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Chapter 56

           Theruinofthiscountrysidebyrailroadswasdiscussed,notonlyatthe"WeightsandScales,"butinthehay-field,wherethemusterofworkinghandsgaveopportunitiesfortalksuchaswererarelyhadthroughtheruralyear.

           Onemorning,notlongafterthatinterviewbetweenMr.FarebrotherandMaryGarth,inwhichsheconfessedtohimherfeelingforFredVincy,ithappenedthatherfatherhadsomebusinesswhichtookhimtoYoddrell’sfarminthedirectionofFrick:itwastomeasureandvalueanoutlyingpieceoflandbelongingtoLowickManor,whichCalebexpectedtodisposeofadvantageouslyforDorothea(itmustbeconfessedthathisbiaswastowardsgettingthebestpossibletermsfromrailroadcompanies).HeputuphisgigatYoddrell’s,andinwalkingwithhisassistantandmeasuring-chaintothesceneofhiswork,heencounteredthepartyofthecompany’sagents,whowereadjustingtheirspirit-level.Afteralittlechatheleftthem,observingthatby-and-bytheywouldreachhimagainwherehewasgoingtomeasure.Itwasoneofthosegraymorningsafterlightrains,whichbecomedeliciousabouttwelveo’clock,whenthecloudspartalittle,andthescentoftheearthissweetalongthelanesandbythehedgerows.

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