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VII. The Night of the Sixth of November

           

           Bywarmingandkneading,cuttingandtwisting,dismemberingandre-joiningtheincipientimageshehadinaboutaquarterofanhourproducedashapewhichtolerablywellresembledawoman,andwasaboutsixincheshigh.Shelaiditonthetabletogetcoldandhard.Meanwhileshetookthecandleandwentupstairstowherethelittleboywaslying.

           “Didyounotice,mydear,whatMrs.Eustaciaworethisafternoonbesidesthedarkdress?”

           “Aredribbonroundherneck.”

           “Anythingelse?”

           “No—exceptsandal-shoes.”

           “Aredribbonandsandal-shoes,”shesaidtoherself.

           Mrs.Nunsuchwentandsearchedtillshefoundafragmentofthenarrowestredribbon,whichshetookdownstairsandtiedroundtheneckoftheimage.Thenfetchinginkandaquiltfromthericketybureaubythewindow,sheblackenedthefeetoftheimagetotheextentpresumablycoveredbyshoes;andontheinstepofeachfootmarkedcross-linesintheshapetakenbythesandalstringsofthosedays.Finallyshetiedabitofblackthreadroundtheupperpartofthehead,infaintresemblancetoasnoodwornforconfiningthehair.

           Susanheldtheobjectatarm’slengthandcontemplateditwithasatisfactioninwhichtherewasnosmile.ToanybodyacquaintedwiththeinhabitantsofEgdonHeaththeimagewouldhavesuggestedEustaciaYeobright.

           Fromherworkbasketinthewindow-seatthewomantookapaperofpins,oftheoldlongandyellowsort,whoseheadsweredisposedtocomeoffattheirfirstusage.Theseshebegantothrustintotheimageinalldirections,withapparentlyexcruciatingenergy

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