Onethingatleastwasobvious:shewasnotmadetobelookedatthus。Thereddlemanhadappearedconsciousofasmuch,and,whileMrs。Yeobrightlookedinuponher,hecasthiseyesasidewithadelicacywhichwellbecamehim。
Thesleeperapparentlythoughtsotoo,forthenextmomentsheopenedherown。
Thelipsthenpartedwithsomethingofanticipation,somethingmoreofdoubt;andherseveralthoughtsandfractionsofthoughts,assignalledbythechangesonherface,wereexhibitedbythelighttotheutmostnicety。
Aningenuous,transparentlifewasdisclosed,asiftheflowofherexistencecouldbeseenpassingwithinher。
Sheunderstoodthesceneinamoment。
\"Oyes,itisI,Aunt,\"shecried。\"Iknowhowfrightenedyouare,andhowyoucannotbelieveit;butallthesame,itisIwhohavecomehomelikethis!\"
\"Tamsin,Tamsin!\"saidMrs。Yeobright,stoopingovertheyoungwomanandkissingher。\"Omydeargirl!\"
Thomasinwasnowonthevergeofasob,butbyanunexpectedself—commandsheutterednosound。Withagentlepantingbreathshesatupright。
\"Ididnotexpecttoseeyouinthisstate,anymorethanyoume,\"shewentonquickly。\"WhereamI,Aunt?\"
\"Nearlyhome,mydear。InEgdonBottom。Whatdreadfulthingisit?\"
\"I’lltellyouinamoment。Sonear,arewe?ThenI
willgetoutandwalk。Iwanttogohomebythepath。\"
\"Butthiskindmanwhohasdonesomuchwill,Iamsure,takeyourightontomyhouse?\"saidtheaunt,turningtothereddleman,whohadwithdrawnfromthefrontofthevanontheawakeningofthegirl,andstoodintheroad。
\"Whyshouldyouthinkitnecessarytoaskme?Iwill,ofcourse,\"saidhe。
\"Heisindeedkind,\"murmuredThomasin。\"Iwasonceacquaintedwithhim,Aunt,andwhenIsawhimtodayIthoughtIshouldpreferhisvantoanyconveyanceofastranger。
ButI’llwalknow。Reddleman,stopthehorses,please。\"
Themanregardedherwithtenderreluctance,butstoppedthemAuntandniecethendescendedfromthevan,Mrs。Yeobrightsayingtoitsowner,\"Iquiterecognizeyounow。
Whatmadeyouchangefromthenicebusinessyourfatherleftyou?\"
\"Well,Idid,\"hesaid,andlookedatThomasin,whoblushedalittle。\"Thenyou’llnotbewantingmeanymoretonight,ma’am?\"
Mrs。Yeobrightglancedaroundatthedarksky,atthehills,attheperishingbonfires,andatthelightedwindowoftheinntheyhadneared。\"Ithinknot,\"shesaid,\"sinceThomasinwishestowalk。Wecansoonrunupthepathandreachhome——weknowitwell。\"
Andafterafewfurtherwordstheyparted,thereddlemanmovingonwardswithhisvan,andthetwowomenremainingstandingintheroad。Assoonasthevehicleanditsdriverhadwithdrawnsofarastobebeyondallpossiblereachofhervoice,Mrs。Yeobrightturnedtoherniece。
\"Now,Thomasin,\"shesaidsternly,\"what’sthemeaningofthisdisgracefulperformance?\"
5—PerplexityamongHonestPeopleThomasinlookedasifquiteovercomebyheraunt’schangeofmanner。\"Itmeansjustwhatitseemstomean:I
am——notmarried,\"sherepliedfaintly。\"Excuseme——forhumiliatingyou,Aunt,bythismishap——Iamsorryforit。
ButIcannothelpit。\"
\"Me?Thinkofyourselffirst。\"
\"Itwasnobody’sfault。Whenwegottheretheparsonwouldn’tmarryusbecauseofsometriflingirregularityinthelicense。\"
\"Whatirregularity?\"
\"Idon’tknow。Mr。Wildevecanexplain。IdidnotthinkwhenIwentawaythismorningthatIshouldcomebacklikethis。\"Itbeingdark,Thomasinallowedheremotiontoescapeherbythesilentwayoftears,whichcouldrolldownhercheekunseen。
