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VIII. Firmness Is Discovered in a Gentle Heart

           Really,Ihalfhopehehasfailedtomeether!”

           “Andruinedhercharacter?”

           “Nonsense—thatwouldn’truinThomasin.”

           Hetookuphishatandhastilyleftthehouse.Mrs.Yeobrightlookedratherunhappy,andsatstill,deepinthought.Butshewasnotlongleftalone.AfewminuteslaterClymcamebackagain,andinhiscompanycameDiggoryVenn.

           “Ifindthereisn’ttimeformetogetthere,”saidClym.

           “Isshemarried?”Mrs.Yeobrightinquired,turningtothereddlemanafaceinwhichastrangestrifeofwishes,forandagainst,wasapparent.

           Vennbowed.“Sheis,ma’am.”

           “Howstrangeitsounds,”murmuredClym.

           “Andhedidn’tdisappointherthistime?”saidMrs.Yeobright.

           “Hedidnot.Andthereisnownoslightonhername.Iwashasteningath’arttotellyouatonce,asIsawyouwerenotthere.”

           “Howcameyoutobethere?Howdidyouknowit?”sheasked.

           “Ihavebeeninthatneighbourhoodforsometime,andIsawthemgoin,”saidthereddleman.“Wildevecameuptothedoor,punctualastheclock.Ididn’texpectitofhim.”Hedidnotadd,ashemighthaveadded,thathowhecametobeinthatneighbourhoodwasnotbyaccident;that,sinceWildeve’sresumptionofhisrighttoThomasin,Venn,withthethoroughnesswhichwaspartofhischaracter,haddeterminedtoseetheendoftheepisode.

           “Whowasthere?”saidMrs.Yeobright.

           “Nobodyhardly.Istoodrightoutoftheway,andshedidnotseeme.”Thereddlemanspokehuskily,andlookedintothegarden.

           “Whogaveheraway?”

           “MissVye.

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