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           Afterall,MrWinter,whowasreallyagentlemanandamanoftheworld,treatedherasapersonandadiscriminatingindividual;hedidnotlumphertogetherwithalltherestofhisfemalewomanhoodinhis’thee’and’tha’.

           Shedidnotgotothewoodthatdaynorthenext,northedayfollowing.Shedidnotgosolongasshefelt,orimaginedshefelt,themanwaitingforher,wantingher.Butthefourthdayshewasterriblyunsettledanduneasy.Shestillrefusedtogotothewoodandopenherthighsoncemoretotheman.Shethoughtofallthethingsshemightdo--drivetoSheffield,payvisits,andthethoughtofallthesethingswasrepellent.Atlastshedecidedtotakeawalk,nottowardsthewood,butintheoppositedirection;shewouldgotoMarehay,throughthelittleirongateintheothersideoftheparkfence.Itwasaquietgreydayofspring,almostwarm.Shewalkedonunheeding,absorbedinthoughtsshewasnotevenconsciousofShewasnotreallyawareofanythingoutsideher,tillshewasstartledbytheloudbarkingofthedogatMarehayFarm.MarehayFarm!ItspasturesranuptoWragbyparkfence,sotheywereneighbours,butitwassometimesinceConniehadcalled.

           ’Bell!’shesaidtothebigwhitebull-terrier.’Bell!haveyouforgottenme?Don’tyouknowme?’Shewasafraidofdogs,andBellstoodbackandbellowed,andshewantedtopassthroughthefarmyardontothewarrenpath.

           MrsFlintappeared.ShewasawomanofConstance’sownage,hadbeenaschool-teacher,butConniesuspectedherofbeingratherafalselittlething.