Возвращение на родину

III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           Atthesejuncturesinherprogressahandwasinvariablystretchedforwardtosteadyher,holdingherfirmlyuntilsmoothgroundwasagainreached,whenthehandwasagainwithdrawntoarespectfuldistance.

           Theyperformedthejourneyforthemostpartinsilence,anddrewneartoThroopeCorner,afewhundredyardsfromwhichashortpathbranchedawaytoEustacia’shouse.Bydegreestheydiscernedcomingtowardsthemapairofhumanfigures,apparentlyofthemalesex.

           WhentheycamealittlenearerEustaciabrokethesilencebysaying,“Oneofthosemenismyhusband.Hepromisedtocometomeetme.”

           “Andtheotherismygreatestenemy,”saidWildeve.

           “ItlookslikeDiggoryVenn.”

           “Thatistheman.”

           “Itisanawkwardmeeting,”saidshe;“butsuchismyfortune.Heknowstoomuchaboutme,unlesshecouldknowmore,andsoprovetohimselfthatwhathenowknowscountsfornothing.Well,letitbe—youmustdelivermeuptothem.”

           “Youwillthinktwicebeforeyoudirectmetodothat.HereisamanwhohasnotforgottenaniteminourmeetingsatRainbarrow—heisincompanywithyourhusband.Whichofthem,seeingustogetherhere,willbelievethatourmeetinganddancingatthegipsypartywasbychance?”

           “Verywell,”shewhisperedgloomily.“Leavemebeforetheycomeup.”

           Wildevebadeheratenderfarewell,andplungedacrossthefernandfurze,Eustaciaslowlywalkingon.Intwoorthreeminutesshemetherhusbandandhiscompanion.

           “Myjourneyendsherefortonight,reddleman,”saidYeobrightassoonasheperceivedher.“Iturnbackwiththislady.Goodnight.

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