Hewas，indeed，walkingwithawilloverthefurze，asstraightasaline，asifhislifedependeduponit。
Hismotherdrewalongbreath，and，abandoningthevisittoThomasin，turnedback。Theeveningfilmsbegantomakenebulouspicturesofthevalleys，butthehighlandsstillwererakedbythedecliningraysofthewintersun，whichglancedonClymashewalkedforward，eyedbyeveryrabbitandfield—farearound，alongshadowadvancinginfrontofhim。
Ondrawingneartothefurze—coveredbankandditchwhichfortifiedthecaptain’sdwellinghecouldhearvoiceswithin，signifyingthatoperationshadbeenalreadybegun。
Attheside—entrancegatehestoppedandlookedover。
Halfadozenable—bodiedmenwerestandinginalinefromthewell—mouth，holdingaropewhichpassedoverthewell—rollerintothedepthsbelow。Fairway，withapieceofsmallerroperoundhisbody，madefasttooneofthestandards，toguardagainstaccidents，wasleaningovertheopening，hisrighthandclaspingtheverticalropethatdescendedintothewell。
\"Now，silence，folks，\"saidFairway。
Thetalkingceased，andFairwaygaveacircularmotiontotherope，asifhewerestirringbatter。Attheendofaminuteadullsplashingreverberatedfromthebottomofthewell；thehelicaltwisthehadimpartedtotheropehadreachedthegrapnelbelow。
\"Haul！\"saidFairway；andthemenwhoheldtheropebegantogatheritoverthewheel。
\"Ithinkwe’vegotsommat，\"saidoneofthehaulers—in。
\"Thenpullsteady，\"saidFairway。
Theygatheredupmoreandmore，tillaregulardrippingintothewellcouldbeheardbelow。Itgrewsmarterwiththeincreasingheightofthebucket，andpresentlyahundredandfiftyfeetofropehadbeenpulledin。
Fairwaythenlitalantern，tiedittoanothercord，andbeganloweringitintothewellbesidethefirst：
Clymcameforwardandlookeddown。Strangehumidleaves，whichknewnothingoftheseasonsoftheyear，andquaint—naturedmosseswererevealedonthewellsideasthelanterndescended；tillitsraysfelluponaconfusedmassofropeandbucketdanglinginthedank，darkair。
\"We’veonlygotenbytheedgeofthehoop——steady，forGod’ssake！\"saidFairway。
Theypulledwiththegreatestgentleness，tillthewetbucketappearedabouttwoyardsbelowthem，likeadeadfriendcometoearthagain。Threeorfourhandswerestretchedout，thenjerkwenttherope，whizzwentthewheel，thetwoforemosthaulersfellbackward，thebeatingofafallingbodywasheard，recedingdownthesidesofthewell，andathunderousuproararoseatthebottom。
Thebucketwasgoneagain。
\"Damnthebucket！\"saidFairway。
\"Loweragain，\"saidSam。
\"I’masstiffasaram’shornstoopingsolong，\"
saidFairway，standingupandstretchinghimselftillhisjointscreaked。
\"Restafewminutes，Timothy，\"saidYeobright。
\"I’lltakeyourplace。\"
Thegrapnelwasagainlowered。Itssmartimpactuponthedistantwaterreachedtheirearslikeakiss，whereuponYeobrightkneltdown，andleaningoverthewellbegandraggingthegrapnelroundandroundasFairwayhaddone。
\"Tiearoperoundhim——itisdangerous！\"criedasoftandanxiousvoicesomewhereabovethem。
Everybodyturned。Thespeakerwasawoman，gazingdownuponthegroupfromanupperwindow，whosepanesblazedintheruddyglarefromthewest。Herlipswerepartedandsheappearedforthemomenttoforgetwhereshewas。
Theropewasaccordinglytiedroundhiswaist，andtheworkproceeded。Atthenexthaultheweightwasnotheavy，anditwasdiscoveredthattheyhadonlysecuredacoiloftheropedetachedfromthebucket。Thetangledmasswasthrownintothebackground。HumphreytookYeobright’splace，andthegrapnelwasloweredagain。
