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I. The Rencounter by the Pool

           Yeobrightdidnotfearforhisownpart;butrecollectionofEustacia’soldspeechabouttheevanescenceoflove,nowapparentlyforgottenbyher,sometimescausedhimtoaskhimselfaquestion;andherecoiledatthethoughtthatthequalityoffinitenesswasnotforeigntoEden.

           Whenthreeorfourweekshadbeenpassedthus,Yeobrightresumedhisreadinginearnest.Tomakeupforlosttimehestudiedindefatigably,forhewishedtoenterhisnewprofessionwiththeleastpossibledelay.

           Now,Eustacia’sdreamhadalwaysbeenthat,oncemarriedtoClym,shewouldhavethepowerofinducinghimtoreturntoParis.Hehadcarefullywithheldallpromisetodoso;butwouldhebeproofagainsthercoaxingandargument?ShehadcalculatedtosuchadegreeontheprobabilityofsuccessthatshehadrepresentedParis,andnotBudmouth,tohergrandfatherasinalllikelihoodtheirfuturehome.Herhopeswereboundupinthisdream.Inthequietdayssincetheirmarriage,whenYeobrighthadbeenporingoverherlips,hereyes,andthelinesofherface,shehadmusedandmusedonthesubject,evenwhileintheactofreturninghisgaze;andnowthesightofthebooks,indicatingafuturewhichwasantagonistictoherdream,struckherwithapositivelypainfuljar.Shewashopingforthetimewhen,asthemistressofsomeprettyestablishment,howeversmall,nearaParisianBoulevard,shewouldbepassingherdaysontheskirtsatleastofthegayworld,andcatchingstraywaftsfromthosetownpleasuresshewassowellfittedtoenjoy.

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