Возвращение на родину

I. The Inevitable Movement Onward

           ShewasdressedmoregailythanYeobrighthadeverseenherdressedsincethetimeofWildeve’sdeath,eighteenmonthsbefore;sincethedayofhermarriageevenshehadnotexhibitedherselftosuchadvantage.

           “Howprettyyoulooktoday,Thomasin!”hesaid.“IsitbecauseoftheMaypole?”

           “Notaltogether.”Andthensheblushedanddroppedhereyes,whichhedidnotspeciallyobserve,thoughhermannerseemedtohimtoberatherpeculiar,consideringthatshewasonlyaddressinghimself.Coulditbepossiblethatshehadputonhersummerclothestopleasehim?

           Herecalledherconducttowardshimthroughoutthelastfewweeks,whentheyhadoftenbeenworkingtogetherinthegarden,justastheyhadformerlydonewhentheywereboyandgirlunderhismother’seye.Whatifherinterestinhimwerenotsoentirelythatofarelativeasithadformerlybeen?ToYeobrightanypossibilityofthissortwasaseriousmatter;andhealmostfelttroubledatthethoughtofit.EverypulseofloverlikefeelingwhichhadnotbeenstilledduringEustacia’slifetimehadgoneintothegravewithher.Hispassionforherhadoccurredtoofaroninhismanhoodtoleavefuelenoughonhandforanotherfireofthatsort,asmayhappenwithmoreboyishloves.Evensupposinghimcapableoflovingagain,thatlovewouldbeaplantofslowandlabouredgrowth,andintheendonlysmallandsickly,likeanautumn-hatchedbird.

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