Chapter 41

           

           Fromtheforegoingeventsofthewinter-timeletuspressontoanOctoberday,morethaneightmonthssubsequenttothepartingofClareandTess.Wediscoverthelatterinchangedconditions;insteadofabridewithboxesandtrunkswhichothersbore,weseeheralonelywomanwithabasketandabundleinherownporterage,asatanearliertimewhenshewasnobride;insteadoftheamplemeansthatwereprojectedbyherhusbandforhercomfortthroughthisprobationaryperiod,shecanproduceonlyaflattenedpurse.

           AfteragainleavingMarlott,herhome,shehadgotthroughthespringandsummerwithoutanygreatstressuponherphysicalpowers,thetimebeingmainlyspentinrenderinglightirregularserviceatdairy-worknearPort-BredytothewestoftheBlackmoorValley,equallyremotefromhernativeplaceandfromTalbothays.Shepreferredthistolivingonhisallowance.Mentallysheremainedinutterstagnation,aconditionwhichthemechanicaloccupationratherfosteredthanchecked.Herconsciousnesswasatthatotherdairy,atthatotherseason,inthepresenceofthetenderloverwhohadconfrontedhertherehewho,themomentshehadgraspedhimtokeepforherown,haddisappearedlikeashapeinavision.

           Thedairy-worklastedonlytillthemilkbegantolessen,forshehadnotmetwithasecondregularengagementasatTalbothays,buthaddonedutyasasupernumeraryonly.However,asharvestwasnowbeginning,shehadsimplytoremovefromthepasturetothestubbletofindplentyoffurtheroccupation,andthiscontinuedtillharvestwasdone.

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