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LVI. Beauty in Loneliness—After All

           "IhavethoughtsomuchmoreofyousinceIfanciedyoudidnotwanteventoseemeagain.ButImustbegoingnow,orIshallbemissed.WhyGabriel,"shesaid,withaslightlaugh,astheywenttothedoor,"itseemsexactlyasifIhadcomecourtingyouhowdreadful!"

           "Andquiterighttoo,"saidOak."I’vedancedatyourskittishheels,mybeautifulBathsheba,formanyalongmile,andmanyalongday;anditishardtobegrudgemethisonevisit."

           Heaccompaniedherupthehill,explainingtoherthedetailsofhisforthcomingtenureoftheotherfarm.Theyspokeverylittleoftheirmutualfeeling;prettyphrasesandwarmexpressionsbeingprobablyunnecessarybetweensuchtriedfriends.Theirswasthatsubstantialaffectionwhicharises(ifanyarisesatall)whenthetwowhoarethrowntogetherbeginfirstbyknowingtheroughersidesofeachother’scharacter,andnotthebesttillfurtheron,theromancegrowingupintheintersticesofamassofhardprosaicreality.Thisgood-fellowshipcamaraderieusuallyoccurringthroughsimilarityofpursuits,isunfortunatelyseldomsuperaddedtolovebetweenthesexes,becausemenandwomenassociate,notintheirlabours,butintheirpleasuresmerely.Where,however,happycircumstancepermitsitsdevelopment,thecompoundedfeelingprovesitselftobetheonlylovewhichisstrongasdeaththatlovewhichmanywaterscannotquench,northefloodsdrown,besidewhichthepassionusuallycalledbythenameisevanescentassteam.

           

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