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V. Perplexity among Honest People

           “Iknowhowwrongitwasofmetolovehim,butdon’tpainmebytalkinglikethat,Aunt!Youwouldnothavehadmestaytherewithhim,wouldyou?—andyourhouseistheonlyhomeIhavetoreturnto.Hesayswecanbemarriedinadayortwo.”

           “Iwishhehadneverseenyou.”

           “Verywell;thenIwillbethemiserablestwomanintheworld,andnotlethimseemeagain.No,Iwon’thavehim!”

           “Itistoolatetospeakso.Comewithme.Iamgoingtotheinntoseeifhehasreturned.OfcourseIshallgettothebottomofthisstoryatonce.Mr.Wildevemustnotsupposehecanplaytricksuponme,oranybelongingtome.”

           “Itwasnotthat.Thelicensewaswrong,andhecouldn’tgetanotherthesameday.Hewilltellyouinamomenthowitwas,ifhecomes.”

           “Whydidn’thebringyouback?”

           “Thatwasme!”againsobbedThomasin.“WhenIfoundwecouldnotbemarriedIdidn’tliketocomebackwithhim,andIwasveryill.ThenIsawDiggoryVenn,andwasgladtogethimtotakemehome.Icannotexplainitanybetter,andyoumustbeangrywithmeifyouwill.”

           “Ishallseeaboutthat,”saidMrs.Yeobright;andtheyturnedtowardstheinn,knownintheneighbourhoodastheQuietWoman,thesignofwhichrepresentedthefigureofamatroncarryingherheadunderherarm,beneathwhichgruesomedesignwaswrittenthecoupletsowellknowntofrequentersoftheinn:—

           SINCETHEWOMAN’SQUIETLETNOMANBREEDARIOT.

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