Возвращение на родину

X. A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion

           Butthebird,likemanyotherphilosophers,seemedashelookedatthereddlemantothinkthatapresentmomentofcomfortablerealitywasworthadecadeofmemories.

           Vennpassedonthroughthesetowardsthehouseoftheisolatedbeautywholivedupamongthemanddespisedthem.ThedaywasSunday;butasgoingtochurch,excepttobemarriedorburied,wasexceptionalatEgdon,thismadelittledifference.HehaddeterminedupontheboldstrokeofaskingforaninterviewwithMissVye—toattackherpositionasThomasin’srivaleitherbyartorbystorm,showingtherein,somewhattooconspicuously,thewantofgallantrycharacteristicofacertainastutesortofmen,fromclownstokings.ThegreatFrederickmakingwaronthebeautifulArchduchess,NapoleonrefusingtermstothebeautifulQueenofPrussia,werenotmoredeadtodifferenceofsexthanthereddlemanwas,inhispeculiarway,inplanningthedisplacementofEustacia.

           Tocallatthecaptain’scottagewasalwaysmoreorlessanundertakingfortheinferiorinhabitants.Thoughoccasionallychatty,hismoodswereerratic,andnobodycouldbecertainhowhewouldbehaveatanyparticularmoment.Eustaciawasreserved,andlivedverymuchtoherself.Exceptthedaughterofoneofthecotters,whowastheirservant,andaladwhoworkedinthegardenandstable,scarcelyanyonebutthemselveseverenteredthehouse.TheyweretheonlygenteelpeopleofthedistrictexcepttheYeobrights,andthoughfarfromrich,theydidnotfeelthatnecessityforpreservingafriendlyfacetowardseveryman,bird,andbeastwhichinfluencedtheirpoorerneighbours.

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