Chapter 28

           

           1stGent.AlltimesaregoodtoseekyourweddedhomeBringingamutualdelight.

           2dGent.Why,true.ThecalendarhathnotanevildayForsoulsmadeonebylove,andevendeathWeresweetness,ifitcamelikerollingwavesWhiletheytwoclaspedeachother,andforesawNolifeapart.

           Mr.andMrs.Casaubon,returningfromtheirweddingjourney,arrivedatLowickManorinthemiddleofJanuary.Alightsnowwasfallingastheydescendedatthedoor,andinthemorning,whenDorotheapassedfromherdressing-roomavenuetheblue-greenboudoirthatweknowof,shesawthelongavenueoflimesliftingtheirtrunksfromawhiteearth,andspreadingwhitebranchesagainstthedunandmotionlesssky.Thedistantflatshrankinuniformwhitenessandlow-hanginguniformityofcloud.Theveryfurnitureintheroomseemedtohaveshrunksinceshesawitbefore:theslaginthetapestrylookedmorelikeaghostinhisghostlyblue-greenworld;thevolumesofpoliteliteratureinthebookcaselookedmornlikeimmovableimitationsofbooks.Thebrightfireofdryoak-boughsburningonthedogsseemedanincongruousrenewaloflifeandglowlikethefigureofDorotheaherselfassheenteredcarryingthered-leathercasescontainingthecameosforCelia.

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