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XLIV. Under a Tree—Reaction

           Theboywasofthedunceclassapparently;thebookwasapsalter,andthiswashiswayoflearningthecollect.Intheworstattacksoftroublethereappearstobealwaysasuperficialfilmofconsciousnesswhichisleftdisengagedandopentothenoticeoftrifles,andBathshebawasfaintlyamusedattheboy’smethod,tillhetoopassedon.

           Bythistimestuporhadgivenplacetoanxiety,andanxietybegantomakeroomforhungerandthirst.Aformnowappearedupontheriseontheothersideoftheswamp,half-hiddenbythemist,andcametowardsBathsheba.Thewomanforitwasawomanapproachedwithherfaceaskance,asiflookingearnestlyonallsidesofher.Whenshegotalittlefurtherroundtotheleft,anddrewnearer,Bathshebacouldseethenewcomer’sprofileagainstthesunnysky,andknewthewavysweepfromforeheadtochin,withneitheranglenordecisivelineanywhereaboutit,tobethefamiliarcontourofLiddySmallbury.

           Bathsheba’sheartboundedwithgratitudeinthethoughtthatshewasnotaltogetherdeserted,andshejumpedup."Oh,Liddy!"shesaid,orattemptedtosay;butthewordshadonlybeenframedbyherlips;therecamenosound.Shehadlosthervoicebyexposuretothecloggedatmosphereallthesehoursofnight.

           "Oh,ma’am!IamsogladIhavefoundyou,"saidthegirl,assoonasshesawBathsheba.

           "Youcan’tcomeacross,"Bathshebasaidinawhisper,whichshevainlyendeavouredtomakeloudenoughtoreachLiddy’sears.Liddy,notknowingthis,steppeddownupontheswamp,saying,asshedidso,"Itwillbearmeup,Ithink.

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