Chapter 5

           

           SmallhearthadHarrietforvisiting.OnlyhalfanhourbeforeherfriendcalledforheratMrs.Goddard’s,herevilstarshadledhertotheveryspotwhere,atthatmoment,atrunk,directedtoTheRev.PhilipElton,White-Hart,Bath,wastobeseenundertheoperationofbeingliftedintothebutcher’scart,whichwastoconveyittowherethecoachespast;andeverythinginthisworld,exceptingthattrunkandthedirection,wasconsequentlyablank.

           Shewent,however;andwhentheyreachedthefarm,andshewastobeputdown,attheendofthebroad,neatgravelwalk,whichledbetweenespalierapple-treestothefrontdoor,thesightofeverythingwhichhadgivenhersomuchpleasuretheautumnbefore,wasbeginningtorevivealittlelocalagitation;andwhentheyparted,Emmaobservedhertobelookingaroundwithasortoffearfulcuriosity,whichdeterminedhernottoallowthevisittoexceedtheproposedquarterofanhour.Shewentonherself,togivethatportionoftimetoanoldservantwhowasmarried,andsettledinDonwell.

           Thequarterofanhourbroughtherpunctuallytothewhitegateagain;andMissSmithreceivinghersummons,waswithherwithoutdelay,andunattendedbyanyalarmingyoungman.ShecamesolitarilydownthegravelwalkaMissMartinjustappearingatthedoor,andpartingwithherseeminglywithceremoniouscivility.

           Harrietcouldnotverysoongiveanintelligibleaccount.

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