\"Icouldalmostsaythatitservesyouright——ifIdidnotfeelthatyoudon’tdeserveit,\"continuedMrs。Yeobright,who,possessingtwodistinctmoodsinclosecontiguity,agentlemoodandanangry,flewfromonetotheotherwithouttheleastwarning。\"Remember,Thomasin,thisbusinesswasnoneofmyseeking;fromtheveryfirst,whenyoubegantofeelfoolishaboutthatman,Iwarnedyouhewouldnotmakeyouhappy。IfeltitsostronglythatIdidwhatIwouldneverhavebelievedmyselfcapableofdoing——stoodupinthechurch,andmademyselfthepublictalkforweeks。Buthavingonceconsented,Idon’tsubmittothesefancieswithoutgoodreason。
Marryhimyoumustafterthis。\"
\"DoyouthinkIwishtodootherwiseforonemoment?\"
saidThomasin,withaheavysigh。\"Iknowhowwrongitwasofmetolovehim,butdon’tpainmebytalkinglikethat,Aunt!Youwouldnothavehadmestaytherewithhim,wouldyou?——andyourhouseistheonlyhomeI
havetoreturnto。Hesayswecanbemarriedinadayortwo。\"
\"Iwishhehadneverseenyou。\"
\"Verywell;thenIwillbethemiserablestwomanintheworld,andnotlethimseemeagain。No,Iwon’thavehim!\"
\"Itistoolatetospeakso。Comewithme。Iamgoingtotheinntoseeifhehasreturned。OfcourseIshallgettothebottomofthisstoryatonce。
Mr。Wildevemustnotsupposehecanplaytricksuponme,oranybelongingtome。\"
\"Itwasnotthat。Thelicensewaswrong,andhecouldn’tgetanotherthesameday。Hewilltellyouinamomenthowitwas,ifhecomes。\"
\"Whydidn’thebringyouback?\"
\"Thatwasme!\"againsobbedThomasin。\"WhenIfoundwecouldnotbemarriedIdidn’tliketocomebackwithhim,andIwasveryill。ThenIsawDiggoryVenn,andwasgladtogethimtotakemehome。Icannotexplainitanybetter,andyoumustbeangrywithmeifyouwill。\"
\"Ishallseeaboutthat,\"saidMrs。Yeobright;andtheyturnedtowardstheinn,knownintheneighbourhoodastheQuietWoman,thesignofwhichrepresentedthefigureofamatroncarryingherheadunderherarm,beneathwhichgruesomedesignwaswrittenthecoupletsowellknowntofrequentersoftheinn:——
SINCETHEWOMAN’SQUIET
LETNOMANBREEDARIOT。[1]
[1]Theinnwhichreallyborethissignandlegendstoodsomemilestothenorthwestofthepresentscene,whereinthehousemoreimmediatelyreferredtoisnownolongeraninn;andthesurroundingsaremuchchanged。
Butanotherinn,someofwhosefeaturesarealsoembodiedinthisdescription,theREDLIONatWinfrith,stillremainsasahavenforthewayfarer(1912)。
ThefrontofthehousewastowardstheheathandRainbarrow,whosedarkshapeseemedtothreatenitfromthesky。
Uponthedoorwasaneglectedbrassplate,bearingtheunexpectedinscription,\"Mr。Wildeve,Engineer\"——auselessyetcherishedrelicfromthetimewhenhehadbeenstartedinthatprofessioninanofficeatBudmouthbythosewhohadhopedmuchfromhim,andhadbeendisappointed。
Thegardenwasattheback,andbehindthisranastilldeepstream,formingthemarginoftheheathinthatdirection,meadow—landappearingbeyondthestream。
Butthethickobscuritypermittedonlyskylinestobevisibleofanysceneatpresent。Thewateratthebackofthehousecouldbeheard,idlyspinningwhirpoolsinitscreepbetweentherowsofdryfeather—headedreedswhichformedastockadealongeachbank。Theirpresencewasdenotedbysoundsasofacongregationprayinghumbly,producedbytheirrubbingagainsteachotherintheslowwind。
Thewindow,whencethecandlelighthadshoneupthevaletotheeyesofthebonfiregroup,wasuncurtained,butthesilllaytoohighforapedestrianontheoutsidetolookoveritintotheroom。Avastshadow,inwhichcouldbedimlytracedportionsofamasculinecontour,blottedhalftheceiling。
\"Heseemstobeathome,\"saidMrs。Yeobright。
\"MustIcomein,too,Aunt?\"askedThomasinfaintly。
