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VII. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness

           Butherthoughtssoonstrayedfarfromherownpersonality;and,fullofapassionateandindescribablesolicitudeforonetowhomshewasnotevenaname,shewentforthintotheamplitudeoftannedwildaroundher,restlessasAhasuerustheJew.Shewasabouthalfamilefromherresidencewhenshebeheldasinisterrednessarisingfromaravinealittlewayinadvance—dullandluridlikeaflameinsunlightandsheguessedittosignifyDiggoryVenn.

           WhenthefarmerswhohadwishedtobuyinanewstockofreddleduringthelastmonthhadinquiredwhereVennwastobefound,peoplereplied,“OnEgdonHeath.”Dayafterdaytheanswerwasthesame.Now,sinceEgdonwaspopulatedwithheath-croppersandfurze-cuttersratherthanwithsheepandshepherds,andthedownswheremostofthelatterweretobefoundlaysometothenorth,sometothewestofEgdon,hisreasonforcampingabouttherelikeIsraelinZinwasnotapparent.Thepositionwascentralandoccasionallydesirable.ButthesaleofreddlewasnotDiggory’sprimaryobjectinremainingontheheath,particularlyatsolateaperiodoftheyear,whenmosttravellersofhisclasshadgoneintowinterquarters.

           Eustacialookedatthelonelyman.WildevehadtoldherattheirlastmeetingthatVennhadbeenthrustforwardbyMrs.YeobrightasonereadyandanxioustotakehisplaceasThomasin’sbetrothed.Hisfigurewasperfect,hisfaceyoungandwelloutlined,hiseyebright,hisintelligencekeen,andhispositiononewhichhecouldreadilybetterifhechose.

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