Yeobrightretiredtotheheapofrecoveredropeinameditativemood。Oftheidentitybetweenthelady’svoiceandthatofthemelancholymummerhehadnotamoment’sdoubt。
\"Howthoughtfulofher！\"hesaidtohimself。
Eustacia，whohadreddenedwhensheperceivedtheeffectofherexclamationuponthegroupbelow，wasnolongertobeseenatthewindow，thoughYeobrightscanneditwistfully。Whilehestoodtherethemenatthewellsucceededingettingupthebucketwithoutamishap。
Oneofthemwenttoinquireforthecaptain，tolearnwhatordershewishedtogiveformendingthewell—tackle。
Thecaptainprovedtobeawayfromhome，andEustaciaappearedatthedoorandcameout。Shehadlapsedintoaneasyanddignifiedcalm，farremovedfromtheintensityoflifeinherwordsofsolicitudeforClym’ssafety。
\"Willitbepossibletodrawwaterheretonight？\"
sheinquired。
\"No，miss；thebottomofthebucketiscleanknockedout。
Andaswecandonomorenowwe’llleaveoff，andcomeagaintomorrowmorning。\"
\"Nowater，\"shemurmured，turningaway。
\"IcansendyouupsomefromBlooms—End，\"saidClym，comingforwardandraisinghishatasthemenretired。
YeobrightandEustacialookedateachotherforoneinstant，asifeachhadinmindthosefewmomentsduringwhichacertainmoonlightscenewascommontoboth。
Withtheglancethecalmfixityofherfeaturessublimeditselftoanexpressionofrefinementandwarmth；
itwaslikegarishnoonrisingtothedignityofsunsetinacoupleofseconds。
\"Thankyou；itwillhardlybenecessary，\"shereplied。
\"Butifyouhavenowater？\"
\"Well，itiswhatIcallnowater，\"shesaid，blushing，andliftingherlong—lashedeyelidsasiftoliftthemwereaworkrequiringconsideration。\"Butmygrandfathercallsitwaterenough。I’llshowyouwhatImean。\"
Shemovedawayafewyards，andClymfollowed。Whenshereachedthecorneroftheenclosure，wherethestepswereformedformountingtheboundarybank，shesprangupwithalightnesswhichseemedstrangeafterherlistlessmovementtowardsthewell。Itincidentallyshowedthatherapparentlanguordidnotarisefromlackofforce。
Clymascendedbehindher，andnoticedacircularburntpatchatthetopofthebank。\"Ashes？\"hesaid。
\"Yes，\"saidEustacia。\"WehadalittlebonfireherelastFifthofNovember，andthosearethemarksofit。\"
OnthatspothadstoodthefireshehadkindledtoattractWildeve。
\"That’stheonlykindofwaterwehave，\"shecontinued，tossingastoneintothepool，whichlayontheoutsideofthebanklikethewhiteofaneyewithoutitspupil。
Thestonefellwithaflounce，butnoWildeveappearedontheotherside，asonapreviousoccasionthere。
\"Mygrandfathersayshelivedformorethantwentyyearsatseaonwatertwiceasbadasthat，\"shewenton，\"andconsidersitquitegoodenoughforushereonanemergency。\"
\"Well，asamatteroffacttherearenoimpuritiesinthewaterofthesepoolsatthistimeoftheyear。
Ithasonlyjustrainedintothem。\"
Sheshookherhead。\"Iammanagingtoexistinawilderness，butIcannotdrinkfromapond，\"shesaid。
Clymlookedtowardsthewell，whichwasnowdeserted，themenhavinggonehome。\"Itisalongwaytosendforspring—water，\"hesaid，afterasilence。
\"Butsinceyoudon’tlikethisinthepond，I’lltrytogetyousomemyself。\"Hewentbacktothewell。
\"Yes，IthinkIcoulddoitbytyingonthispail。\"
\"But，sinceIwouldnottroublethementogetit，Icannotinconscienceletyou。\"
\"Idon’tmindthetroubleatall。\"
Hemadefastthepailtothelongcoilofrope，putitoverthewheel，andallowedittodescendbylettingtheropeslipthroughhishands。Beforeithadgonefar，however，hecheckedit。
