Chapter 57

           

           MeanwhileAngelClarehadwalkedautomaticallyalongthewaybywhichhehadcome,and,enteringhishotel,satdownoverthebreakfast,staringatnothingness.Hewentoneatinganddrinkingunconsciouslytillonasuddenhedemandedhisbill;havingpaidwhichhetookhisdressing-baginhishand,theonlyluggagehehadbroughtwithhim,andwentout.

           Atthemomentofhisdepartureatelegramwashandedtohimafewwordsfromhismother,statingthattheyweregladtoknowhisaddress,andinforminghimthathisbrotherCuthberthadproposedtoandbeenacceptedbyMercyChant.

           Clarecrumpledupthepaper,andfollowedtheroutetothestation;reachingit,hefoundthattherewouldbenotrainleavingforanhourandmore.Hesatdowntowait,andhavingwaitedaquarterofanhourfeltthathecouldwaittherenolonger.Brokeninheartandnumbed,hehadnothingtohurryfor;buthewishedtogetoutofatownwhichhadbeenthesceneofsuchanexperience,andturnedtowalktothefirststationonward,andletthetrainpickhimupthere.

           Thehighwaythathefollowedwasopen,andatalittledistancedippedintoavalley,acrosswhichitcouldbeseenrunningfromedgetoedge.Hehadtraversedthegreaterpartofthisdepression,andwasclimbingthewesternacclivity,when,pausingforbreath,heunconsciouslylookedback.Whyhedidsohecouldnotsay,butsomethingseemedtoimpelhimtotheact.Thetape-likesurfaceoftheroaddiminishedinhisrearasfarashecouldsee,andashegazedamovingspotintrudedonthewhitevacuityofitsperspective.

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