\"Isupposenot;itwouldbewrong。\"
\"Youmustcome,certainly——toconfronthim,sothathemaymakenofalserepresentationstome。Weshallnotbefiveminutesinthehouse,andthenwe’llwalkhome。\"
Enteringtheopenpassage,shetappedatthedooroftheprivateparlour,unfastenedit,andlookedin。
ThebackandshouldersofamancamebetweenMrs。Yeobright’seyesandthefire。Wildeve,whoseformitwas,immediatelyturned,arose,andadvancedtomeethisvisitors。
Hewasquiteayoungman,andofthetwoproperties,formandmotion,thelatterfirstattractedtheeyeinhim。Thegraceofhismovementwassingular——itwasthepantomimicexpressionofalady—killingcareer。
Nextcameintonoticethemorematerialqualities,amongwhichwasaprofusecropofhairimpendingoverthetopofhisface,lendingtohisforeheadthehigh—corneredoutlineofanearlyGothicshield;
andaneckwhichwassmoothandroundasacylinder。
Thelowerhalfofhisfigurewasoflightbuild。
Altogetherhewasoneinwhomnomanwouldhaveseenanythingtoadmire,andinwhomnowomanwouldhaveseenanythingtodislike。
Hediscernedtheyounggirl’sforminthepassage,andsaid,\"Thomasin,then,hasreachedhome。
Howcouldyouleavemeinthatway,darling?\"AndturningtoMrs。Yeobright——\"Itwasuselesstoarguewithher。
Shewouldgo,andgoalone。\"
\"Butwhat’sthemeaningofitall?\"demandedMrs。Yeobrighthaughtily。
\"Takeaseat,\"saidWildeve,placingchairsforthetwowomen。
\"Well,itwasaverystupidmistake,butsuchmistakeswillhappen。ThelicensewasuselessatAnglebury。
ItwasmadeoutforBudmouth,butasIdidn’treaditI
wasn’tawareofthat。\"
\"ButyouhadbeenstayingatAnglebury?\"
\"No。IhadbeenatBudmouth——tilltwodaysago——andthatwaswhereIhadintendedtotakeher;butwhenIcametofetchherwedecideduponAnglebury,forgettingthatanewlicensewouldbenecessary。
TherewasnottimetogettoBudmouthafterwards。\"
\"Ithinkyouareverymuchtoblame,\"saidMrs。Yeobright。
\"ItwasquitemyfaultwechoseAnglebury,\"Thomasinpleaded。
\"IproposeditbecauseIwasnotknownthere。\"
\"IknowsowellthatIamtoblamethatyouneednotremindmeofit,\"repliedWildeveshortly。
\"Suchthingsdon’thappenfornothing,\"saidtheaunt。
\"Itisagreatslighttomeandmyfamily;andwhenitgetsknowntherewillbeaveryunpleasanttimeforus。
Howcanshelookherfriendsinthefacetomorrow?Itisaverygreatinjury,andoneIcannoteasilyforgive。
Itmayevenreflectonhercharacter。\"
\"Nonsense,\"saidWildeve。
Thomasin’slargeeyeshadflownfromthefaceofonetothefaceoftheotherduringthisdiscussion,andshenowsaidanxiously,\"Willyouallowme,Aunt,totalkitoveralonewithDamonforfiveminutes?Willyou,Damon?\"
\"Certainly,dear,\"saidWildeve,\"ifyourauntwillexcuseus。\"
Heledherintoanadjoiningroom,leavingMrs。Yeobrightbythefire。
Assoonastheywerealone,andthedoorclosed,Thomasinsaid,turningupherpale,tearfulfacetohim,\"Itiskillingme,this,Damon!IdidnotmeantopartfromyouinangeratAngleburythismorning;
butIwasfrightenedandhardlyknewwhatIsaid。
I’venotletAuntknowhowmuchIsufferedtoday;anditissohardtocommandmyfaceandvoice,andtosmileasifitwereaslightthingtome;butItrytodoso,thatshemaynotbestillmoreindignantwithyou。
Iknowyoucouldnothelpit,dear,whateverAuntmaythink。\"
\"Sheisveryunpleasant。\"
\"Yes,\"Thomasinmurmured,\"andIsupposeIseemsonow……Damon,whatdoyoumeantodoaboutme?\"
\"Doaboutyou?\"
\"Yes。Thosewhodon’tlikeyouwhisperthingswhichatmomentsmakemedoubtyou。Wemeantomarry,Isuppose,don’twe?\"