\"Imustmakefasttheendfirst，orwemaylosethewhole，\"
hesaidtoEustacia，whohaddrawnnear。\"Couldyouholdthisamoment，whileIdoit——orshallIcallyourservant？\"
\"Icanholdit，\"saidEustacia；andheplacedtheropeinherhands，goingthentosearchfortheend。
\"IsupposeImayletitslipdown？\"sheinquired。
\"Iwouldadviseyounottoletitgofar，\"saidClym。
\"Itwillgetmuchheavier，youwillfind。\"
However，Eustaciahadbeguntopayout。Whilehewastyingshecried，\"Icannotstopit！\"
Clymrantoherside，andfoundhecouldonlychecktheropebytwistingtheloosepartroundtheuprightpost，whenitstoppedwithajerk。\"Hasithurtyou？\"
\"Yes，\"shereplied。
\"Verymuch？\"
\"No；Ithinknot。\"Sheopenedherhands。Oneofthemwasbleeding；theropehaddraggedofftheskin。
Eustaciawrappeditinherhandkerchief。
\"Youshouldhaveletgo，\"saidYeobright。\"Whydidn’tyou？\"
\"YousaidIwastoholdon……ThisisthesecondtimeIhavebeenwoundedtoday。\"
\"Ah，yes；Ihaveheardofit。IblushformynativeEgdon。
Wasitaseriousinjuryyoureceivedinchurch，MissVye？\"
TherewassuchanabundanceofsympathyinClym’stonethatEustaciaslowlydrewuphersleeveanddisclosedherroundwhitearm。Abrightredspotappearedonitssmoothsurface，likearubyonParianmarble。
\"Thereitis，\"shesaid，puttingherfingeragainstthespot。
\"Itwasdastardlyofthewoman，\"saidClym。\"WillnotCaptainVyegetherpunished？\"
\"Heisgonefromhomeonthatverybusiness。IdidnotknowthatIhadsuchamagicreputation。\"
\"Andyoufainted？\"saidClym，lookingatthescarletlittlepunctureasifhewouldliketokissitandmakeitwell。
\"Yes，itfrightenedme。Ihadnotbeentochurchforalongtime。AndnowIshallnotgoagainforeversolong——perhapsnever。Icannotfacetheireyesafterthis。
Don’tyouthinkitdreadfullyhumiliating？IwishedIwasdeadforhoursafter，butIdon’tmindnow。\"
\"Ihavecometocleanawaythesecobwebs，\"saidYeobright。
\"Wouldyouliketohelpme——byhigh—classteaching？Wemightbenefitthemmuch。\"
\"Idon’tquitefeelanxiousto。Ihavenotmuchloveformyfellow—creatures。SometimesIquitehatethem。\"
\"StillIthinkthatifyouweretohearmyschemeyoumighttakeaninterestinit。Thereisnouseinhatingpeople——ifyouhateanything，youshouldhatewhatproducedthem。\"
\"DoyoumeanNature？Ihateheralready。ButIshallbegladtohearyourschemeatanytime。\"
Thesituationhadnowworkeditselfout，andthenextnaturalthingwasforthemtopart。Clymknewthiswellenough，andEustaciamadeamoveofconclusion；
yethelookedatherasifhehadonewordmoretosay。
PerhapsifhehadnotlivedinParisitwouldneverhavebeenuttered。
\"Wehavemetbefore，\"hesaid，regardingherwithrathermoreinterestthanwasnecessary。
\"Idonotownit，\"saidEustacia，witharepressed，stilllook。
\"ButImaythinkwhatIlike。\"
\"Yes。\"
\"Youarelonelyhere。\"
\"Icannotenduretheheath，exceptinitspurpleseason。
Theheathisacrueltaskmastertome。\"
\"Canyousayso？\"heasked。\"Tomyminditismostexhilarating，andstrengthening，andsoothing。Iwouldratherliveonthesehillsthananywhereelseintheworld。\"
\"Itiswellenoughforartists；butIneverwouldlearntodraw。\"
\"Andthereisaverycuriousdruidicalstonejustoutthere。\"
Hethrewapebbleinthedirectionsignified。\"Doyouoftengotoseeit？\"
\"Iwasnotevenawarethereexistedanysuchcuriousdruidicalstone。IamawarethatthereareboulevardsinParis。\"
Yeobrightlookedthoughtfullyontheground。
\"Thatmeansmuch，\"hesaid。
