Inthevalleysoftheheathnothingsaveitsownwildfacewasvisibleatanytimeofday；butthisspotcommandedahorizonenclosingatractoffarextent，andinmanycaseslyingbeyondtheheathcountry。
Noneofitsfeaturescouldbeseennow，butthewholemadeitselffeltasavaguestretchofremoteness。
Whilethemenandladswerebuildingthepile，achangetookplaceinthemassofshadewhichdenotedthedistantlandscape。Redsunsandtuftsoffireonebyonebegantoarise，fleckingthewholecountryround。
Theywerethebonfiresofotherparishesandhamletsthatwereengagedinthesamesortofcommemoration。
Someweredistant，andstoodinadenseatmosphere，sothatbundlesofpalestraw—likebeamsradiatedaroundthemintheshapeofafan。Somewerelargeandnear，glowingscarlet—redfromtheshade，likewoundsinablackhide。
SomewereMaenades，withwinyfacesandblownhair。
Thesetincturedthesilentbosomofthecloudsabovethemandlituptheirephemeralcaves，whichseemedthenceforthtobecomescaldingcaldrons。Perhapsasmanyasthirtybonfirescouldbecountedwithinthewholeboundsofthedistrict；andasthehourmaybetoldonaclock—facewhenthefiguresthemselvesareinvisible，sodidthemenrecognizethelocalityofeachfirebyitsangleanddirection，thoughnothingofthescenerycouldbeviewed。
ThefirsttallflamefromRainbarrowsprangintothesky，attractingalleyesthathadbeenfixedonthedistantconflagrationsbacktotheirownattemptinthesamekind。
Thecheerfulblazestreakedtheinnersurfaceofthehumancircle——nowincreasedbyotherstragglers，maleandfemale——withitsowngoldlivery，andevenoverlaidthedarkturfaroundwithalivelyluminousness，whichsoftenedoffintoobscuritywherethebarrowroundeddownwardsoutofsight。
Itshowedthebarrowtobethesegmentofaglobe，asperfectasonthedaywhenitwasthrownup，eventhelittleditchremainingfromwhichtheearthwasdug。
Notaploughhadeverdisturbedagrainofthatstubbornsoil。
Intheheath’sbarrennesstothefarmerlayitsfertilitytothehistorian。Therehadbeennoobliteration，becausetherehadbeennotending。
Itseemedasifthebonfire—makerswerestandinginsomeradiantupperstoryoftheworld，detachedfromandindependentofthedarkstretchesbelow。Theheathdowntherewasnowavastabyss，andnolongeracontinuationofwhattheystoodon；fortheireyes，adaptedtotheblaze，couldseenothingofthedeepsbeyonditsinfluence。
Occasionally，itistrue，amorevigorousflarethanusualfromtheirfaggotssentdartinglightslikeaides—de—campdowntheinclinestosomedistantbush，pool，orpatchofwhitesand，kindlingthesetorepliesofthesamecolour，tillallwaslostindarknessagain。ThenthewholeblackphenomenonbeneathrepresentedLimboasviewedfromthebrinkbythesublimeFlorentineinhisvision，andthemutteredarticulationsofthewindinthehollowswereascomplaintsandpetitionsfromthe\"soulsofmightyworth\"suspendedtherein。
Itwasasifthesemenandboyshadsuddenlydivedintopastages，andfetchedtherefromanhouranddeedwhichhadbeforebeenfamiliarwiththisspot。TheashesoftheoriginalBritishpyrewhichblazedfromthatsummitlayfreshandundisturbedinthebarrowbeneaththeirtread。
Theflamesfromfuneralpileslongagokindledtherehadshonedownuponthelowlandsasthesewereshiningnow。
FestivalfirestoThorandWodenhadfollowedonthesamegroundanddulyhadtheirday。Indeed，itisprettywellknownthatsuchblazesasthistheheathmenwerenowenjoyingareratherthelinealdescendantsfromjumbledDruidicalritesandSaxonceremoniesthantheinventionofpopularfeelingaboutGunpowderPlot。
