Возвращение на родину

I. The Inevitable Movement Onward

           Yeobrightwouldliketopaymeavisitsometimesheshouldn’tstayawayforwantofasking.I’llnotbidetoteathisafternoon,thank’ee,forI’vegotsomethingonhandthatmustbesettled.’TisMaypole-daytomorrow,andtheShadwaterfolkhaveclubbedwithafewofyourneighboursheretohaveapolejustoutsideyourpalingsintheheath,asitisanicegreenplace.”Vennwavedhiselbowtowardsthepatchinfrontofthehouse.“IhavebeentalkingtoFairwayaboutit,”hecontinued,“andIsaidtohimthatbeforeweputupthepoleitwouldbeaswelltoaskMrs.Wildeve.”

           “Icansaynothingagainstit,”sheanswered.“Ourpropertydoesnotreachaninchfurtherthanthewhitepalings.”

           “Butyoumightnotliketoseealotoffolkgoingcrazyroundastick,underyourverynose?”

           “Ishallhavenoobjectionatall.”

           Vennsoonafterwentaway,andintheeveningYeobrightstrolledasfarasFairway’scottage.ItwasalovelyMaysunset,andthebirchtreeswhichgrewonthismarginofthevastEgdonwildernesshadputontheirnewleaves,delicateasbutterflies’wings,anddiaphanousasamber.BesideFairway’sdwellingwasanopenspacerecessedfromtheroad,andherewerenowcollectedalltheyoungpeoplefromwithinaradiusofacoupleofmiles.Thepolelaywithoneendsupportedonatrestle,andwomenwereengagedinwreathingitfromthetopdownwardswithwild-flowers.TheinstinctsofmerryEnglandlingeredonherewithexceptionalvitality,andthesymboliccustomswhichtraditionhasattachedtoeachseasonoftheyearwereyetarealityonEgdon.

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