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XXIII. Eventide—A Second Declaration

           

           MissEverdeneandBoldwoodwerealone.Hercheekshadlostagreatdealoftheirhealthfulfirefromtheveryseriousnessofherposition;buthereyewasbrightwiththeexcitementofatriumphthoughitwasatriumphwhichhadratherbeencontemplatedthandesired.

           Shewasstandingbehindalowarm-chair,fromwhichshehadjustrisen,andhewaskneelinginitinclininghimselfoveritsbacktowardsher,andholdingherhandinbothhisown.Hisbodymovedrestlessly,anditwaswithwhatKeatsdaintilycallsatoohappyhappiness.Thisunwontedabstractionbyloveofalldignityfromamanofwhomithadeverseemedthechiefcomponent,was,initsdistressingincongruity,apaintoherwhichquenchedmuchofthepleasureshederivedfromtheproofthatshewasidolized.

           "Iwilltrytoloveyou,"shewassaying,inatremblingvoicequiteunlikeherusualself-confidence."AndifIcanbelieveinanywaythatIshallmakeyouagoodwifeIshallindeedbewillingtomarryyou.But,Mr.Boldwood,hesitationonsohighamatterishonourableinanywoman,andIdon’twanttogiveasolemnpromiseto-night.IwouldratheraskyoutowaitafewweekstillIcanseemysituationbetter.

           "Butyouhaveeveryreasontobelievethatthen"

           "Ihaveeveryreasontohopethatattheendofthefiveorsixweeks,betweenthistimeandharvest,thatyousayyouaregoingtobeawayfromhome,Ishallbeabletopromisetobeyourwife,"shesaid,firmly."Butrememberthisdistinctly,Idon’tpromiseyet."

           "Itisenough;Idon’taskmore.Icanwaitonthosedearwords

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