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Chapter 45

           

           “Whatawoman’sreason!Whoisthisbetterman?”

           “Icannottellyou.”

           “Well,”hedeclared,aresentmentbeneathhiswordsseemingreadytospringoutatamoment’snotice,“GodforbidthatIshouldsayIamagoodmanandyouknowIdon’tsayanysuchthing.Iamnewtogoodness,truly;butnewcomersseefurthestsometimes.”

           “Yes,”sherepliedsadly.“ButIcannotbelieveinyourconversiontoanewspirit.Suchflashesasyoufeel,Alec,Ifeardon’tlast!”

           Thusspeakingsheturnedfromthestileoverwhichshehadbeenleaning,andfacedhim;whereuponhiseyes,fallingcasuallyuponthefamiliarcountenanceandform,remainedcontemplatingher.Theinferiormanwasquietinhimnow;butitwassurelynotextracted,norevenentirelysubdued.

           “Don’tlookatmelikethat!”hesaidabruptly.

           Tess,whohadbeenquiteunconsciousofheractionandmien,instantlywithdrewthelargedarkgazeofhereyes,stammeringwithaflush,“Ibegyourpardon!”Andtherewasrevivedinherthewretchedsentimentwhichhadoftencometoherbefore,thatininhabitingthefleshlytabernaclewithwhichNaturehadendowedhershewassomehowdoingwrong.

           “No,no!Don’tbegmypardon.Butsinceyouwearaveiltohideyourgoodlooks,whydon’tyoukeepitdown?”

           Shepulleddowntheveil,sayinghastily,“Itwasmostlytokeepoffthewind.”

           “Itmayseemharshofmetodictatelikethis,”hewenton;“butitisbetterthatIshouldnotlooktoooftenonyou.Itmightbedangerous.”

           “Ssh!”saidTess.

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