Moreovertolightafireistheinstinctiveandresistantactofmanwhen，atthewinteringress，thecurfewissoundedthroughoutNature。Itindicatesaspontaneous，Prometheanrebelliousnessagainstthatfiatthatthisrecurrentseasonshallbringfoultimes，colddarkness，miseryanddeath。Blackchaoscomes，andthefetteredgodsoftheearthsay，Lettherebelight。
ThebrilliantlightsandsootyshadeswhichstruggledupontheskinandclothesofthepersonsstandingroundcausedtheirlineamentsandgeneralcontourstobedrawnwithDureresquevigouranddash。Yetthepermanentmoralexpressionofeachfaceitwasimpossibletodiscover，forasthenimbleflamestowered，nodded，andswoopedthroughthesurroundingair，theblotsofshadeandflakesoflightuponthecountenancesofthegroupchangedshapeandpositionendlessly。Allwasunstable；quiveringasleaves，evanescentaslightning。Shadowyeye—sockets，deepasthoseofadeath’shead，suddenlyturnedintopitsoflustre：alantern—jawwascavernous，thenitwasshining；
wrinkleswereemphasizedtoravines，orobliteratedentirelybyachangedray。Nostrilsweredarkwells；
sinewsinoldnecksweregiltmouldings；thingswithnoparticularpolishonthemwereglazed；brightobjects，suchasthetipofafurze—hookoneofthemencarried，wereasglass；eyeballsglowedlikelittlelanterns。
ThosewhomNaturehaddepictedasmerelyquaintbecamegrotesque，thegrotesquebecamepreternatural；
forallwasinextremity。
Henceitmaybethatthefaceofanoldman，whohadlikeothersbeencalledtotheheightsbytherisingflames，wasnotreallythemerenoseandchinthatitappearedtobe，butanappreciablequantityofhumancountenance。
Hestoodcomplacentlysunninghimselfintheheat。
Withaspeaker，orstake，hetossedtheoutlyingscrapsoffuelintotheconflagration，lookingatthemidstofthepile，occasionallyliftinghiseyestomeasuretheheightoftheflame，ortofollowthegreatsparkswhichrosewithitandsailedawayintodarkness。Thebeamingsight，andthepenetratingwarmth，seemedtobreedinhimacumulativecheerfulness，whichsoonamountedtodelight。
Withhisstickinhishandhebegantojigaprivateminuet，abunchofcoppersealsshiningandswinginglikeapendulumfromunderhiswaistcoat：healsobegantosing，inthevoiceofabeeupaflue——
\"Theking’call’ddown’hisno—blesall’，Byone’，bytwo’，bythree’；
EarlMar’—shal，I’ll’goshrive’—thequeen’，Andthou’shaltwend’withme’。
\"Aboon’，aboon’，quothEarl’Mar—shal’，Andfell’onhisbend’—dedknee’，Thatwhat’—so—e’er’thequeen’shallsay’，Noharm’there—of’maybe’。\"
Wantofbreathpreventedacontinuanceofthesong；
andthebreakdownattractedtheattentionofafirm—
standingmanofmiddleage，whokepteachcornerofhiscrescent—shapedmouthrigorouslydrawnbackintohischeek，asiftodoawaywithanysuspicionofmirthfulnesswhichmighterroneouslyhaveattachedtohim。
\"Afairstave，GrandferCantle；butIamafeard’tistoomuchforthemouldyweasandofsuchaoldmanasyou，\"
hesaidtothewrinkledreveller。\"Dostn’twishth’
wastthreesixesagain，Grandfer，asyouwaswhenyoufirstlearnttosingit？\"
\"Hey？\"saidGrandferCantle，stoppinginhisdance。
\"Dostn’twishwastyoungagain，Isay？There’saholeinthypoorbellowsnowadaysseemingly。\"
\"Butthere’sgoodartinme？IfIcouldn’tmakealittlewindgoalongwaysIshouldseemnoyoungerthanthemostagedman，shouldI，Timothy？\"
\"Andhowaboutthenew—marriedfolksdownthereattheQuietWomanInn？\"theotherinquired，pointingtowardsadimlightinthedirectionofthedistanthighway，butconsiderablyapartfromwherethereddlemanwasatthatmomentresting。\"What’stherightsofthematterabout’em？Yououghttoknow，beinganunderstandingman。\"
\"Butalittlerakish，hey？Iowntoit。MasterCantleisthat，orhe’snothing。Yet’tisagayfault，neigbbourFairway，thatagewillcure。\"
