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VIII. Eustacia Hears of Good Fortune, and Beholds Evil

           “Clymcutsfurze,buthedoesitmostlyasausefulpastime,becausehecandonothingelse.”

           “Heispaidforhispastime,isn’the?Threeshillingsahundred,Iheard.”

           “Clymhasmoney,”shesaid,colouring,“buthelikestoearnalittle.”

           “Verywell;goodnight.”Andthecaptaindroveon.

           WhenhergrandfatherwasgoneEustaciawentonherwaymechanically;butherthoughtswerenolongerconcerninghermother-in-lawandClym.Wildeve,notwithstandinghiscomplaintsagainsthisfate,hadbeenseizeduponbydestinyandplacedinthesunshineoncemore.Eleventhousandpounds!FromeveryEgdonpointofviewhewasarichman.InEustacia’seyes,too,itwasanamplesum—onesufficienttosupplythosewantsofherswhichhadbeenstigmatizedbyClyminhismoreausteremoodsasvainandluxurious.Thoughshewasnoloverofmoneyshelovedwhatmoneycouldbring;andthenewaccessoriessheimaginedaroundhimclothedWildevewithagreatdealofinterest.Sherecollectednowhowquietlywell-dressedhehadbeenthatmorning—hehadprobablyputonhisnewestsuit,regardlessofdamagebybriarsandthorns.Andthenshethoughtofhismannertowardsherself.

           “OIseeit,Iseeit,”shesaid.“Howmuchhewisheshehadmenow,thathemightgivemeallIdesire!”

           Inrecallingthedetailsofhisglancesandwords—atthetimescarcelyregarded—itbecameplaintoherhowgreatlytheyhadbeendictatedbyhisknowledgeofthisnewevent.

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