\"Ofcoursewedo。WehaveonlytogotoBudmouthonMonday,andwemarryatonce。\"
\"Thendoletusgo!——ODamon,whatyoumakemesay!\"
Shehidherfaceinherhandkerchief。\"HereamIaskingyoutomarryme,whenbyrightsyououghttobeonyourkneesimploringme,yourcruelmistress,nottorefuseyou,andsayingitwouldbreakyourheartifIdid。
Iusedtothinkitwouldbeprettyandsweetlikethat;
buthowdifferent!\"
\"Yes,reallifeisneveratalllikethat。\"
\"ButIdon’tcarepersonallyifitnevertakesplace,\"
sheaddedwithalittledignity;\"no,Icanlivewithoutyou。
ItisAuntIthinkof。Sheissoproud,andthinkssomuchofherfamilyrespectability,thatshewillbecutdownwithmortificationifthisstoryshouldgetabroadbefore——itisdone。MycousinClym,too,willbemuchwounded。\"
\"Thenhewillbeveryunreasonable。Infact,youareallratherunreasonable。\"
Thomasincolouredalittle,andnotwithlove。Butwhateverthemomentaryfeelingwhichcausedthatflushinher,itwentasitcame,andshehumblysaid,\"Inevermeantobe,ifIcanhelpit。Imerelyfeelthatyouhavemyaunttosomeextentinyourpoweratlast。\"
\"Asamatterofjusticeitisalmostduetome,\"saidWildeve。
\"ThinkwhatIhavegonethroughtowinherconsent;
theinsultthatitistoanymantohavethebannsforbidden——thedoubleinsulttoamanunluckyenoughtobecursedwithsensitiveness,andbluedemons,andHeavenknowswhat,asIam。Icanneverforgetthosebanns。
AharshermanwouldrejoicenowinthepowerIhaveofturninguponyourauntbygoingnofurtherinthebusiness。\"
Shelookedwistfullyathimwithhersorrowfuleyesashesaidthosewords,andheraspectshowedthatmorethanonepersonintheroomcoulddeplorethepossessionofsensitiveness。
Seeingthatshewasreallysufferingheseemeddisturbedandadded,\"Thisismerelyareflectionyouknow。
Ihavenottheleastintentiontorefusetocompletethemarriage,Tamsiemine——Icouldnotbearit。\"
\"Youcouldnot,Iknow!\"saidthefairgirl,brightening。
\"You,whocannotbearthesightofpaininevenaninsect,oranydisagreeablesound,orunpleasantsmelleven,willnotlongcausepaintomeandmine。\"
\"Iwillnot,ifIcanhelpit。\"
\"Yourhanduponit,Damon。\"
Hecarelesslygaveherhishand。
\"Ah,bymycrown,what’sthat?\"hesaidsuddenly。
Therefellupontheirearsthesoundofnumerousvoicessinginginfrontofthehouse。Amongthese,twomadethemselvesprominentbytheirpeculiarity:onewasaverystrongbass,theotherawheezythinpiping。
ThomasinrecognizedthemasbelongingtoTimothyFairwayandGrandferCantlerespectively。
\"Whatdoesitmean——itisnotskimmity—riding,Ihope?\"
shesaid,withafrightenedgazeatWildeve。
\"Ofcoursenot;no,itisthattheheath—folkhavecometosingtousawelcome。Thisisintolerable!\"Hebeganpacingabout,themenoutsidesingingcheerily——
\"Hetold’herthatshe’wasthejoy’ofhislife’,Andif’
she’dcon—sent’hewouldmakeherhiswife’;Shecould’
notrefuse’him;tochurch’sotheywent’,YoungWillwasforgot’,andyoungSue’wascontent’;Andthen’
wasshekiss’d’andsetdown’onhisknee’,Noman’
intheworld’wassolov’—ingashe’!\"
Mrs。Yeobrightburstinfromtheouterroom。
\"Thomasin,Thomasin!\"shesaid,lookingindignantlyatWildeve;
\"here’saprettyexposure!Letusescapeatonce。Come!\"
Itwas,however,toolatetogetawaybythepassage。
Aruggedknockinghadbegunuponthedoorofthefrontroom。
Wildeve,whohadgonetothewindow,cameback。
\"Stop!\"hesaidimperiously,puttinghishanduponMrs。Yeobright’sarm。\"Weareregularlybesieged。