\"Iheardthattheywerecominghometonight。Bythistimetheymusthavecome。Whatbesides？\"
\"Thenextthingisforustogoandwish’emjoy，Isuppose？\"
\"Well，no。\"
\"No？Now，Ithoughtwemust。Imust，or’twouldbeveryunlikeme——thefirstineveryspreethat’sgoing！
\"Dothou’puton’afri’—ar’scoat’，AndI’ll’puton’a—no’—ther，Andwe’willto’QueenEle’anorgo’，LikeFri’arand’hisbro’ther。
ImetMis’essYeobright，theyoungbride’saunt，lastnight，andshetoldmethathersonClymwascominghomea’Christmas。Wonderfulclever，’abelieve——ah，I
shouldliketohaveallthat’sunderthatyoungman’shair。
Well，then，Ispoketoherinmywell—knownmerryway，andshesaid，’Othatwhat’sshapedsovenerableshouldtalklikeafool！’——that’swhatshesaidtome。Idon’tcareforher，bejownedifIdo，andsoItoldher。
’BejownedifIcarefor’ee，’Isaid。Ihadherthere——hey？\"
\"Iratherthinkshehadyou，\"saidFairway。
\"No，\"saidGrandferCantle，hiscountenanceslightlyflagging。
\"’Tisn’tsobadasthatwithme？\"
\"Seemingly’tis，however，isitbecauseoftheweddingthatClymiscominghomea’Christmas——tomakeanewarrangementbecausehismotherisnowleftinthehousealone？\"
\"Yes，yes——that’sit。But，Timothy，hearkentome，\"
saidtheGrandferearnestly。\"Thoughknownassuchajoker，Ibeanunderstandingmanifyoucatchmeserious，andIamseriousnow。Icantell’eelotsaboutthemarriedcouple。
Yes，thismorningatsixo’clocktheywentupthecountrytodothejob，andneithervellnormarkhavebeenseenof’emsince，thoughIreckonthatthisafternoonhasbrought’emhomeagainmanandwoman——wife，thatis。
Isn’titspokelikeaman，Timothy，andwasn’tMis’essYeobrightwrongaboutme？\"
\"Yes，itwilldo。Ididn’tknowthetwohadwalkedtogethersincelastfall，whenherauntforbadthebanns。
Howlonghasthisnewset—tobeeninmanglingthen？Doyouknow，Humphrey？\"
\"Yes，howlong？\"saidGrandferCantlesmartly，likewiseturningtoHumphrey。\"Iaskthatquestion。\"
\"Eversinceherauntalteredhermind，andsaidshemighthavethemanafterall，\"repliedHumphrey，withoutremovinghiseyesfromthefire。Hewasasomewhatsolemnyoungfellow，andcarriedthehookandleatherglovesofafurze—cutter，hislegs，byreasonofthatoccupation，beingsheathedinbulgingleggingsasstiffasthePhilistine’sgreavesofbrass。\"That’swhytheywentawaytobemarried，Icount。Yousee，afterkickingupsuchanunny—watchandforbiddingthebanns’twouldhavemadeMis’essYeobrightseemfoolish—liketohaveabangingweddinginthesameparishallasifshe’dnevergainsaidit。\"
\"Exactly——seemfoolish—like；andthat’sverybadforthepoorthingsthatbeso，thoughIonlyguessasmuch，tobesure，\"saidGrandferCantle，stillstrenuouslypreservingasensiblebearingandmien。
\"Ah，well，Iwasatchurchthatday，\"saidFairway，\"whichwasaverycuriousthingtohappen。\"
\"If’twasn’tmyname’sSimple，\"saidtheGrandferemphatically。\"Iha’n’tbeenthereto—year；
andnowthewinterisa—comingonIwon’tsayIshall。\"
\"Iha’n’tbeenthesethreeyears，\"saidHumphrey；
\"forI’msodeadsleepyofaSunday；and’tissoterriblefartogetthere；andwhenyoudogetthere’tissuchamortalpoorchancethatyou’llbechoseforupabove，whensomanybain’t，thatIbideathomeanddon’tgoatall。\"
\"Inotonlyhappenedtobethere，\"saidFairway，withafreshcollectionofemphasis，\"butIwassittinginthesamepewasMis’essYeobright。Andthoughyoumaynotseeitassuch，itfairlymademybloodruncoldtohearher。Yes，itisacuriousthing；butitmademybloodruncold，forIwascloseatherelbow。\"
Thespeakerlookedrounduponthebystanders，nowdrawingclosertohearhim，withhislipsgatheredtighterthaneverintherigorousnessofhisdescriptivemoderation。
