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I. The Inevitable Movement Onward

           Hisimaginationwouldthenpeoplethespotwithitsancientinhabitants—forgottenCeltictribestrodtheirtracksabouthim,andhecouldalmostliveamongthem,lookintheirfaces,andseethemstandingbesidethebarrowswhichswelledaround,untouchedandperfectasatthetimeoftheirerection.Thoseofthedyedbarbarianswhohadchosenthecultivabletractswere,incomparisonwiththosewhohadlefttheirmarkshere,aswritersonpaperbesidewritersonparchment.Theirrecordshadperishedlongagobytheplough,whiletheworksoftheseremained.Yettheyallhadlivedanddiedunconsciousofthedifferentfatesawaitingtheirrelics.Itremindedhimthatunforeseenfactorsoperateintheevolutionofimmortality.

           Winteragaincameround,withitswinds,frosts,tamerobins,andsparklingstarlight.TheyearpreviousThomasinhadhardlybeenconsciousoftheseason’sadvance;thisyearshelaidherheartopentoexternalinfluencesofeverykind.Thelifeofthissweetcousin,herbaby,andherservants,cametoClym’ssensesonlyintheformofsoundsthroughawoodpartitionashesatoverbooksofexceptionallylargetype;buthisearbecameatlastsoaccustomedtotheseslightnoisesfromtheotherpartofthehousethathealmostcouldwitnessthescenestheysignified.

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