Chapter 33

           

           Angelfeltthathewouldliketospendadaywithherbeforethewedding,somewhereawayfromthedairy,asalastjauntinhercompanywhiletherewereyetmereloverandmistress;aromanticday,incircumstancesthatwouldneverberepeated;withthatotherandgreaterdaybeamingcloseaheadofthem.Duringtheprecedingweek,therefore,hesuggestedmakingafewpurchasesinthenearesttown,andtheystartedtogether.

           Clare’slifeatthedairyhadbeenthatofarecluseinrespecttheworldofhisownclass.Formonthshehadnevergonenearatown,and,requiringnovehicle,hadneverkeptone,hiringthedairyman’scoborgigifherodeordrove.Theywentinthegigthatday.

           Andthenforthefirsttimeintheirlivestheyshoppedaspartnersinoneconcern.ItwasChristmasEve,withitsloadsahollyandmistletoe,andthetownwasveryfullofstrangerswhohadcomeinfromallpartsofthecountryonaccountoftheday.Tesspaidthepenaltyofwalkingaboutwithhappinesssuperaddedtobeautyonhercountenancebybeingmuchstaredatasshemovedamidthemonhisarm.

           Intheeveningtheyreturnedtotheinnatwhichtheyhadputup,andTesswaitedintheentrywhileAngelwenttoseethehorseandgigbroughttothedoor.Thegeneralsitting-roomwasfullofguests,whowerecontinuallygoinginandout.Asthedooropenedandshuteachtimeforthepassageofthese,thelightwithintheparlourfellfulluponTess’sface.Twomencameoutandpassedbyheramongtherest.

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