Chapter 3

           

           Kittywasparticularlygladofachanceofbeingalonewithherhusband,forshehadnoticedtheshadeofmortificationthathadpassedoverhisfacealwayssoquicktoreflecteveryfeelingatthemomentwhenhehadcomeontotheterraceandaskedwhattheyweretalkingof,andhadgotnoanswer.

           Whentheyhadsetoffonfootaheadoftheothers,andhadcomeoutofsightofthehouseontothebeatendustyroad,markedwithrustywheelsandsprinkledwithgrainsofcorn,sheclungfastertohisarmandpresseditclosertoher.Hehadquiteforgottenthemomentaryunpleasantimpression,andalonewithherhefelt,nowthatthethoughtofherapproachingmotherhoodwasneverforamomentabsentfromhismind,anewanddeliciousbliss,quitepurefromallalloyofsense,inthebeingneartothewomanheloved.Therewasnoneedofspeech,yethelongedtohearthesoundofhervoice,whichlikehereyeshadchangedsinceshehadbeenwithchild.Inhervoice,asinhereyes,therewasthatsoftnessandgravitywhichisfoundinpeoplecontinuallyconcentratedonsomecherishedpursuit.

           “Soyou’renottired?Leanmoreonme,”saidhe.

           “No,I’msogladofachanceofbeingalonewithyou,andImustown,thoughI’mhappywiththem,Idoregretourwintereveningsalone.”

           “Thatwasgood,butthisisevenbetter.Botharebetter,”hesaid,squeezingherhand.

           “Doyouknowwhatweweretalkingaboutwhenyoucamein?”

           “Aboutjam?”

           “Oh,yes,aboutjamtoo;butafterwards,abouthowmenmakeoffers.

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