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III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           Faironeswithlongcurls,faironeswithshortcurls,faironeswithlovelocks,faironeswithbraids,flewroundandround;andabeholdermightwellhavewonderedhowsuchaprepossessingsetofyoungwomenoflikesize,age,anddisposition,couldhavebeencollectedtogetherwheretherewereonlyoneortwovillagestochoosefrom.Inthebackgroundwasonehappymandancingbyhimself,withclosedeyes,totallyobliviousofalltherest.Afirewasburningunderapollardthornafewpacesoff,overwhichthreekettleshunginarow.Hardbywasatablewhereelderlydamespreparedtea,butEustacialookedamongtheminvainforthecattle-dealer’swifewhohadsuggestedthatsheshouldcome,andhadpromisedtoobtainacourteouswelcomeforher.

           ThisunexpectedabsenceoftheonlylocalresidentwhomEustaciaknewconsiderablydamagedherschemeforanafternoonofrecklessgaiety.Joininginbecameamatterofdifficulty,notwithstandingthat,wereshetoadvance,cheerfuldameswouldcomeforwardwithcupsofteaandmakemuchofherasastrangerofsuperiorgraceandknowledgetothemselves.Havingwatchedthecompanythroughthefiguresoftwodances,shedecidedtowalkalittlefurther,toacottagewhereshemightgetsomerefreshment,andthenreturnhomewardintheshadytimeofevening.

           Thisshedid,andbythetimethatsheretracedherstepstowardsthesceneofthegipsying,whichitwasnecessarytorepassonherwaytoAlderworth,thesunwasgoingdown.

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