Therearefiftyofthemoutthereifthere’sone。
YoustayinthisroomwithThomasin;I’llgooutandfacethem。Youmuststaynow,formysake,tilltheyaregone,sothatitmayseemasifallwasright。
Come,Tamsiedear,don’tgomakingascene——wemustmarryafterthis;thatyoucanseeaswellasI。Sitstill,that’sall——anddon’tspeakmuch。I’llmanagethem。
Blunderingfools!\"
Hepressedtheagitatedgirlintoaseat,returnedtotheouterroomandopenedthedoor。Immediatelyoutside,inthepassage,appearedGrandferCantlesinginginconcertwiththosestillstandinginfrontofthehouse。
HecameintotheroomandnoddedabstractedlytoWildeve,hislipsstillparted,andhisfeaturesexcruciatinglystrainedintheemissionofthechorus。Thisbeingended,hesaidheartily,\"Here’swelcometothenew—madecouple,andGodbless’em!\"
\"Thankyou,\"saidWildeve,withdryresentment,hisfaceasgloomyasathunderstorm。
AttheGrandfer’sheelsnowcametherestofthegroup,whichincludedFairway,Christian,Samtheturf—cutter,Humphrey,andadozenothers。AllsmileduponWildeve,anduponhistablesandchairslikewise,fromageneralsenseoffriendlinesstowardsthearticlesaswellastowardstheirowner。
\"WebenothereaforeMrs。Yeobrightafterall,\"
saidFairway,recognizingthematron’sbonnetthroughtheglasspartitionwhichdividedthepublicapartmenttheyhadenteredfromtheroomwherethewomensat。
\"Westruckdownacross,d’yesee,Mr。Wildeve,andshewentroundbythepath。\"
\"AndIseetheyoungbride’slittlehead!\"saidGrandfer,peepinginthesamedirection,anddiscerningThomasin,whowaswaitingbesideherauntinamiserableandawkwardway。
\"Notquitesettledinyet——well,well,there’splentyoftime。\"
Wildevemadenoreply;andprobablyfeelingthatthesoonerhetreatedthemthesoonertheywouldgo,heproducedastonejar,whichthrewawarmhaloovermattersatonce。
\"That’sadropoftherightsort,Icansee,\"
saidGrandferCantle,withtheairofamantoowell—
manneredtoshowanyhurrytotasteit。
\"Yes,\"saidWildeve,\"’tissomeoldmead。Ihopeyouwilllikeit。\"
\"Oay!\"repliedtheguests,intheheartytonesnaturalwhenthewordsdemandedbypolitenesscoincidewiththoseofdeepestfeeling。\"Thereisn’taprettierdrinkunderthesun。\"
\"I’lltakemyoaththereisn’t,\"addedGrandferCantle。
\"Allthatcanbesaidagainstmeadisthat’tisratherheady,andapttolieaboutamanagoodwhile。
Buttomorrow’sSunday,thankGod。\"
\"Ifeel’dforalltheworldlikesomeboldsoldierafterIhadhadsomeonce,\"saidChristian。
\"Youshallfeelsoagain,\"saidWildeve,withcondescension,\"Cupsorglasses,gentlemen?\"
\"Well,ifyoudon’tmind,we’llhavethebeaker,andpass’enround;’tisbetterthanhelingitoutindribbles。\"
\"Jowntheslipperyglasses,\"saidGrandferCantle。
\"What’sthegoodofathingthatyoucan’tputdownintheashestowarm,hey,neighbours;that’swhatIask?\"
\"Right,Grandfer,\"saidSam;andthemeadthencirculated。
\"Well,\"saidTimothyFairway,feelingdemandsuponhispraiseinsomeformorother,\"’tisaworthythingtobemarried,Mr。Wildeve;andthewomanyou’vegotisadimant,sosaysI。Yes,\"hecontinued,toGrandferCantle,raisinghisvoicesoastobeheardthroughthepartition,\"herfather(inclininghisheadtowardstheinnerroom)
wasasgoodafelleraseverlived。Healwayshadhisgreatindignationreadyagainstanythingunderhand。\"
\"Isthatverydangerous?\"saidChristian。
\"Andtherewerefewinthesepartsthatwereupsideswithhim,\"
