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XXXII. Night—Horses Tramping

           "

           "Ididleaveanaccountandyouwouldhaveseenitinthemorning.Iwroteinchalkonthecoach-housedoorsthatIhadcomebackforthehorseandgig,anddrivenoff;thatIcouldarousenobody,andshouldreturnsoon."

           "Butyou’llconsider,ma’am,thatwecouldn’tseethattillitgotdaylight."

           "True,"shesaid,andthoughvexedatfirstshehadtoomuchsensetoblamethemlongorseriouslyforadevotiontoherthatwasasvaluableasitwasrare.Sheaddedwithaveryprettygrace,"Well,Ireallythankyouheartilyfortakingallthistrouble;butIwishyouhadborrowedanybody’shorsesbutMr.Boldwood’s."

           "Daintyislame,miss,"saidCoggan."Canyegoon?"

           "Itwasonlyastoneinhershoe.Igotdownandpulleditoutahundredyardsback.Icanmanageverywell,thankyou.IshallbeinBathbydaylight.Willyounowreturn,please?"

           Sheturnedherheadthegateman’scandleshimmeringuponherquick,cleareyesasshedidsopassedthroughthegate,andwassoonwrappedintheemboweringshadesofmysterioussummerboughs.CogganandGabrielputabouttheirhorses,and,fannedbythevelvetyairofthisJulynight,retracedtheroadbywhichtheyhadcome.

           "Astrangevagary,thisofhers,isn’tit,Oak?"saidCoggan,curiously.

           "Yes,"saidGabriel,shortly.

           "Shewon’tbeinBathbynodaylight!"

           "Coggan,supposewekeepthisnight’sworkasquietaswecan?"

           "Iamofoneandthesamemind."

           "Verywell.Weshallbehomebythreeo’clockorso,andcancreepintotheparishlikelambs.

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