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VIII. Eustacia Hears of Good Fortune, and Beholds Evil

           

           AtthisEustaciasaid,withslumberingmischievousness,“What,wouldyouexchangewithhim—yourfortuneforme?”

           “Icertainlywould,”saidWildeve.

           “Asweareimaginingwhatisimpossibleandabsurd,supposewechangethesubject?”

           “Verywell;andIwilltellyouofmyplansforthefuture,ifyoucaretohearthem.Ishallpermanentlyinvestninethousandpounds,keeponethousandasreadymoney,andwiththeremainingthousandtravelforayearorso.”

           “Travel?Whatabrightidea!Wherewillyougoto?”

           “FromheretoParis,whereIshallpassthewinterandspring.ThenIshallgotoItaly,Greece,Egypt,andPalestine,beforethehotweathercomeson.InthesummerIshallgotoAmerica;andthen,byaplannotyetsettled,IshallgotoAustraliaandroundtoIndia.BythattimeIshallhavebeguntohavehadenoughofit.ThenIshallprobablycomebacktoParisagain,andthereIshallstayaslongasIcanaffordto.”

           “BacktoParisagain,”shemurmuredinavoicethatwasnearlyasigh.ShehadneveroncetoldWildeveoftheParisiandesireswhichClym’sdescriptionhadsowninher;yetherewasheinvoluntarilyinapositiontogratifythem.“YouthinkagooddealofParis?”sheadded.

           “Yes.Inmyopinionitisthecentralbeauty-spotoftheworld.”

           “Andinmine!AndThomasinwillgowithyou?”

           “Yes,ifshecaresto.Shemayprefertostayathome.”

           “Soyouwillbegoingabout,andIshallbestayinghere!”

           “Isupposeyouwill.Butweknowwhosefaultthatis.”

           “Iamnotblamingyou,”shesaidquickly.

           “Oh,Ithoughtyouwere.

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