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VIII. Rain, Darkness, and Anxious Wanderers

           Ihardlysupposeshewilleverhavebravadoenoughtouseoneofthem;butitshowswhathasbeenlurkinginhermind;andpeoplewhothinkofthatsortofthingoncethinkofitagain.”

           “Wherearethepistols?”

           “Safelylockedup.Ono,shewon’ttouchthemagain.Buttherearemorewaysoflettingoutlifethanthroughabullet-hole.Whatdidyouquarrelaboutsobitterlywithhertodrivehertoallthis?Youmusthavetreatedherbadlyindeed.Well,Iwasalwaysagainstthemarriage,andIwasright.”

           “Areyougoingwithme?”saidYeobright,payingnoattentiontothecaptain’slatterremark.“IfsoIcantellyouwhatwequarrelledaboutaswewalkalong.”

           “Whereto?”

           “ToWildeve’s—thatwasherdestination,dependuponit.”

           Thomasinherebrokein,stillweeping:“Hesaidhewasonlygoingonasuddenshortjourney;butifsowhydidhewantsomuchmoney?O,Clym,whatdoyouthinkwillhappen?Iamafraidthatyou,mypoorbaby,willsoonhavenofatherlefttoyou!”

           “Iamoffnow,”saidYeobright,steppingintotheporch.

           “Iwouldfaingowith’ee,”saidtheoldmandoubtfully.“ButIbegintobeafraidthatmylegswillhardlycarrymetheresuchanightasthis.IamnotsoyoungasIwas.Iftheyareinterruptedintheirflightshewillbesuretocomebacktome,andIoughttobeatthehousetoreceiveher.Butbeitas’twillIcan’twalktotheQuietWoman,andthat’sanendon’t.I’llgostraighthome.”

           “Itwillperhapsbebest,”saidClym.“Thomasin,dryyourself,andbeascomfortableasyoucan.

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