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LIII. Concurritur—Horae Momento

           

           "Itmeanssimplyapledgenosentimentthesealofapracticalcompact,"hesaidmorequietly,butstillretainingherhandinhisfirmgrasp."Come,now!"AndBoldwoodslippedtheringonherfinger.

           "Icannotwearit,"shesaid,weepingasifherheartwouldbreak."Youfrightenme,almost.Sowildascheme!Pleaseletmegohome!"

           "Onlyto-night:wearitjustto-night,topleaseme!"

           Bathshebasatdowninachair,andburiedherfaceinherhandkerchief,thoughBoldwoodkeptherhandyet.Atlengthshesaid,inasortofhopelesswhisper

           "Verywell,then,Iwillto-night,ifyouwishitsoearnestly.Nowloosenmyhand;Iwill,indeedIwillwearitto-night."

           "Anditshallbethebeginningofapleasantsecretcourtshipofsixyears,withaweddingattheend?"

           "Itmustbe,Isuppose,sinceyouwillhaveitso!"shesaid,fairlybeatenintonon-resistance.

           Boldwoodpressedherhand,andallowedittodropinherlap."Iamhappynow,"hesaid."Godblessyou!"

           Helefttheroom,andwhenhethoughtshemightbesufficientlycomposedsentoneofthemaidstoher.Bathshebacloakedtheeffectsofthelatesceneasshebestcould,followedthegirl,andinafewmomentscamedownstairswithherhatandcloakon,readytogo.Togettothedooritwasnecessarytopassthroughthehall,andbeforedoingsoshepausedonthebottomofthestaircasewhichdescendedintoonecorner,totakealastlookatthegathering.

           Therewasnomusicordancinginprogressjustnow.Atthelowerend,whichhadbeenarrangedforthework-folkspecially,agroupconversedinwhispers,andwithcloudedlooks.

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