saidSam。\"Wheneveraclubwalkedhe’dplaytheclarinetinthebandthatmarchedbefore’emasifhe’dnevertouchedanythingbutaclarinetallhislife。Andthen,whentheygottochurchdoorhe’dthrowdowntheclarinet,mountthegallery,snatchupthebassviol,androzumawayasifhe’dneverplayedanythingbutabassviol。
Folkwouldsay——folkthatknowedwhatatruestavewas——’Surely,surelythat’sneverthesamemanthatIsawhandlingtheclarinetsomasterlybynow!\"
\"Icanmindit,\"saidthefurze—cutter。\"’Twasawonderfulthingthatonebodycouldholditallandnevermixthefingering。\"
\"TherewasKingsberechurchlikewise,\"Fairwayrecommenced,asoneopeninganewveinofthesamemineofinterest。
Wildevebreathedthebreathofoneintolerablybored,andglancedthroughthepartitionattheprisoners。
\"HeusedtowalkoverthereofaSundayafternoontovisithisoldacquaintanceAndrewBrown,thefirstclarinetthere;
agoodmanenough,butratherscreechyinhismusic,ifyoucanmind?\"
\"’Awas。\"
\"AndneighbourYeobrightwouldtakeAndrey’splaceforsomepartoftheservice,toletAndreyhaveabitofanap,asanyfriendwouldnaturallydo。\"
\"Asanyfriendwould,\"saidGrandferCantle,theotherlistenersexpressingthesameaccordbytheshorterwayofnoddingtheirheads。
\"NosoonerwasAndreyasleepandthefirstwhiffofneighbourYeobright’swindhadgotinsideAndrey’sclarinetthaneveryoneinchurchfeeledinamomenttherewasagreatsoulamong’em。Allheadswouldturn,andthey’dsay,’Ah,Ithought’twashe!’OneSundayI
canwellmind——abassvioldaythattime,andYeobrighthadbroughthisown。’TwastheHundred—and—thirty—thirdto’Lydia’;andwhenthey’dcometo’Randownhisbeardando’erhisrobesitscostlymoistureshed,’
neighbourYeobright,whohadjustwarmedtohiswork,drovehisbowintothemstringsthatgloriousgrandthathee’ena’mostsawedthebassviolintotwopieces。
Everywinderinchurchrattledasif’twereathunderstorm。
OldPa’sonWilliamsliftedhishandsinhisgreatholysurpliceasnaturalasifhe’dbeenincommonclothes,andseemedtosayhisself,’Oforsuchamaninourparish!’
ButnotasoulinKingsberecouldholdacandletoYeobright。\"
\"Wasitquitesafewhenthewindershook?\"Christianinquired。
Hereceivednoanswer,allforthemomentsittingraptinadmirationoftheperformancedescribed。
AswithFarinelli’ssingingbeforetheprincesses,Sheridan’srenownedBegumSpeech,andothersuchexamples,thefortunateconditionofitsbeingforeverlosttotheworldinvestedthedeceasedMr。Yeobright’stourdeforceonthatmemorableafternoonwithacumulativeglorywhichcomparativecriticism,hadthatbeenpossible,mightconsiderablyhaveshorndown。
\"Hewasthelastyou’dhaveexpectedtodropoffintheprimeoflife,\"saidHumphrey。
\"Ah,well;hewaslookingfortheearthsomemonthsaforehewent。Atthattimewomenusedtorunforsmocksandgown—piecesatGreenhillFair,andmywifethatisnow,beingalong—leggedslitteringmaid,hardlyhusband—high,wentwiththerestofthemaidens,for’awasagood,runneraforeshegotsoheavy。
WhenshecamehomeIsaid——wewerethenjustbeginningtowalktogether——’Whathaveyegot,myhoney?’
’I’vewon——well,I’vewon——agown—piece,’saysshe,hercolourscomingupinamoment。’Tisasmockforacrown,Ithought;andsoitturnedout。Ay,whenIthinkwhatshe’llsaytomenowwithoutamosselofredinherface,itdoseemstrangethat’awouldn’tsaysuchalittlethingthen……However,thenshewenton,andthat’swhatmademebringupthestory。Well,whateverclothesI’vewon,whiteorfigured,foreyestoseeorforeyesnottosee’
(’acoulddoaprettystrokeofmodestyinthosedays),’I’dsoonerhavelostitthanhaveseenwhatIhave。