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VIII. Firmness Is Discovered in a Gentle Heart

           

           “I—Iam—”Thomasinbegan,givingwaylikewise.But,quellinghergrief,shesaid“Good-bye!”againandwenton.

           ThenMrs.Yeobrightsawalittlefigurewendingitswaybetweenthescratchingfurze-bushes,anddiminishingfarupthevalley—apale-bluespotinavastfieldofneutralbrown,solitaryandundefendedexceptbythepowerofherownhope.

           Buttheworstfeatureinthecasewasonewhichdidnotappearinthelandscape;itwastheman.

           ThehourchosenfortheceremonybyThomasinandWildevehadbeensotimedastoenablehertoescapetheawkwardnessofmeetinghercousinClym,whowasreturningthesamemorning.Toowntothepartialtruthofwhathehadheardwouldbedistressingaslongasthehumiliatingpositionresultingfromtheeventwasunimproved.Itwasonlyafterasecondandsuccessfuljourneytothealtarthatshecouldliftupherheadandprovethefailureofthefirstattemptapureaccident.

           ShehadnotbeengonefromBlooms-EndmorethanhalfanhourwhenYeobrightcamebythemeadsfromtheotherdirectionandenteredthehouse.

           “Ihadanearlybreakfast,”hesaidtohismotheraftergreetingher.“NowIcouldeatalittlemore.”

           Theysatdowntotherepeatedmeal,andhewentoninalow,anxiousvoice,apparentlyimaginingthatThomasinhadnotyetcomedownstairs,“What’sthisIhaveheardaboutThomasinandMr.Wildeve?”

           “Itistrueinmanypoints,”saidMrs.Yeobrightquietly;“butitisallrightnow,Ihope.”Shelookedattheclock.

           “True?”

           “Thomasinisgonetohimtoday.”

           Clympushedawayhisbreakfast.

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