackandshoulders;andshefeltawretchedtwingeofmisery,sheknewnotwhy.

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