Возвращение на родину

III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           Theheatofthedayhadscarcelydeclinedasyet,andshewentalongthesunnyhillsataleisurelypace,therebeingampletimeforheridleexpedition.Tallfernsburiedherintheirleafagewheneverherpathlaythroughthem,whichnowformedminiatureforests,thoughnotonestemofthemwouldremaintobudthenextyear.

           Thesitechosenforthevillagefestivitywasoneofthelawnlikeoaseswhichwereoccasionally,yetnotoften,metwithontheplateauxoftheheathdistrict.Thebrakesoffurzeandfernterminatedabruptlyroundthemargin,andthegrasswasunbroken.Agreencattletrackskirtedthespot,without,however,emergingfromthescreenoffern,andthispathEustaciafollowed,inordertoreconnoitrethegroupbeforejoiningit.ThelustynotesoftheEastEgdonbandhaddirectedherunerringly,andshenowbeheldthemusiciansthemselves,sittinginabluewagonwithredwheelsscrubbedasbrightasnew,andarchedwithsticks,towhichboughsandflowersweretied.Infrontofthiswasthegrandcentraldanceoffifteenortwentycouples,flankedbyminordancesofinferiorindividualswhosegyrationswerenotalwaysinstrictkeepingwiththetune.

           Theyoungmenworeblueandwhiterosettes,andwithaflushontheirfacesfootedittothegirls,who,withtheexcitementandtheexercise,blusheddeeperthanthepinkoftheirnumerousribbons.

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