Averystrangeone。\"
\"No——don’ttalkaboutitif’tisagreeableofyenotto！
’TwillmakemyskincrawlwhenIthinkofitinbedalone。
Butyouwill——ah，youwill，Iknow，Timothy；andIshalldreamallnighto’t！Averystrangeone？Whatsortofaspiritdidyemeanwhenyesaid，averystrangeone，Timothy？——no，no——don’ttellme。\"
\"Idon’thalfbelieveinspiritsmyself。ButIthinkitghostlyenough——whatIwastold。’Twasalittleboythatzidit。\"
\"Whatwasitlike？——no，don’t——\"
\"Aredone。Yes，mostghostsbewhite；butthisisasifithadbeendippedinblood。\"
Christiandrewadeepbreathwithoutlettingitexpandhisbody，andHumphreysaid，\"Wherehasitbeenseen？\"
\"Notexactlyhere；butinthissameheth。But’tisn’tathingtotalkabout。Whatdoyesay，\"continuedFairwayinbriskertones，andturninguponthemasiftheideahadnotbeenGrandferCantle’s——\"whatdoyousaytogivingthenewmanandwifeabitofasongtonightaforewegotobed——beingtheirwedding—day？Whenfolksarejustmarried’tisaswelltolookglado’t，sincelookingsorrywon’tunjoin’em。Iamnodrinker，asweknow，butwhenthewomenfolkandyoungstershavegonehomewecandropdownacrosstotheQuietWoman，andstrikeupaballetinfrontofthemarriedfolks’door。’Twillpleasetheyoungwife，andthat’swhatIshouldliketodo，formany’stheskinfulI’vehadatherhandswhenshelivedwithherauntatBlooms—End。\"
\"Hey？Andsowewill！\"saidGrandferCantle，turningsobrisklythathiscoppersealsswungextravagantly。
\"I’masdryasakexwithbidinguphereinthewind，andIhaven’tseenthecolourofdrinksincenammet—
timetoday。’TissaidthatthelastbrewattheWomanisveryprettydrinking。And，neighbours，ifweshouldbealittlelateinthefinishing，why，tomorrow’sSunday，andwecansleepitoff？\"
\"GrandferCantle！youtakethingsverycarelessforanoldman，\"saidthewidewoman。
\"Itakethingscareless；Ido——toocarelesstopleasethewomen！Klk！I’llsingthe’JovialCrew，’oranyothersong，whenaweakoldmanwouldcryhiseyesout。Jownit；
Iamupforanything。
\"Theking’look’do’—verhisleft’shoul—der’，Andagrim’looklook’—edhee’，EarlMar’—shal，hesaid’，butfor’myoath’
Orhang’—edthou’shouldstbee’。\"
\"Well，that’swhatwe’lldo，\"saidFairway。\"We’llgive’emasong，an’itpleasetheLord。What’sthegoodofThomasin’scousinClyma—cominghomeafterthedeed’sdone？
Heshouldhavecomeafore，ifsobehewantedtostopit，andmarryherhimself。\"
\"Perhapshe’scomingtobidewithhismotheralittletime，asshemustfeellonelynowthemaid’sgone。\"
\"Now，’tisveryodd，butIneverfeellonely——no，notatall，\"
saidGrandferCantle。\"Iamasbraveinthenighttimeasa’admiral！\"
Thebonfirewasbythistimebeginningtosinklow，forthefuelhadnotbeenofthatsubstantialsortwhichcansupportablazelong。Mostoftheotherfireswithinthewidehorizonwerealsodwindlingweak。Attentiveobservationoftheirbrightness，colour，andlengthofexistencewouldhaverevealedthequalityofthematerialburnt，andthroughthat，tosomeextentthenaturalproduceofthedistrictinwhicheachbonfirewassituate。
Theclear，kinglyeffulgencethathadcharacterizedthemajorityexpressedaheathandfurzecountryliketheirown，whichinonedirectionextendedanunlimitednumberofmiles；
therapidflaresandextinctionsatotherpointsofthecompassshowedthelightestoffuel——straw，beanstalks，andtheusualwastefromarableland。Themostenduringofall——steadyunalteringeyeslikePlanets——signifiedwood，suchashazel—branches，thorn—faggots，andstoutbillets。
Firesofthelast—mentionedmaterialswererare，andthoughcomparativelysmallinmagnitudebesidethetransientblazes，nowbegantogetthebestofthembymerelongcontinuance。
