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VII. The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends

           AtthebeginningofhisundertakinghehadthoughtbutlittleofthedistancewhichyetwouldhavetobetraversedbeforeBlooms-Endcouldbereached;butthoughhehadsleptthatafternoonhesoonbegantofeeltheweightofhisburden.Thusheproceeded,likeAeneaswithhisfather;thebatscirclingroundhishead,nightjarsflappingtheirwingswithinayardofhisface,andnotahumanbeingwithincall.

           Whilehewasyetnearlyamilefromthehousehismotherexhibitedsignsofrestlessnessundertheconstraintofbeingbornealong,asifhisarmswereirksometoher.Heloweredheruponhiskneesandlookedaround.Thepointtheyhadnowreached,thoughfarfromanyroad,wasnotmorethanamilefromtheBlooms-EndcottagesoccupiedbyFairway,Sam,Humphrey,andtheCantles.Moreover,fiftyyardsoffstoodahut,builtofclodsandcoveredwiththinturves,butnowentirelydisused.Thesimpleoutlineofthelonelyshedwasvisible,andthitherhedeterminedtodirecthissteps.Assoonashearrivedhelaidherdowncarefullybytheentrance,andthenranandcutwithhispocketknifeanarmfulofthedryestfern.Spreadingthiswithintheshed,whichwasentirelyopenononeside,heplacedhismotherthereon;thenheranwithallhismighttowardsthedwellingofFairway.

           Nearlyaquarterofanhourhadpassed,disturbedonlybythebrokenbreathingofthesufferer,whenmovingfiguresbegantoanimatethelinebetweenheathandsky.

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