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VIII. Eustacia Hears of Good Fortune, and Beholds Evil

           IfeveryouSHOULDbeinclinedtoblameme,thinkofacertaineveningbyRainbarrow,whenyoupromisedtomeetmeanddidnot.Yousentmealetter;andmyheartachedtoreadthatasIhopeyoursneverwill.Thatwasonepointofdivergence.Ithendidsomethinginhaste....Butsheisagoodwoman,andIwillsaynomore.”

           “Iknowthattheblamewasonmysidethattime,”saidEustacia.“Butithadnotalwaysbeenso.However,itismymisfortunetobetoosuddeninfeeling.O,Damon,don’treproachmeanymore—Ican’tbearthat.”

           Theywentonsilentlyforadistanceoftwoorthreemiles,whenEustaciasaidsuddenly,“Haven’tyoucomeoutofyourway,Mr.Wildeve?”

           “Mywayisanywheretonight.IwillgowithyouasfarasthehillonwhichwecanseeBlooms-End,asitisgettinglateforyoutobealone.”

           “Don’ttrouble.Iamnotobligedtobeoutatall.IthinkIwouldratheryoudidnotaccompanymefurther.Thissortofthingwouldhaveanoddlookifknown.”

           “Verywell,Iwillleaveyou.”Hetookherhandunexpectedly,andkissedit—forthefirsttimesincehermarriage.“Whatlightisthatonthehill?”headded,asitweretohidethecaress.

           Shelooked,andsawaflickeringfirelightproceedingfromtheopensideofahovelalittlewaybeforethem.Thehovel,whichshehadhithertoalwaysfoundempty,seemedtobeinhabitednow.

           “Sinceyouhavecomesofar,”saidEustacia,“willyouseemesafelypastthathut?IthoughtIshouldhavemetClymsomewhereabouthere,butashedoesn’tappearIwillhastenonandgettoBlooms-Endbeforeheleaves.

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