Thegreatoneshadperished，buttheseremained。
Theyoccupiedtheremotestvisiblepositions——sky—backedsummitsrisingoutofrichcoppiceandplantationdistrictstothenorth，wherethesoilwasdifferent，andheathforeignandstrange。
Saveone；andthiswasthenearestofany，themoonofthewholeshiningthrong。Itlayinadirectionpreciselyoppositetothatofthelittlewindowinthevalebelow。
Itsnearnesswassuchthat，notwithstandingitsactualsmallness，itsglowinfinitelytranscendedtheirs。
Thisquieteyehadattractedattentionfromtimetotime；
andwhentheirownfirehadbecomesunkenanddimitattractedmore；someevenofthewoodfiresmorerecentlylightedhadreachedtheirdecline，butnochangewasperceptiblehere。
\"Tobesure，hownearthatfireis！\"saidFairway。
\"Seemingly。Icanseeafellowofsomesortwalkingroundit。
Littleandgoodmustbesaidofthatfire，surely。\"
\"Icanthrowastonethere，\"saidtheboy。
\"AndsocanI！\"saidGrandferCantle。
\"No，no，youcan’t，mysonnies。Thatfireisnotmuchlessthanamileoff，forallthat’aseemssonear。\"
\"’Tisintheheath，butnofurze，\"saidtheturf—cutter。
\"’Tiscleft—wood，that’swhat’tis，\"saidTimothyFairway。
\"Nothingwouldburnlikethatexceptcleantimber。And’tisontheknapaforetheoldcaptain’shouseatMistover。
Suchaqueermortalasthatmanis！Tohavealittlefireinsideyourownbankandditch，thatnobodyelsemayenjoyitorcomeanighit！Andwhatazanyanoldchapmustbe，tolightabonfirewhenthere’snoyoungsterstoplease。\"
\"Cap’nVyehasbeenforalongwalktoday，andisquitetiredout，\"saidGrandferCantle，\"so’tisn’tlikelytobehe。\"
\"Andhewouldhardlyaffordgoodfuellikethat，\"
saidthewidewoman。
\"Thenitmustbehisgranddaughter，\"saidFairway。
\"Notthatabodyofheragecanwantafiremuch。\"
\"Sheisverystrangeinherways，livinguptherebyherself，andsuchthingspleaseher，\"saidSusan。
\"She’sawell—favouredmaidenough，\"saidHumphreythefurze—cutter，\"especiallywhenshe’sgotoneofherdandygownson。\"
\"That’strue，\"saidFairway。\"Well，letherbonfireburnan’twill。Oursiswell—nighoutbythelooko’t。\"
\"Howdark’tisnowthefire’sgonedown！\"saidChristianCantle，lookingbehindhimwithhishareeyes。\"Don’tyethinkwe’dbettergethome—along，neighbours？Thehethisn’thaunted，Iknow；butwe’dbettergethome……Ah，whatwasthat？\"
\"Onlythewind，\"saidtheturf—cutter。
\"Idon’tthinkFifth—of—Novembersoughttobekeptupbynightexceptintowns。Itshouldbebydayinoutstep，ill—accountedplaceslikethis！\"
\"Nonsense，Christian。Liftupyourspiritslikeaman！Susy，dear，youandIwillhaveajig——hey，myhoney？——before’tisquitetoodarktoseehowwell—favouredyoubestill，thoughsomanysummershavepassedsinceyourhusband，asonofawitch，snappedyouupfromme。\"
ThiswasaddressedtoSusanNunsuch；andthenextcircumstanceofwhichthebeholderswereconsciouswasavisionofthematron’sbroadformwhiskingofftowardsthespacewhereonthefirehadbeenkindled。
ShewasliftedbodilybyMr。Fairway’sarm，whichhadbeenflungroundherwaistbeforeshehadbecomeawareofhisintention。Thesiteofthefirewasnowmerelyacircleofashesfleckedwithredembersandsparks，thefurzehavingburntcompletelyaway。Oncewithinthecirclehewhirledherroundandroundinadance。
Shewasawomannoisilyconstructed；inadditiontoherenclosingframeworkofwhaleboneandlath，sheworepattenssummerandwinter，inwetweatherandindry，topreserveherbootsfromwear；andwhenFairwaybegantojumpaboutwithher，theclickingofthepattens，thecreakingofthestays，andherscreamsofsurprise，formedaveryaudibleconcert。
