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V. The Journey across the Heath

           ButfromthepointatwhichshehadarriveditwasaseasytoreachClym’shouseastogethomeagain.Soshewenton,theairaroundherpulsatingsilently,andoppressingtheearthwithlassitude.Shelookedattheskyoverhead,andsawthatthesapphirinehueofthezenithinspringandearlysummerhadbeenreplacedbyametallicviolet.

           Occasionallyshecametoaspotwhereindependentworldsofephemeronswerepassingtheirtimeinmadcarousal,someintheair,someonthehotgroundandvegetation,someinthetepidandstringywaterofanearlydriedpool.Alltheshallowerpondshaddecreasedtoavaporousmudamidwhichthemaggotyshapesofinnumerableobscurecreaturescouldbeindistinctlyseen,heavingandwallowingwithenjoyment.Beingawomannotdisinclinedtophilosophizeshesometimessatdownunderherumbrellatorestandtowatchtheirhappiness,foracertainhopefulnessastotheresultofhervisitgaveeasetohermind,andbetweenimportantthoughtsleftitfreetodwellonanyinfinitesimalmatterwhichcaughthereyes.

           Mrs.Yeobrighthadneverbeforebeentoherson’shouse,anditsexactpositionwasunknowntoher.Shetriedoneascendingpathandanother,andfoundthattheyledherastray.Retracinghersteps,shecameagaintoanopenlevel,wheresheperceivedatadistanceamanatwork.Shewenttowardshimandinquiredtheway.

           Thelabourerpointedoutthedirection,andadded,“Doyouseethatfurze-cutter,ma’am,goingupthatfootpathyond?”

           Mrs.Yeobrightstrainedhereyes,andatlastsaidthatshedidperceivehim.

           “Well,ifyoufollowhimyoucanmakenomistake.

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