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III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           “Whatcouldhurtmeonthisheath,whohavenothing?”

           “BydivergingalittleIcanmakemywayhomethesameasyours.IshallbegladtokeepyoucompanyasfarasThroopeCorner.”SeeingthatEustaciasatoninhesitationheadded,“Perhapsyouthinkitunwisetobeseeninthesameroadwithmeaftertheeventsoflastsummer?”

           “IndeedIthinknosuchthing,”shesaidhaughtily.“IshallacceptwhosecompanyIchoose,forallthatmaybesaidbythemiserableinhabitantsofEgdon.”

           “Thenletuswalkon—ifyouareready.Ournearestwayistowardsthathollybushwiththedarkshadowthatyouseedownthere.”

           Eustaciaarose,andwalkedbesidehiminthedirectionsignified,brushingherwayoverthedampingheathandfern,andfollowedbythestrainsofthemerrymakers,whostillkeptupthedance.Themoonhadnowwaxedbrightandsilvery,buttheheathwasproofagainstsuchillumination,andtherewastobeobservedthestrikingsceneofadark,raylesstractofcountryunderanatmospherechargedfromitszenithtoitsextremitieswithwhitestlight.Toaneyeabovethemtheirtwofaceswouldhaveappearedamidtheexpanseliketwopearlsonatableofebony.

           Onthisaccounttheirregularitiesofthepathwerenotvisible,andWildeveoccasionallystumbled;whilstEustaciafounditnecessarytoperformsomegracefulfeatsofbalancingwheneverasmalltuftofheatherorrootoffurzeprotrudeditselfthroughthegrassofthenarrowtrackandentangledherfeet.

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