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IX. Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together

           Theirexertionsdidnotrelaxtillthedoctorarrived,whenonebyone,thesenselessthreeweretakenupstairsandputintowarmbeds.

           Vennsoonfelthimselfrelievedfromfurtherattendance,andwenttothedoor,scarcelyableyettorealizethestrangecatastrophethathadbefallenthefamilyinwhichhetooksogreataninterest.Thomasinsurelywouldbebrokendownbythesuddenandoverwhelmingnatureofthisevent.NofirmandsensibleMrs.Yeobrightlivednowtosupportthegentlegirlthroughtheordeal;and,whateveranunimpassionedspectatormightthinkofherlossofsuchahusbandasWildeve,therecouldbenodoubtthatforthemomentshewasdistractedandhorrifiedbytheblow.Asforhimself,notbeingprivilegedtogotoherandcomforther,hesawnoreasonforwaitinglongerinahousewhereheremainedonlyasastranger.

           Hereturnedacrosstheheathtohisvan.Thefirewasnotyetout,andeverythingremainedashehadleftit.Vennnowbethoughthimselfofhisclothes,whichweresaturatedwithwatertotheweightoflead.Hechangedthem,spreadthembeforethefire,andlaydowntosleep.Butitwasmorethanhecoulddotorestherewhileexcitedbyavividimaginationoftheturmoiltheywereinatthehousehehadquitted,and,blaminghimselfforcomingaway,hedressedinanothersuit,lockedupthedoor,andagainhastenedacrosstotheinn.Rainwasstillfallingheavilywhenheenteredthekitchen.Abrightfirewasshiningfromthehearth,andtwowomenwerebustlingabout,oneofwhomwasOllyDowden.

           “Well,howisitgoingonnow?”saidVenninawhisper.

           “Mr.

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