Chapter 3

           

           AsforTessDurbeyfield,shedidnotsoeasilydislodgetheincidentfromherconsideration.Shehadnospirittodanceagainforalongtime,thoughshemighthavehadplentyofpartners;butah!theydidnotspeaksonicelyasthestrangeyoungmanhaddone.Itwasnottilltheraysofthesunhadabsorbedtheyoungstranger’sretreatingfigureonthehillthatsheshookoffhertemporarysadnessandansweredherwould-bepartnerintheaffirmative.

           Sheremainedwithhercomradestilldusk,andparticipatedwithacertainzestinthedancing;though,beingheart-wholeasyet,sheenjoyedtreadingameasurepurelyforitsownsake;littlediviningwhenshesaw“thesofttorments,thebittersweets,thepleasingpains,andtheagreeabledistresses”ofthosegirlswhohadbeenwooedandwon,whatsheherselfwascapableofinthatkind.Thestrugglesandwranglesoftheladsforherhandinajigwereanamusementtohernomore;andwhentheybecamefiercesherebukedthem.

           Shemighthavestayedevenlater,buttheincidentofherfather’soddappearanceandmannerreturneduponthegirl’smindtomakeheranxious,andwonderingwhathadbecomeofhimshedroppedawayfromthedancersandbentherstepstowardstheendofthevillageatwhichtheparentalcottagelay.

           Whileyetmanyscoreyardsoff,otherrhythmicsoundsthanthoseshehadquittedbecameaudibletoher;soundsthatsheknewwellsowell.

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