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Chapter 58

           Forhisownparthesaidtohimselfthathelovedherastenderlyasever,andcouldmakeuphismind-tohernegations;but—well!Lydgatewasmuchworried,andconsciousofnewelementsinhislifeasnoxioustohimasaninletofmudtoacreaturethathasbeenusedtobreatheandbatheanddartafteritsilluminatedpreyintheclearestofwaters.

           Rosamondwassoonlookinglovelierthaneveratherworktable,enjoyingdrivesinherfather’sphaetonandthinkingitlikelythatshemightbeinvitedtoQuallingham.Sheknewthatshewasamuchmoreexquisiteornamenttothedrawing-roomtherethananydaughterofthefamily,andinreflectingthatthegentlemenwereawareofthat,didnotperhapssufficientlyconsiderwhethertheladieswouldbeeagertoseethemselvessurpassed.

           Lydgate,relievedfromanxietyabouther,relapsedintowhatsheinwardlycalledhismoodiness—anamewhichtohercoveredhisthoughtfulpreoccupationwithothersubjectsthanherself,aswellasthatuneasylookofthebrowanddistasteforallordinarythingsasiftheyweremixedwithbitterherbs,whichreallymadeasortofweather-glasstohisvexationandforeboding.Theselatterstatesofmindhadonecauseamongstothers,whichhehadgenerouslybutmistakenlyavoidedmentioningtoRosamond,lestitshouldaffectherhealthandspirits.Betweenhimandherindeedtherewasthattotalmissingofeachother’smentaltrack,whichistooevidentlypossibleevenbetweenpersonswhoarecontinuallythinkingofeachother.

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