\"’Tisaseriousjobtohavethingshappento’eethere，\"
saidawomanbehind。
\"’Yearetodeclareit，’wastheparson’swords，\"
Fairwaycontinued。\"Andthenupstoodawomanatmyside——a—touchingofme。’Well，bedamnedifthereisn’tMis’essYeobrighta—standingup，’Isaidtomyself。Yes，neighbours，thoughIwasinthetempleofprayerthat’swhatIsaid。
’Tisagainstmyconsciencetocurseandswearincompany，andIhopeanywomanherewilloverlookit。StillwhatIdidsayIdidsay，and’twouldbealieifIdidn’townit。\"
\"So’twould，neighbourFairway。\"
\"’Bedamnedifthereisn’tMis’essYeobrighta—standingup，’
Isaid，\"thenarratorrepeated，givingoutthebadwordwiththesamepassionlessseverityoffaceasbefore，whichprovedhowentirelynecessityandnotgustohadtodowiththeiteration。\"AndthenextthingIheardwas，’Iforbidthebanns，’fromher。’I’llspeaktoyouaftertheservice，’saidtheparson，inquiteahomelyway——yes，turningallatonceintoacommonmannoholierthanyouorI。Ah，herfacewaspale！MaybeyoucancalltomindthatmonumentinWeatherburychurch——thecross—leggedsoldierthathavehadhisarmknockedawaybytheschoolchildren？Well，hewouldabouthavematchedthatwoman’sface，whenshesaid，’Iforbidthebanns。’\"
Theaudienceclearedtheirthroatsandtossedafewstalksintothefire，notbecausethesedeedswereurgent，buttogivethemselvestimetoweighthemoralofthestory。
\"I’msurewhenIheardthey’dbeenforbidIfeltasgladasifanybodyhadgiedmesixpence，\"saidanearnestvoice——thatofOllyDowden，awomanwholivedbymakingheathbrooms，orbesoms。Hernaturewastobeciviltoenemiesaswellastofriends，andgratefultoalltheworldforlettingherremainalive。
\"Andnowthemaidhavemarriedhimjustthesame，\"
saidHumphrey。
\"AfterthatMis’essYeobrightcameroundandwasquiteagreeable，\"Fairwayresumed，withanunheedingair，toshowthathiswordswerenoappendagetoHumphrey’s，buttheresultofindependentreflection。
\"Supposingtheywereashamed，Idon’tseewhytheyshouldn’thavedoneithere—right，\"saidawide—spreadwomanwhosestayscreakedlikeshoeswhenevershestoopedorturned。
\"’Tiswelltocalltheneighbourstogetherandtohaeagoodracketoncenowandthen；anditmayaswellbewhenthere’saweddingasattide—times。Idon’tcareforcloseways。\"
\"Ah，now，you’dhardlybelieveit，butIdon’tcareforgayweddings，\"saidTimothyFairway，hiseyesagaintravellinground。\"IhardlyblameThomasinYeobrightandneighbourWildevefordoingitquiet，ifImustownit。
Aweddingathomemeansfiveandsix—handedreelsbythehour；
andtheydoaman’slegsnogoodwhenhe’soverforty。\"
\"True。Onceatthewoman’shouseyoucanhardlysaynaytobeingoneinajig，knowingallthetimethatyoubeexpectedtomakeyourselfworthyourvictuals。\"
\"YoubeboundtodanceatChristmasbecause’tisthetimeo’
year；youmustdanceatweddingsbecause’tisthetimeo’life。
Atchristeningsfolkwillevensmuggleinareelortwo，if’tisnofurtheronthanthefirstorsecondchiel。
Andthisisnotnamingthesongsyou’vegottosing……FormypartIlikeagoodheartyfuneralaswellasanything。
You’veassplendidvictualsanddrinkasatotherparties，andevenbetter。Anditdon’twearyourlegstostumpsintalkingoverapoorfellow’swaysasitdotostandupinhornpipes。\"
\"Ninefolksoutoftenwouldown’twasgoingtoofartodancethen，Isuppose？\"suggestedGrandferCantle。
\"’Tistheonlysortofpartyastaidmancanfeelsafeatafterthemughavebeenroundafewtimes。\"
\"Well，Ican’tunderstandaquietladylikelittlebodylikeTamsinYeobrightcaringtobemarriedinsuchameanway，\"
saidSusanNunsuch，thewidewoman，whopreferredtheoriginalsubject。\"’Tisworsethanthepoorestdo。
AndIshouldn’thavecaredabouttheman，thoughsomemaysayhe’sgood—looking。\"
