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II. The People at Blooms-End Make Ready

           

           “Aunt,”saidThomasin,withroundeyes,“whatDOyoumean?”

           “Don’tbealarmed;itwasmyduty.Icansaynomoreaboutitnow,butwhenitisoverIwilltellyouexactlywhatIsaid,andwhyIsaidit.”

           Thomasinwasperforcecontent.

           “Andyouwillkeepthesecretofmywould-bemarriagefromClymforthepresent?”shenextasked.

           “Ihavegivenmywordto.Butwhatistheuseofit?Hemustsoonknowwhathashappened.Amerelookatyourfacewillshowhimthatsomethingiswrong.”

           Thomasinturnedandregardedherauntfromthetree.“Now,hearkentome,”shesaid,herdelicatevoiceexpandingintofirmnessbyaforcewhichwasotherthanphysical.“Tellhimnothing.IfhefindsoutthatIamnotworthytobehiscousin,lethim.But,sincehelovedmeonce,wewillnotpainhimbytellinghimmytroubletoosoon.Theairisfullofthestory,Iknow;butgossipswillnotdaretospeakofittohimforthefirstfewdays.Hisclosenesstomeistheverythingthatwillhinderthetalefromreachinghimearly.IfIamnotmadesafefromsneersinaweekortwoIwilltellhimmyself.”

           TheearnestnesswithwhichThomasinspokepreventedfurtherobjections.Herauntsimplysaid,“Verywell.Heshouldbyrightshavebeentoldatthetimethattheweddingwasgoingtobe.Hewillneverforgiveyouforyoursecrecy.”

           “Yes,hewill,whenheknowsitwasbecauseIwishedtosparehim,andthatIdidnotexpecthimhomesosoon.AndyoumustnotletmestandinthewayofyourChristmasparty.Puttingitoffwouldonlymakemattersworse.”

           “OfcourseIshallnot

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