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XVIII. Boldwood in Meditation—Regret

           Thisplacewashisalmonryandcloisterinone:here,afterlookingtothefeedingofhisfour-footeddependants,thecelibatewouldwalkandmeditateofaneveningtillthemoon’sraysstreamedinthroughthecobwebbedwindows,ortotaldarknessenvelopedthescene.

           Hissquare-framedperpendicularityshowedmorefullynowthaninthecrowdandbustleofthemarket-house.Inthismeditativewalkhisfootmetthefloorwithheelandtoesimultaneously,andhisfinereddish-fleshedfacewasbentdownwardsjustenoughtorenderobscurethestillmouthandthewell-roundedthoughratherprominentandbroadchin.Afewclearandthread-likehorizontallinesweretheonlyinterruptiontotheotherwisesmoothsurfaceofhislargeforehead.

           ThephasesofBoldwood’slifewereordinaryenough,buthiswasnotanordinarynature.Thatstillness,whichstruckcasualobserversmorethananythingelseinhischaracterandhabit,andseemedsopreciselyliketherestofinanition,mayhavebeentheperfectbalanceofenormousantagonisticforcespositivesandnegativesinfineadjustment.Hisequilibriumdisturbed,hewasinextremityatonce.Ifanemotionpossessedhimatall,itruledhim;afeelingnotmasteringhimwasentirelylatent.Stagnantorrapid,itwasneverslow.Hewasalwayshitmortally,orhewasmissed.

           Hehadnolightandcarelesstouchesinhisconstitution,eitherforgoodorforevil.Sternintheoutlinesofaction,mildinthedetails,hewasseriousthroughoutall.

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