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X. A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion

           

           “AstheonlyladyontheheathIthinkyoumight,”saidVennwithsubtleindirectness.“Thisishowthecasestands.Mr.WildevewouldmarryThomasinatonce,andmakeallmatterssmooth,ifsobetherewerenotanotherwomaninthecase.Thisotherwomanissomepersonhehaspickedupwith,andmeetsontheheathoccasionally,Ibelieve.Hewillnevermarryher,andyetthroughherhemaynevermarrythewomanwholoveshimdearly.Now,ifyou,miss,whohavesomuchswayoverusmenfolk,weretoinsistthatheshouldtreatyouryoungneighbourTamsinwithhonourablekindnessandgiveuptheotherwoman,hewouldperhapsdoit,andsaveheragooddealofmisery.”

           “Ah,mylife!”saidEustacia,withalaughwhichunclosedherlipssothatthesunshoneintohermouthasintoatulip,andlentitasimilarscarletfire.“Youthinktoomuchofmyinfluenceovermenfolkindeed,reddleman.IfIhadsuchapowerasyouimagineIwouldgostraightanduseitforthegoodofanybodywhohasbeenkindtome—whichThomasinYeobrighthasnotparticularly,tomyknowledge.”

           “Canitbethatyoureallydon’tknowofit—howmuchshehadalwaysthoughtofyou?”

           “Ihaveneverheardawordofit.AlthoughweliveonlytwomilesapartIhaveneverbeeninsideheraunt’shouseinmylife.”

           ThesuperciliousnessthatlurkedinhermannertoldVennthatthusfarhehadutterlyfailed.Heinwardlysighedandfeltitnecessarytounmaskhissecondargument.

           “Well,leavingthatoutofthequestion,’tisinyourpower,Iassureyou,MissVye,todoagreatdealofgoodtoanotherwoman.

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