Возвращение на родину

VI. A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian

           Hishandswereaswhiteandsoftasmine;andlookatthemnow,howroughandbrowntheyare!Hiscomplexionisbynaturefair,andthatrustylookhehasnow,allofacolourwithhisleatherclothes,iscausedbytheburningofthesun.”

           “Whydoeshegooutatall!”Wildevewhispered.

           “Becausehehatestobeidle;thoughwhatheearnsdoesn’taddmuchtoourexchequer.However,hesaysthatwhenpeoplearelivingupontheircapitaltheymustkeepdowncurrentexpensesbyturningapennywheretheycan.”

           “Thefateshavenotbeenkindtoyou,EustaciaYeobright.”

           “Ihavenothingtothankthemfor.”

           “Norhashe—exceptfortheironegreatgifttohim.”

           “What’sthat?”

           Wildevelookedherintheeyes.

           Eustaciablushedforthefirsttimethatday.“Well,Iamaquestionablegift,”shesaidquietly.“Ithoughtyoumeantthegiftofcontent—whichhehas,andIhavenot.”

           “Icanunderstandcontentinsuchacase—thoughhowtheoutwardsituationcanattracthimpuzzlesme.”

           “That’sbecauseyoudon’tknowhim.He’sanenthusiastaboutideas,andcarelessaboutoutwardthings.HeoftenremindsmeoftheApostlePaul.”

           “Iamgladtohearthathe’ssograndincharacterasthat.”

           “Yes;buttheworstofitisthatthoughPaulwasexcellentasamanintheBiblehewouldhardlyhavedoneinreallife.”

           Theirvoiceshadinstinctivelydroppedlower,thoughatfirsttheyhadtakennoparticularcaretoavoidawakeningClym.“Well,ifthatmeansthatyourmarriageisamisfortunetoyou,youknowwhoistoblame,”saidWildeve.

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