Возвращение на родину

X. A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion

           

           Sheseemedtofeel,afterabarelookatDiggoryVenn,thatthemanhadcomeonastrangeerrand,andthathewasnotsomeanasshehadthoughthim;forhercloseapproachdidnotcausehimtowritheuneasily,orshifthisfeet,orshowanyofthoselittlesignswhichescapeaningenuousrusticattheadventoftheuncommoninwomankind.Onhisinquiringifhemighthaveaconversationwithhershereplied,“Yes,walkbesideme,”andcontinuedtomoveon.

           Beforetheyhadgonefaritoccurredtotheperspicaciousreddlemanthathewouldhaveactedmorewiselybyappearinglessunimpressionable,andheresolvedtocorrecttheerrorassoonashecouldfindopportunity.

           “Ihavemadesobold,miss,astostepacrossandtellyousomestrangenewswhichhascometomyearsaboutthatman.”

           “Ah!whatman?”

           Hejerkedhiselbowtothesoutheast—thedirectionoftheQuietWoman.

           Eustaciaturnedquicklytohim.“DoyoumeanMr.Wildeve?”

           “Yes,thereistroubleinahouseholdonaccountofhim,andIhavecometoletyouknowofit,becauseIbelieveyoumighthavepowertodriveitaway.”

           “I?Whatisthetrouble?”

           “Itisquiteasecret.ItisthathemayrefusetomarryThomasinYeobrightafterall.”

           Eustacia,thoughsetinwardlypulsingbyhiswords,wasequaltoherpartinsuchadramaasthis.Sherepliedcoldly,“Idonotwishtolistentothis,andyoumustnotexpectmetointerfere.”

           “But,miss,youwillhearoneword?”

           “Icannot.Iamnotinterestedinthemarriage,andevenifIwereIcouldnotcompelMr.Wildevetodomybidding.

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