Chapter 29

           Catherinewastoowretchedtobefearful.Thejourneyinitselfhadnoterrorsforher;andshebeganitwithouteitherdreadingitslengthorfeelingitssolitariness.Leaningbackinonecornerofthecarriage,inaviolentburstoftears,shewasconveyedsomemilesbeyondthewallsoftheabbeybeforesheraisedherhead;andthehighestpointofgroundwithintheparkwasalmostclosedfromherviewbeforeshewascapableofturninghereyestowardsit.Unfortunately,theroadshenowtravelledwasthesamewhichonlytendaysagoshehadsohappilypassedalongingoingtoandfromWoodston;and,forfourteenmiles,everybitterfeelingwasrenderedmoreseverebythereviewofobjectsonwhichshehadfirstlookedunderimpressionssodifferent.Everymile,asitbroughthernearerWoodston,addedtohersufferings,andwhenwithinthedistanceoffive,shepassedtheturningwhichledtoit,andthoughtofHenry,sonear,yetsounconscious,hergriefandagitationwereexcessive.

           Thedaywhichshehadspentatthatplacehadbeenoneofthehappiestofherlife.Itwasthere,itwasonthatday,thatthegeneralhadmadeuseofsuchexpressionswithregardtoHenryandherself,hadsospokenandsolookedastogiveherthemostpositiveconvictionofhisactuallywishingtheirmarriage.