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IV. Rough Coercion Is Employed

           Vennretreatedbeforehimdownthehilltoaplacewherethepathwasmerelyadeepgroovebetweentheheather;herehemysteriouslybentoverthegroundforafewminutes,andretired.WhenWildevecameontothatspothisanklewascaughtbysomething,andhefellheadlong.

           Assoonashehadrecoveredthepowerofrespirationhesatupandlistened.Therewasnotasoundinthegloombeyondthespiritlessstirofthesummerwind.Feelingaboutfortheobstaclewhichhadflunghimdown,hediscoveredthattwotuftsofheathhadbeentiedtogetheracrossthepath,formingaloop,whichtoatravellerwascertainoverthrow.Wildevepulledoffthestringthatboundthem,andwentonwithtolerablequickness.Onreachinghomehefoundthecordtobeofareddishcolour.Itwasjustwhathehadexpected.

           Althoughhisweaknesseswerenotspeciallythoseakintophysicalfear,thisspeciesofcoup-de-JarnacfromoneheknewtoowelltroubledthemindofWildeve.Buthismovementswereunalteredthereby.AnightortwolaterheagainwentalongthevaletoAlderworth,takingtheprecautionofkeepingoutofanypath.Thesensethathewaswatched,thatcraftwasemployedtocircumventhiserranttastes,addedpiquancytoajourneysoentirelysentimental,solongasthedangerwasofnofearfulsort.HeimaginedthatVennandMrs.Yeobrightwereinleague,andfeltthattherewasacertainlegitimacyincombatingsuchacoalition.

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