Chapter 27

           

           Anup-hillanddown-hillrideoftwenty-oddmilesthroughagarishmid-dayatmospherebroughthimintheafternoontoadetachedknollamileortwowestofTalbothays,whenceheagainlookedintothatgreentroughofsappinessandhumidity,thevalleyoftheVarorFroom.Immediatelyhebegantodescendfromtheuplandtothefatalluvialsoilbelow,theatmospheregrewheavier;thelanguidperfumeofthesummerfruits,themists,thehay,theflowers,formedthereinavastpoolofodourwhichatthishourseemedtomaketheanimals,theverybeesandbutterfliesdrowsy.Clarewasnowsofamiliarwiththespotthatheknewtheindividualcowsbytheirnameswhen,alongdistanceoff,hesawthemdottedaboutthemeads.Itwaswithasenseofluxurythatherecognizedhispowerofviewinglifeherefromitsinnerside,inawaythathadbeenquiteforeigntohiminhisstudent-days;and,muchashelovedhisparents,hecouldnothelpbeingawarethattocomehere,asnow,afteranexperienceofhome-life,affectedhimlikethrowingoffsplintsandbandages;eventheonecustomarycurbonthehumoursofEnglishruralsocietiesbeingabsentinthisplace,Talbothayshavingnoresidentlandlord.

           Notahumanbeingwasoutofdoorsatthedairy.Thedenizenswereallenjoyingtheusualafternoonnapofanhourorsowhichtheexceedinglyearlyhourskeptinsummer-timerenderedanecessity.

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