\"I’llcrackthynumskullforthee，youmandychap！\"
saidMrs。Nunsuch，asshehelplesslydancedroundwithhim，herfeetplayinglikedrumsticksamongthesparks。
\"Myankleswereallinafeverbefore，fromwalkingthroughthatpricklyfurze，andnowyoumustmake’emworsewiththesevlankers！\"
ThevagaryofTimothyFairwaywasinfectious。Theturf—cutterseizedoldOllyDowden，and，somewhatmoregently，poussettedwithherlikewise。Theyoungmenwerenotslowtoimitatetheexampleoftheirelders，andseizedthemaids；
GrandferCantleandhisstickjiggedintheformofathree—leggedobjectamongtherest；andinhalfaminuteallthatcouldbeseenonRainbarrowwasawhirlingofdarkshapesamidaboilingconfusionofsparks，whichleaptaroundthedancersashighastheirwaists。
Thechiefnoiseswerewomen’sshrillcries，men’slaughter，Susan’sstaysandpattens，OllyDowden’s\"heu—heu—heu！\"
andthestrummingofthewinduponthefurze—bushes，whichformedakindoftunetothedemoniacmeasuretheytrod。
Christianalonestoodaloof，uneasilyrockinghimselfashemurmured，\"Theyoughtnottodoit——howthevlankersdofly！’tistemptingtheWickedone，’tis。\"
\"Whatwasthat？\"saidoneofthelads，stopping。
\"Ah——where？\"saidChristian，hastilyclosinguptotherest。
Thedancersalllessenedtheirspeed。
\"’Twasbehindyou，Christian，thatIheardit——downhere。\"
\"Yes——’tisbehindme！\"Christiansaid。\"Matthew，Mark，Luke，andJohn，blessthebedthatIlieon；fourangelsguard——\"
\"Holdyourtongue。Whatisit？\"saidFairway。
\"Hoi—i—i—i！\"criedavoicefromthedarkness。
\"Halloo—o—o—o！\"saidFairway。
\"IsthereanycarttrackupacrossheretoMis’essYeobright’s，ofBlooms—End？\"cametotheminthesamevoice，asalong，slimindistinctfigureapproachedthebarrow。
\"Oughtwenottorunhomeashardaswecan，neighbours，as’tisgettinglate？\"saidChristian。\"Notrunawayfromoneanother，youknow；runclosetogether，Imean。\"
\"Scrapeupafewstraylocksoffurze，andmakeablaze，sothatwecanseewhothemanis，\"saidFairway。
Whentheflamearoseitrevealedayoungmanintightraiment，andredfromtoptotoe。\"IsthereatrackacrossheretoMis’essYeobright’shouse？\"herepeated。
\"Ay——keepalongthepathdownthere。\"
\"Imeanawaytwohorsesandavancantravelover？\"
\"Well，yes；youcangetupthevalebelowherewithtime。
Thetrackisrough，butifyou’vegotalightyourhorsesmaypickalongwi’care。Haveyebroughtyourcartfarup，neighbourreddleman？\"
\"I’veleftitinthebottom，abouthalfamileback，Isteppedoninfronttomakesureoftheway，as’tisnight—time，andIhan’tbeenhereforsolong。\"
\"Oh，wellyoucangetup，\"saidFairway。\"WhataturnitdidgivemewhenIsawhim！\"headdedtothewholegroup，thereddlemanincluded。\"Lord’ssake，Ithought，whateverfierymommetisthiscometotroubleus？Noslighttoyourlooks，reddleman，foryebain’tbad—lookinginthegroundwork，thoughthefinishisqueer。MymeaningisjusttosayhowcuriousIfelt。Ihalfthoughtit’twasthedevilortheredghosttheboytoldof。\"
\"Itgiedmeaturnlikewise，\"saidSusanNunsuch，\"forI
hadadreamlastnightofadeath’shead。\"
\"Don’tyetalko’tnomore，\"saidChristian。\"Ifhehadahandkerchiefoverhisheadhe’dlookforalltheworldliketheDevilinthepictureoftheTemptation。\"
\"Well，thankyoufortellingme，\"saidtheyoungreddleman，smilingfaintly。\"Andgoodnightt’yeall。\"
Hewithdrewfromtheirsightdownthebarrow。
\"IfancyI’veseenthatyoungman’sfacebefore，\"
saidHumphrey。\"Butwhere，orhow，orwhathisnameis，Idon’tknow。\"
