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VIII. Eustacia Hears of Good Fortune, and Beholds Evil

           “IamdrivingtoEastEgdon;butIcameroundherejusttotellyouthenews.Perhapsyouhaveheard—aboutMr.Wildeve’sfortune?”

           “No,”saidEustaciablankly.

           “Well,hehascomeintoafortuneofeleventhousandpounds—unclediedinCanada,justafterhearingthatallhisfamily,whomhewassendinghome,hadgonetothebottomintheCassiopeia;soWildevehascomeintoeverything,withoutintheleastexpectingit.”

           Eustaciastoodmotionlessawhile.“Howlonghasheknownofthis?”sheasked.

           “Well,itwasknowntohimthismorningearly,forIknewitatteno’clock,whenCharleycameback.Now,heiswhatIcallaluckyman.Whatafoolyouwere,Eustacia!”

           “Inwhatway?”shesaid,liftinghereyesinapparentcalmness.

           “Why,innotstickingtohimwhenyouhadhim.”

           “Hadhim,indeed!”

           “Ididnotknowtherehadeverbeenanythingbetweenyoutilllately;and,faith,IshouldhavebeenhotandstrongagainstitifIhadknown;butsinceitseemsthattherewassomesniffingbetweenye,whythedeucedidn’tyousticktohim?”

           Eustaciamadenoreply,butshelookedasifshecouldsayasmuchuponthatsubjectasheifshechose.

           “Andhowisyourpoorpurblindhusband?”continuedtheoldman.“Notabadfelloweither,asfarashegoes.”

           “Heisquitewell.”

           “Itisagoodthingforhiscousinwhat-d’ye-call-her?ByGeorge,yououghttohavebeeninthatgalley,mygirl!NowImustdriveon.Doyouwantanyassistance?What’smineisyours,youknow.”

           “Thankyou,Grandfather,wearenotinwantatpresent,”shesaidcoldly.

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