\"Togivehimhisduehe’saclever，learnedfellowinhisway——a’mostascleverasClymYeobrightusedtobe。
HewasbroughtuptobetterthingsthankeepingtheQuietWoman。Anengineer——that’swhatthemanwas，asweknow；buthethrewawayhischance，andso’atookapublichousetolive。Hislearningwasnousetohimatall。\"
\"Veryoftenthecase，\"saidOlly，thebesom—maker。\"Andyethowpeopledostriveafteritandgetit！Theclassoffolkthatcouldn’tusetomakearoundOtosavetheirbonesfromthepitcanwritetheirnamesnowwithoutasputterofthepen，oftentimeswithoutasingleblot——whatdoIsay？——why，almostwithoutadesktoleantheirstomachsandelbowsupon。\"
\"True——’tisamazingwhatapolishtheworldhavebeenbroughtto，\"saidHumphrey。
\"Why，aforeIwentasoldierintheBang—upLocals（aswewascalled），intheyearfour，\"chimedinGrandferCantlebrightly，\"Ididn’tknownomorewhattheworldwaslikethanthecommonestmanamongye。Andnow，jownitall，Iwon’tsaywhatIbain’tfitfor，hey？\"
\"Couldstsignthebook，nodoubt，\"saidFairway，\"ifwastyoungenoughtojoinhandswithawomanagain，likeWildeveandMis’essTamsin，whichismorethanHumphtherecoulddo，forhefollowshisfatherinlearning。Ah，Humph，wellI
canmindwhenIwasmarriedhowIzidthyfather’smarkstaringmeinthefaceasIwenttoputdownmyname。
Heandyourmotherwerethecouplemarriedjustaforewewereandtherestoodtheyfather’scrosswitharmsstretchedoutlikeagreatbangingscarecrow。Whataterribleblackcrossthatwas——thyfather’sverylikenessinen！
TosavemysoulIcouldn’thelplaughingwhenIziden，thoughallthetimeIwasashotasdog—days，whatwiththemarrying，andwhatwiththewomana—hangingtome，andwhatwithJackChangleyandalotmorechapsgrinningatmethroughchurchwindow。Butthenextmomentastrawmotewouldhaveknockedmedown，forIcalledtomindthatifthyfatherandmotherhadhadhighwordsonce，they’dbeenatittwentytimessincethey’dbeenmanandwife，andIzidmyselfasthenextpoorstunpolltogetintothesamemess……Ah——well，whataday’twas！\"
\"WildeveisolderthanTamsinYeobrightbyagood—fewsummers。
Aprettymaidtoosheis。Ayoungwomanwithahomemustbeafooltotearhersmockforamanlikethat。\"
Thespeaker，apeat—orturf—cutter，whohadnewlyjoinedthegroup，carriedacrosshisshoulderthesingularheart—shapedspadeoflargedimensionsusedinthatspeciesoflabour，anditswell—whettededgegleamedlikeasilverbowinthebeamsofthefire。
\"Ahundredmaidenswouldhavehadhimifhe’dasked’em，\"
saidthewidewoman。
\"Didsteverknowaman，neighbour，thatnowomanatallwouldmarry？\"inquiredHumphrey。
\"Ineverdid，\"saidtheturf—cutter。
\"NorI，\"saidanother。
\"NorI，\"saidGrandferCantle。
\"Well，now，Ididonce，\"saidTimothyFairway，addingmorefirmnesstooneofhislegs。\"Ididknowofsuchaman。
Butonlyonce，mind。\"Hegavehisthroatathoroughrakeround，asifitwerethedutyofeverypersonnottobemistakenthroughthicknessofvoice。\"Yes，Iknewofsuchaman，\"
hesaid。
\"Andwhatghastlygallicrowmightthepoorfellowhavebeenlike，MasterFairway？\"askedtheturf—cutter。
\"Well，’awasneitheradeafman，noradumbman，norablindman。What’awasIdon’tsay。\"
\"Isheknownintheseparts？\"saidOllyDowden。
\"Hardly，\"saidTimothy；\"butInamenoname……Come，keepthefireupthere，youngsters。\"
\"WhateverisChristianCantle’steetha—chatteringfor？\"
saidaboyfromamidthesmokeandshadesontheothersideoftheblaze。\"Beyea—cold，Christian？\"
Athinjibberingvoicewasheardtoreply，\"No，notatall。\"
\"Comeforward，Christian，andshowyourself。Ididn’tknowyouwerehere，\"saidFairway，withahumanelookacrosstowardsthatquarter。