Thereddlemanhadnotbeengonemorethanafewminuteswhenanotherpersonapproachedthepartiallyrevivedbonfire。Itprovedtobeawell—knownandrespectedwidowoftheneighbourhood，ofastandingwhichcanonlybeexpressedbythewordgenteel。Herface，encompassedbytheblacknessoftherecedingheath，showedwhitely，andwith—outhalf—lights，likeacameo。
Shewasawomanofmiddle—age，withwell—formedfeaturesofthetypeusuallyfoundwhereperspicacityisthechiefqualityenthronedwithin。AtmomentssheseemedtoberegardingissuesfromaNebodeniedtoothersaround。
Shehadsomethingofanestrangedmien；thesolitudeexhaledfromtheheathwasconcentratedinthisfacethathadrisenfromit。Theairwithwhichshelookedattheheathmenbetokenedacertainunconcernattheirpresence，oratwhatmightbetheiropinionsofherforwalkinginthatlonelyspotatsuchanhour，thusindirectlyimplyingthatinsomerespectorothertheywerenotuptoherlevel。
Theexplanationlayinthefactthatthoughherhusbandhadbeenasmallfarmersheherselfwasacurate’sdaughter，whohadoncedreamtofdoingbetterthings。
Personswithanyweightofcharactercarry，likeplanets，theiratmospheresalongwiththemintheirorbits；
andthematronwhoenterednowuponthescenecould，andusuallydid，bringherowntoneintoacompany。
Hernormalmanneramongtheheathfolkhadthatreticencewhichresultsfromtheconsciousnessofsuperiorcommunicativepower。Buttheeffectofcomingintosocietyandlightafterlonelywanderingindarknessisasociabilityinthecomeraboveitsusualpitch，expressedinthefeaturesevenmorethaninwords。
\"Why，’tisMis’essYeobright，\"saidFairway。\"Mis’essYeobright，nottenminutesagoamanwashereaskingforyou——areddleman。\"
\"Whatdidhewant？\"saidshe。
\"Hedidn’ttellus。\"
\"Somethingtosell，Isuppose；whatitcanbeIamatalosstounderstand。\"
\"IamgladtohearthatyoursonMr。ClymiscominghomeatChristmas，ma’am，\"saidSam，theturf—cutter。\"Whatadogheusedtobeforbonfires！\"
\"Yes。Ibelieveheiscoming，\"shesaid。
\"Hemustbeafinefellowbythistime，\"saidFairway。
\"Heisamannow，\"sherepliedquietly。
\"’Tisverylonesomefor’eeinthehethtonight，mis’ess，\"saidChristian，comingfromtheseclusionhehadhithertomaintained。\"Mindyoudon’tgetlost。
EgdonHethisabadplacetogetlostin，andthewindsdohufflequeerertonightthaneverIheard’emafore。
ThemthatknowEgdonbesthavebeenpixy—ledhereattimes。\"
\"Isthatyou，Christian？\"saidMrs。Yeobright。
\"Whatmadeyouhideawayfromme？\"
\"’TwasthatIdidn’tknowyouinthislight，mis’ess；
andbeingamanofthemournfullestmake，Iwasscaredalittle，that’sall。OftentimesifyoucouldseehowterribledownIgetinmymind，’twouldmake’eequitenervousforfearIshoulddiebymyhand。\"
\"Youdon’ttakeafteryourfather，\"saidMrs。Yeobright，lookingtowardsthefire，whereGrandferCantle，withsomewantoforiginality，wasdancingbyhimselfamongthesparks，astheothershaddonebefore。
\"Now，Grandfer，\"saidTimothyFairway，\"weareashamedofye。Areverentoldpatriarchmanasyoube——seventyifaday——togohornpipinglikethatbyyourself！\"
\"Aharrowingoldman，Mis’essYeobright，\"
saidChristiandespondingly。\"Iwouldn’tlivewithhimaweek，soplaywardasheis，ifIcouldgetaway。\"
\"’TwouldbemoreseemlyinyetostandstillandwelcomeMis’essYeobright，andyouthevenerablesthere，GrandferCantle，\"saidthebesom—woman。
\"Faith，andsoitwould，\"saidtherevellercheckinghimselfrepentantly。\"I’vesuchabadmemory，Mis’essYeobright，thatIforgethowI’mlookeduptobytherestof’em。Myspiritsmustbewonderfulgood，you’llsay？Butnotalways。’Tisaweightuponamantobelookeduptoascommander，andIoftenfeelit。\"
