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V. Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues

           Youhavecomeonlytodistressme,alonelywoman,andshortenmydays!Iwishthatyouwouldbestowyourpresencewhereyoubestowyourlove!”

           Clymsaidhuskily,“Youaremymother.Iwillsaynomore—beyondthis,thatIbegyourpardonforhavingthoughtthismyhome.Iwillnolongerinflictmyselfuponyou;I’llgo.”Andhewentoutwithtearsinhiseyes.

           Itwasasunnyafternoonatthebeginningofsummer,andthemoisthollowsoftheheathhadpassedfromtheirbrowntotheirgreenstage.YeobrightwalkedtotheedgeofthebasinwhichextendeddownfromMistoverandRainbarrow.

           Bythistimehewascalm,andhelookedoverthelandscape.Intheminorvalleys,betweenthehillockswhichdiversifiedthecontourofthevale,thefreshyoungfernswereluxuriantlygrowingup,ultimatelytoreachaheightoffiveorsixfeet.Hedescendedalittleway,flunghimselfdowninaspotwhereapathemergedfromoneofthesmallhollows,andwaited.HitheritwasthathehadpromisedEustaciatobringhismotherthisafternoon,thattheymightmeetandbefriends.Hisattempthadutterlyfailed.

           Hewasinanestofvividgreen.Thefernyvegetationroundhim,thoughsoabundant,wasquiteuniform—itwasagroveofmachine-madefoliage,aworldofgreentriangleswithsaw-edges,andnotasingleflower.Theairwaswarmwithavaporouswarmth,andthestillnesswasunbroken.Lizards,grasshoppers,andantsweretheonlylivingthingstobebeheld.

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