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IV. The Halt on the Turnpike Road

           Keepinganinn—whatisit?But’a’sclever,that’strue,andtheysayhewasanengineeringgentlemanonce,buthascomedownbybeingtoooutwardlygiven.”

           “Isawthat,uponthewhole,itwouldbebettersheshouldmarrywhereshewished.”

           “Poorlittlething,herfeelingsgotthebetterofher,nodoubt.’Tisnature.Well,theymaycallhimwhattheywill—he’veseveralacresofheth-groundbrokeuphere,besidesthepublichouse,andtheheth-croppers,andhismannersbequitelikeagentleman’s.Andwhat’sdonecannotbeundone.”

           “Itcannot,”saidMrs.Yeobright.“See,here’sthewagon-trackatlast.Nowweshallgetalongbetter.”

           Theweddingsubjectwasnofurtherdweltupon;andsoonafaintdivergingpathwasreached,wheretheypartedcompany,OllyfirstbegginghercompaniontoremindMr.Wildevethathehadnotsenthersickhusbandthebottleofwinepromisedontheoccasionofhismarriage.Thebesom-makerturnedtothelefttowardsherownhouse,behindaspurofthehill,andMrs.Yeobrightfollowedthestraighttrack,whichfurtheronjoinedthehighwaybytheQuietWomanInn,whithershesupposedherniecetohavereturnedwithWildevefromtheirweddingatAngleburythatday.

           ShefirstreachedWildeve’sPatch,asitwascalled,aplotoflandredeemedfromtheheath,andafterlongandlaboriousyearsbroughtintocultivation.Themanwhohaddiscoveredthatitcouldbetilleddiedofthelabour;themanwhosucceededhiminpossessionruinedhimselfinfertilizingit.WildevecamelikeAmerigoVespucci,andreceivedthehonoursduetothosewhohadgonebefore.

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