\"Iamsorrytostopthetalk，\"saidMrs。Yeobright。\"ButImustbeleavingyounow。IwaspassingdowntheAngleburyRoad，towardsmyniece’snewhome，whoisreturningtonightwithherhusband；andseeingthebonfireandhearingOlly’svoiceamongtherestIcameupheretolearnwhatwasgoingon。
Ishouldlikehertowalkwithme，asherwayismine。\"
\"Ay，sure，ma’am，I’mjustthinkingofmoving，\"saidOlly。
\"Why，you’llbesafetomeetthereddlemanthatItoldyeof，\"
saidFairway。\"He’sonlygonebacktogethisvan。
Weheardthatyournieceandherhusbandwerecomingstraighthomeassoonastheyweremarried，andwearegoingdownthereshortly，togive’emasongo’welcome。\"
\"Thankyouindeed，\"saidMrs。Yeobright。
\"Butweshalltakeashortercutthroughthefurzethanyoucangowithlongclothes；sowewon’ttroubleyoutowait。\"
\"Verywell——areyouready，Olly？\"
\"Yes，ma’am。Andthere’salightshiningfromyourniece’swindow，see。Itwillhelptokeepusinthepath。\"
SheindicatedthefaintlightatthebottomofthevalleywhichFairwayhadpointedout；andthetwowomendescendedthetumulus。
4—TheHaltontheTurnpikeRoadDown，downwardtheywent，andyetfurtherdown——theirdescentateachstepseemingtooutmeasuretheiradvance。
Theirskirtswerescratchednoisilybythefurze，theirshouldersbrushedbytheferns，which，thoughdeadanddry，stooderectaswhenalive，nosufficientwinterweatherhavingasyetarrivedtobeatthemdown。
TheirTartareansituationmightbysomehavebeencalledanimprudentonefortwounattendedwomen。ButtheseshaggyrecesseswereatallseasonsafamiliarsurroundingtoOllyandMrs。Yeobright；andtheadditionofdarknesslendsnofrightfulnesstothefaceofafriend。
\"AndsoTamsinhasmarriedhimatlast，\"saidOlly，whentheinclinehadbecomesomuchlesssteepthattheirfoot—stepsnolongerrequiredundividedattention。
Mrs。Yeobrightansweredslowly，\"Yes；atlast。\"
\"Howyouwillmissher——livingwith’eeasadaughter，asshealwayshave。\"
\"Idomissher。\"
Olly，thoughwithoutthetacttoperceivewhenremarkswereuntimely，wassavedbyherverysimplicityfromrenderingthemoffensive。Questionsthatwouldhavebeenresentedinothersshecouldaskwithimpunity。
ThisaccountedforMrs。Yeobright’sacquiescenceintherevivalofanevidentlysoresubject。
\"Iwasquitestrooktohearyou’dagreedtoit，ma’am，thatIwas，\"continuedthebesom—maker。
\"YouwerenotmorestruckbyitthanIshouldhavebeenlastyearthistime，Olly。Thereareagoodmanysidestothatwedding。Icouldnottellyouallofthem，evenifItried。\"
\"Ifeltmyselfthathewashardlysolid—goingenoughtomatewithyourfamily。Keepinganinn——whatisit？
But’a’sclever，that’strue，andtheysayhewasanengineeringgentlemanonce，buthascomedownbybeingtoooutwardlygiven。\"
\"Isawthat，uponthewhole，itwouldbebettersheshouldmarrywhereshewished。\"
\"Poorlittlething，herfeelingsgotthebetterofher，nodoubt。’Tisnature。Well，theymaycallhimwhattheywill——he’veseveralacresofheth—groundbrokeuphere，besidesthepublichouse，andtheheth—croppers，andhismannersbequitelikeagentleman’s。Andwhat’sdonecannotbeundone。\"
\"Itcannot，\"saidMrs。Yeobright。\"See，here’sthewagon—trackatlast。Nowweshallgetalongbetter。\"
Theweddingsubjectwasnofurtherdweltupon；
andsoonafaintdivergingpathwasreached，wheretheypartedcompany，OllyfirstbegginghercompaniontoremindMr。Wildevethathehadnotsenthersickhusbandthebottleofwinepromisedontheoccasionofhismarriage。
Thebesom—makerturnedtothelefttowardsherownhouse，behindaspurofthehill，andMrs。Yeobrightfollowedthestraighttrack，whichfurtheronjoinedthehighwaybytheQuietWomanInn，whithershesupposedherniecetohavereturnedwithWildevefromtheirweddingatAngleburythatday。
