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VII. The Morning and the Evening of a Day

           Wildeve,todohimjustice,hadbehavedverycourteouslytohiswife’saunt;anditwaswithnosurprisethatshesawhimenternow.

           “Thomasinhasnotbeenabletocome,asshepromisedtodo,”herepliedtoherinquiry,whichhadbeenanxious,forsheknewthatherniecewasbadlyinwantofmoney.“Thecaptaincamedownlastnightandpersonallypressedhertojointhemtoday.So,nottobeunpleasant,shedeterminedtogo.Theyfetchedherinthepony-chaise,andaregoingtobringherback.”

           “Thenitisdone,”saidMrs.Yeobright.“Havetheygonetotheirnewhome?”

           “Idon’tknow.IhavehadnonewsfromMistoversinceThomasinlefttogo.”

           “Youdidnotgowithher?”saidshe,asiftheremightbegoodreasonswhy.

           “Icouldnot,”saidWildeve,reddeningslightly.“Wecouldnotbothleavethehouse;itwasratherabusymorning,onaccountofAngleburyGreatMarket.IbelieveyouhavesomethingtogivetoThomasin?Ifyoulike,Iwilltakeit.”

           Mrs.Yeobrighthesitated,andwonderedifWildeveknewwhatthesomethingwas.“Didshetellyouofthis?”sheinquired.

           “Notparticularly.Shecasuallydroppedaremarkabouthavingarrangedtofetchsomearticleorother.”

           “Itishardlynecessarytosendit.Shecanhaveitwhenevershechoosestocome.”

           “Thatwon’tbeyet.Inthepresentstateofherhealthshemustnotgoonwalkingsomuchasshehasdone.”Headded,withafainttwangofsarcasm,“WhatwonderfulthingisitthatIcannotbetrustedtotake?”

           “Nothingworthtroublingyouwith.

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