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IV. Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure

           WhatshouldIhavetogiveyoutolendmeyourthings,toletmetakeyourplaceforanhourortwoonMondaynight,andonnoaccounttosayawordaboutwhoorwhatIam?Youwould,ofcourse,havetoexcuseyourselffromplayingthatnight,andtosaythatsomebody—acousinofMissVye’s—wouldactforyou.Theothermummershaveneverspokentomeintheirlivessothatitwouldbesafeenough;andifitwerenot,Ishouldnotmind.Now,whatmustIgiveyoutoagreetothis?Halfacrown?”

           Theyouthshookhishead

           “Fiveshillings?”

           Heshookhisheadagain.“Moneywon’tdoit,”hesaid,brushingtheironheadofthefiredogwiththehollowofhishand.

           “Whatwill,then,Charley?”saidEustaciainadisappointedtone.

           “YouknowwhatyouforbademeattheMaypoling,miss,”murmuredthelad,withoutlookingather,andstillstrokingthefiredog’shead.

           “Yes,”saidEustacia,withalittlemorehauteur.“Youwantedtojoinhandswithmeinthering,ifIrecollect?”

           “Halfanhourofthat,andI’llagree,miss.”

           Eustaciaregardedtheyouthsteadfastly.Hewasthreeyearsyoungerthanherself,butapparentlynotbackwardforhisage.“Halfanhourofwhat?”shesaid,thoughsheguessedwhat.

           “Holdingyourhandinmine.”

           Shewassilent.“Makeitaquarterofanhour,”shesaid

           “Yes,MissEustacia—Iwill,ifImaykissittoo.Aquarterofanhour.AndI’llsweartodothebestIcantoletyoutakemyplacewithoutanybodyknowing.Don’tyouthinksomebodymightknowyourtongue,miss?”

           “Itispossible.

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