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III. The Serious Discourse of Clym with His Cousin

           ButhedreadedtocontemplateThomasinweddedtothemerecorpseofaloverthathenowfelthimselftobe.Hehadbutthreeactivitiesaliveinhim.Onewashisalmostdailywalktothelittlegraveyardwhereinhismotherlay;another,hisjustasfrequentvisitsbynighttothemoredistantenclosurewhichnumberedhisEustaciaamongitsdead;thethirdwasself-preparationforavocationwhichaloneseemedlikelytosatisfyhiscravings—thatofanitinerantpreacheroftheeleventhcommandment.ItwasdifficulttobelievethatThomasinwouldbecheeredbyahusbandwithsuchtendenciesasthese.

           Yetheresolvedtoaskher,andletherdecideforherself.Itwasevenwithapleasantsenseofdoinghisdutythathewentdownstairstoheroneeveningforthispurpose,whenthesunwasprintingonthevalleythesamelongshadowofthehousetopthathehadseenlyingtheretimesoutofnumberwhilehismotherlived.

           Thomasinwasnotinherroom,andhefoundherinthefrontgarden.“Ihavelongbeenwanting,Thomasin,”hebegan,“tosaysomethingaboutamatterthatconcernsbothourfutures.”

           “Andyouaregoingtosayitnow?”sheremarkedquickly,colouringasshemethisgaze.“Dostopaminute,Clym,andletmespeakfirst,foroddlyenough,Ihavebeenwantingtosaysomethingtoyou.”

           “Byallmeanssayon,Tamsie.”

           “Isupposenobodycanoverhearus?”shewenton,castinghereyesaroundandloweringhervoice.

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