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           Buttheplainfactwasthathehadn’tspentapennyonit;whichwasnodoubtthereasonoftheprodigiousscoreithadsincebeenrollingup.Atanyrate,beataboutthecaseashewould,itwasclearthatheowedittoAnna—andincidentallytohisownpeaceofmind—tofindsomewayofsecuringSophyViner’sfuturewithoutleavingherinstalledatGivrewhenheandhiswifeshoulddepartfortheirnewpost.

           Thenightbroughtnoaidtothesolvingofthisproblem;butitgavehim,atanyrate,theclearconvictionthatnotimewastobelost.HisfirststepmustbetoobtainfromMissVinerthechanceofanotherandcalmertalk;andheresolvedtoseekitattheearliesthour.

           HehadgatheredthatEffie’slessonswereprecededbyanearlyscamperinthepark,andconjecturingthathergovernessmightbewithherhebetookhimselfthenextmorningtotheterrace,whencehewanderedontothegardensandthewalksbeyond.

           Theatmospherewasstillandpale.Themuffledsunlightgleamedlikegoldtissuethroughgreygauze,andthebeechalleystaperedawaytoabluehazeblentofskyandforest.Itwasoneofthoseelusivedayswhenthefamiliarformsofthingsseemabouttodissolveinaprismaticshimmer.

           Thestillnesswaspresentlybrokenbyjoyfulbarks,andDarrow,trackingthesound,overtookEffieflyingdownoneofthelongalleysattheheadofherpack.BeyondherhesawMissVinerseatednearthestone-rimmedbasinbesidewhichheandAnnahadpausedontheirfirstwalktotheriver.

           Thegirl,comingforwardathisapproach,returnedhisgreetingalmostgaily.

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