ShefirstreachedWildeve’sPatch，asitwascalled，aplotoflandredeemedfromtheheath，andafterlongandlaboriousyearsbroughtintocultivation。Themanwhohaddiscoveredthatitcouldbetilleddiedofthelabour；
themanwhosucceededhiminpossessionruinedhimselfinfertilizingit。WildevecamelikeAmerigoVespucci，andreceivedthehonoursduetothosewhohadgonebefore。
WhenMrs。Yeobrighthaddrawnneartotheinn，andwasabouttoenter，shesawahorseandvehiclesometwohundredyardsbeyondit，comingtowardsher，amanwalkingalongsidewithalanterninhishand。
Itwassoonevidentthatthiswasthereddlemanwhohadinquiredforher。Insteadofenteringtheinnatonce，shewalkedbyitandtowardsthevan。
Theconveyancecameclose，andthemanwasabouttopassherwithlittlenotice，whensheturnedtohimandsaid，\"Ithinkyouhavebeeninquiringforme？IamMrs。YeobrightofBlooms—End。\"
Thereddlemanstarted，andhelduphisfinger。
Hestoppedthehorses，andbeckonedtohertowithdrawwithhimafewyardsaside，whichshedid，wondering。
\"Youdon’tknowme，ma’am，Isuppose？\"hesaid。
\"Idonot，\"saidshe。\"Why，yes，Ido！YouareyoungVenn——yourfatherwasadairymansomewherehere？\"
\"Yes；andIknewyourniece，MissTamsin，alittle。
Ihavesomethingbadtotellyou。\"
\"Abouther——no！Shehasjustcomehome，Ibelieve，withherhusband。Theyarrangedtoreturnthisafternoon——totheinnbeyondhere。\"
\"She’snotthere。\"
\"Howdoyouknow？\"
\"Becauseshe’shere。She’sinmyvan，\"headdedslowly。
\"Whatnewtroublehascome？\"murmuredMrs。Yeobright，puttingherhandoverhereyes。
\"Ican’texplainmuch，ma’am。AllIknowisthat，asI
wasgoingalongtheroadthismorning，aboutamileoutofAnglebury，Iheardsomethingtrottingaftermelikeadoe，andlookingroundthereshewas，whiteasdeathitself。
’Oh，DiggoryVenn！’shesaid，’Ithought’twasyou——willyouhelpme？Iamintrouble。’\"
\"HowdidsheknowyourChristianname？\"saidMrs。Yeobrightdoubtingly。
\"IhadmetherasaladbeforeIwentawayinthistrade。
Sheaskedthenifshemightride，andthendownshefellinafaint。Ipickedherupandputherin，andthereshehasbeeneversince。Shehascriedagooddeal，butshehashardlyspoke；allshehastoldmebeingthatshewastohavebeenmarriedthismorning。
Itriedtogethertoeatsomething，butshecouldn’t；
andatlastshefellasleep。\"
\"Letmeseeheratonce，\"saidMrs。Yeobright，hasteningtowardsthevan。
Thereddlemanfollowedwiththelantern，and，steppingupfirst，assistedMrs。Yeobrighttomountbesidehim。
Onthedoorbeingopenedsheperceivedattheendofthevananextemporizedcouch，aroundwhichwashungapparentlyallthedraperythatthereddlemanpossessed，tokeeptheoccupantofthelittlecouchfromcontactwiththeredmaterialsofhistrade。Ayounggirllaythereon，coveredwithacloak。Shewasasleep，andthelightofthelanternfelluponherfeatures。
Afair，sweet，andhonestcountryfacewasrevealed，reposinginanestofwavychestnuthair。Itwasbetweenprettyandbeautiful。Thoughhereyeswereclosed，onecouldeasilyimaginethelightnecessarilyshininginthemastheculminationoftheluminousworkmanshiparound。
Thegroundworkofthefacewashopefulness；butoveritnowIaylikeaforeignsubstanceafilmofanxietyandgrief。Thegriefhadbeentheresoshortlyastohaveabstractednothingofthebloom，andhadasyetbutgivenadignitytowhatitmighteventuallyundermine。
Thescarletofherlipshadnothadtimetoabate，andjustnowitappearedstillmoreintensebytheabsenceoftheneighbouringandmoretransientcolourofhercheek。
Thelipsfrequentlyparted，withamurmurofwords。
Sheseemedtobelongrightlytoamadrigal——torequireviewingthroughrhymeandharmony。
