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VII. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness

           

           Hehadreachedthewhitepalingsandlaidhishanduponthegatewhenthedoorofthehouseopened,andquicklyclosedagain.Afemaleformhadglidedin.Atthesametimeaman,whohadseeminglybeenstandingwiththewomanintheporch,cameforwardfromthehousetillhewasfacetofacewithVenn.ItwasWildeveagain.

           “Manalive,you’vebeenquickatit,”saidDiggorysarcastically.

           “Andyouslow,asyouwillfind,”saidWildeve.“And,”loweringhisvoice,“youmayaswellgobackagainnow.I’veclaimedher,andgother.Goodnight,reddleman!”ThereuponWildevewalkedaway.

           Venn’sheartsankwithinhim,thoughithadnotrisenundulyhigh.Hestoodleaningoverthepalingsinanindecisivemoodfornearlyaquarterofanhour.Thenhewentupthegardenpath,knocked,andaskedforMrs.Yeobright.

           Insteadofrequestinghimtoentershecametotheporch.Adiscoursewascarriedonbetweentheminlowmeasuredtonesforthespaceoftenminutesormore.AttheendofthetimeMrs.Yeobrightwentin,andVennsadlyretracedhisstepsintotheheath.Whenhehadagainregainedhisvanhelitthelantern,andwithanapatheticfaceatoncebegantopulloffhisbestclothes,tillinthecourseofafewminuteshereappearedastheconfirmedandirretrievablereddlemanthathehadseemedbefore.

           

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