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V. Perplexity among Honest People

           

           “Heseemstobeathome,”saidMrs.Yeobright.

           “MustIcomein,too,Aunt?”askedThomasinfaintly.“Isupposenot;itwouldbewrong.”

           “Youmustcome,certainly—toconfronthim,sothathemaymakenofalserepresentationstome.Weshallnotbefiveminutesinthehouse,andthenwe’llwalkhome.”

           Enteringtheopenpassage,shetappedatthedooroftheprivateparlour,unfastenedit,andlookedin.

           ThebackandshouldersofamancamebetweenMrs.Yeobright’seyesandthefire.Wildeve,whoseformitwas,immediatelyturned,arose,andadvancedtomeethisvisitors.

           Hewasquiteayoungman,andofthetwoproperties,formandmotion,thelatterfirstattractedtheeyeinhim.Thegraceofhismovementwassingular—itwasthepantomimicexpressionofalady-killingcareer.Nextcameintonoticethemorematerialqualities,amongwhichwasaprofusecropofhairimpendingoverthetopofhisface,lendingtohisforeheadthehigh-corneredoutlineofanearlyGothicshield;andaneckwhichwassmoothandroundasacylinder.Thelowerhalfofhisfigurewasoflightbuild.Altogetherhewasoneinwhomnomanwouldhaveseenanythingtoadmire,andinwhomnowomanwouldhaveseenanythingtodislike.

           Hediscernedtheyounggirl’sforminthepassage,andsaid,“Thomasin,then,hasreachedhome.Howcouldyouleavemeinthatway,darling?”AndturningtoMrs.Yeobright—“Itwasuselesstoarguewithher.Shewouldgo,andgoalone.”

           “Butwhat’sthemeaningofitall?”demandedMrs.Yeobrighthaughtily.

           “Takeaseat,”saidWildeve,placingchairsforthetwowomen.

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