Возвращение на родину

VII. Queen of Night

           Someoftheneighbouringgirlsworecolouredribbonforthesamepurpose,andsportedmetallicornamentselsewhere;butifanyonesuggestedcolouredribbonandmetallicornamentstoEustaciaVyeshelaughedandwenton.

           WhydidawomanofthissortliveonEgdonHeath?Budmouthwashernativeplace,afashionableseasideresortatthatdate.Shewasthedaughterofthebandmasterofaregimentwhichhadbeenquarteredthere—aCorfiotebybirth,andafinemusician—whomethisfuturewifeduringhertripthitherwithherfatherthecaptain,amanofgoodfamily.Themarriagewasscarcelyinaccordwiththeoldman’swishes,forthebandmaster’spocketswereaslightashisoccupation.Butthemusiciandidhisbest;adoptedhiswife’sname,madeEnglandpermanentlyhishome,tookgreattroublewithhischild’seducation,theexpensesofwhichweredefrayedbythegrandfather,andthroveasthechieflocalmusiciantillhermother’sdeath,whenheleftoffthriving,drank,anddiedalso.Thegirlwaslefttothecareofhergrandfather,who,sincethreeofhisribsbecamebrokeninashipwreck,hadlivedinthisairyperchonEgdon,aspotwhichhadtakenhisfancybecausethehousewastobehadfornexttonothing,andbecausearemotebluetingeonthehorizonbetweenthehills,visiblefromthecottagedoor,wastraditionallybelievedtobetheEnglishChannel.Shehatedthechange;shefeltlikeonebanished;buthereshewasforcedtoabide.

           ThusithappenedthatinEustacia’sbrainwerejuxtaposedthestrangestassortmentofideas,fromoldtimeandfromnew.

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