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II. Thomasin Walks in a Green Place by the Roman Road

           

           Thomasinwassosurprisedbytheexplanationthatshequiteforgottolecturethegirl,whoglidedsilentlyaway.Thomasindidnotmovefurtherthantoturnhereyesuponthegrass-platwheretheMaypolehadstood.Sheremainedthinking,thensaidtoherselfthatshewouldnotgooutthatafternoon,butwouldworkhardatthebaby’sunfinishedlovelyplaidfrock,cutonthecrossinthenewestfashion.Howshemanagedtoworkhard,andyetdonomorethanshehaddoneattheendoftwohours,wouldhavebeenamysterytoanyonenotawarethattherecentincidentwasofakindlikelytodivertherindustryfromamanualtoamentalchannel.

           Nextdayshewentherwaysasusual,andcontinuedhercustomofwalkingintheheathwithnoothercompanionthanlittleEustacia,nowoftheagewhenitisamatterofdoubtwithsuchcharacterswhethertheyareintendedtowalkthroughtheworldontheirhandsorontheirfeet;sothattheygetintopainfulcomplicationsbytryingboth.ItwasverypleasanttoThomasin,whenshehadcarriedthechildtosomelonelyplace,togiveheralittleprivatepracticeonthegreenturfandshepherd’s-thyme,whichformedasoftmattofallheadlonguponthemwhenequilibriumwaslost.

           Once,whenengagedinthissystemoftraining,andstoopingtoremovebitsofstick,fern-stalks,andothersuchfragmentsfromthechild’spath,thatthejourneymightnotbebroughttoanuntimelyendbysomeinsuperablebarrieraquarterofaninchhigh,shewasalarmedbydiscoveringthatamanonhorsebackwasalmostclosebesideher,thesoftnaturalcarpethavingmuffledthehorse’stread.

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