Thusrequested，afalteringman，withreedyhair，noshoulders，andagreatquantityofwristandanklebeyondhisclothes，advancedasteportwobyhisownwill，andwaspushedbythewillofothershalfadozenstepsmore。
HewasGrandferCantle’syoungestson。
\"Whatbeyequakingfor，Christian？\"saidtheturf—
cutterkindly。
\"I’mtheman。\"
\"Whatman？\"
\"Themannowomanwillmarry。\"
\"Thedeuceyoube！\"saidTimothyFairway，enlarginghisgazetocoverChristian’swholesurfaceandagreatdealmore，GrandferCantlemeanwhilestaringasahenstaresattheduckshehashatched。
\"Yes，Ibehe；anditmakesmeafeard，\"saidChristian。
\"D’yethink’twillhurtme？IshallalwayssayIdon’tcare，andsweartoit，thoughIdocareallthewhile。\"
\"Well，bedamnedifthisisn’tthequeereststarteverIknow’d，\"saidMr。Fairway。\"Ididn’tmeanyouatall。
There’sanotherinthecountry，then！Whydidyerevealyermisfortune，Christian？\"
\"’Twastobeif’twas，Isuppose。Ican’thelpit，canI？\"Heturneduponthemhispainfullycirculareyes，surroundedbyconcentriclinesliketargets。
\"No，that’strue。But’tisamelancholything，andmybloodrancoldwhenyouspoke，forIfeltthereweretwopoorfellowswhereIhadthoughtonlyone。
’Tisasadthingforye，Christian。How’stknowthewomenwon’thaethee？\"
\"I’veasked’em。\"
\"SureIshouldneverhavethoughtyouhadtheface。
Well，andwhatdidthelastonesaytoye？Nothingthatcan’tbegotover，perhaps，afterall？\"
\"’Getoutofmysight，youslack—twisted，slim—lookingmaphrotightfool，’wasthewoman’swordstome。\"
\"Notencouraging，Iown，\"saidFairway。\"’Getoutofmysight，youslack—twisted，slim—lookingmaphrotightfool，’
isratherahardwayofsayingNo。Buteventhatmightbeovercomebytimeandpatience，soastoletafewgreyhairsshowthemselvesinthehussy’shead。
Howoldbeyou，Christian？\"
\"Thirty—onelasttatie—digging，MisterFairway。\"
\"Notaboy——notaboy。Stillthere’shopeyet。\"
\"That’smyagebybaptism，becausethat’sputdowninthegreatbookoftheJudgmentthattheykeepinchurchvestry；
butMothertoldmeIwasbornsometimeaforeIwaschristened。\"
\"Ah！\"
\"Butshecouldn’ttellwhen，tosaveherlife，exceptthattherewasnomoon。\"
\"Nomoon——that’sbad。Hey，neighbours，that’sbadforhim！\"
\"Yes，’tisbad，\"saidGrandferCantle，shakinghishead。
\"Motherknow’d’twasnomoon，forsheaskedanotherwomanthathadanalmanac，asshedidwheneveraboywasborntoher，becauseofthesaying，’Nomoon，noman，’whichmadeherafeardeveryman—childshehad。
Doyereallythinkitserious，MisterFairway，thattherewasnomoon？\"
\"Yes。’Nomoon，noman。’’Tisoneofthetruestsayingseverspitout。Theboynevercomestoanythingthat’sbornatnewmoon。Abadjobforthee，Christian，thatyoushouldhaveshowedyournosethenofalldaysinthemonth。\"
\"Isupposethemoonwasterriblefullwhenyouwereborn？\"
saidChristian，withalookofhopelessadmirationatFairway。
\"Well，’awasnotnew，\"Mr。Fairwayreplied，withadisinterestedgaze。
\"I’dsoonergowithoutdrinkatLammas—tidethanbeamanofnomoon，\"continuedChristian，inthesameshatteredrecitative。\"’TissaidIbeonlytheramesofaman，andnogoodformyraceatall；andIsupposethat’sthecauseo’t。\"
\"Ay，\"saidGrandferCantle，somewhatsubduedinspirit；
\"andyethismothercriedforscoresofhourswhen’awasaboy，forfearheshouldoutgrowhisselfandgoforasoldier。\"
\"Well，there’smanyjustasbadashe。\"saidFairway。
\"Wethersmustlivetheirtimeaswellasothersheep，poorsoul。\"
\"SoperhapsIshallrubon？OughtItobeafearedo’
nights，MasterFairway？\"
\"You’llhavetoliealoneallyourlife；and’tisnottomarriedcouplesbuttosinglesleepersthataghostshowshimselfwhen’adocome。Onehasbeenseenlately，too。