\"Itdoesindeed，\"saidEustacia。
\"IrememberwhenIhadthesamelongingfortownbustle。
Fiveyearsofagreatcitywouldbeaperfectcureforthat。\"
\"Heavensendmesuchacure！Now，Mr。Yeobright，Iwillgoindoorsandplastermywoundedhand。\"
Theyseparated，andEustaciavanishedintheincreasingshade。
Sheseemedfullofmanythings。Herpastwasablank，herlifehadbegun。TheeffectuponClymofthismeetinghedidnotfullydiscovertillsometimeafter。
Duringhiswalkhomehismostintelligiblesensationwasthathisschemehadsomehowbecomeglorified。
Abeautifulwomanhadbeenintertwinedwithit。
Onreachingthehousehewentuptotheroomwhichwastobemadehisstudy，andoccupiedhimselfduringtheeveninginunpackinghisbooksfromtheboxesandarrangingthemonshelves。Fromanotherboxhedrewalampandacanofoil。Hetrimmedthelamp，arrangedhistable，andsaid，\"Now，Iamreadytobegin。\"
Heroseearlythenextmorning，readtwohoursbeforebreakfastbythelightofhislamp——readallthemorning，alltheafternoon。Justwhenthesunwasgoingdownhiseyesfeltweary，andheleantbackinhischair。
Hisroomoverlookedthefrontofthepremisesandthevalleyoftheheathbeyond。Thelowestbeamsofthewintersunthrewtheshadowofthehouseoverthepalings，acrossthegrassmarginoftheheath，andfarupthevale，wherethechimneyoutlinesandthoseofthesurroundingtree—topsstretchedforthinlongdarkprongs。Havingbeenseatedatworkallday，hedecidedtotakeaturnuponthehillsbeforeitgotdark；and，goingoutforthwith，hestruckacrosstheheathtowardsMistover。
Itwasanhourandahalflaterwhenheagainappearedatthegardengate。Theshuttersofthehousewereclosed，andChristianCantle，whohadbeenwheelingmanureaboutthegardenallday，hadgonehome。Onenteringhefoundthathismother，afterwaitingalongtimeforhim，hadfinishedhermeal。
\"Wherehaveyoubeen，Clym？\"sheimmediatelysaid。
\"Whydidn’tyoutellmethatyouweregoingawayatthistime？\"
\"Ihavebeenontheheath。\"
\"You’llmeetEustaciaVyeifyougoupthere。\"
Clympausedaminute。\"Yes，Imetherthisevening，\"
hesaid，asthoughitwerespokenunderthesheernecessityofpreservinghonesty。
\"Iwonderedifyouhad。\"
\"Itwasnoappointment。\"
\"No；suchmeetingsneverare。\"
\"Butyouarenotangry，Mother？\"
\"IcanhardlysaythatIamnot。Angry？No。ButwhenI
considertheusualnatureofthedragwhichcausesmenofpromisetodisappointtheworldIfeeluneasy。\"
\"Youdeservecreditforthefeeling，Mother。ButIcanassureyouthatyouneednotbedisturbedbyitonmyaccount。\"
\"WhenIthinkofyouandyournewcrotchets，\"saidMrs。Yeobright，withsomeemphasis，\"Inaturallydon’tfeelsocomfortableasIdidatwelvemonthago。ItisincredibletomethatamanaccustomedtotheattractivewomenofParisandelsewhereshouldbesoeasilyworkeduponbyagirlinaheath。Youcouldjustaswellhavewalkedanotherway。\"
\"Ihadbeenstudyingallday。\"
\"Well，yes，\"sheaddedmorehopefully，\"Ihavebeenthinkingthatyoumightgetonasaschoolmaster，andrisethatway，sinceyoureallyaredeterminedtohatethecourseyouwerepursuing。\"
Yeobrightwasunwillingtodisturbthisidea，thoughhisschemewasfarenoughremovedfromonewhereintheeducationofyouthshouldbemadeamerechannelofsocialascent。
Hehadnodesiresofthatsort。Hehadreachedthestageinayoungman’slifewhenthegrimnessofthegeneralhumansituationfirstbecomesclear；andtherealizationofthiscausesambitiontohaltawhile。InFranceitisnotuncustomarytocommitsuicideatthisstage；
inEnglandwedomuchbetter，ormuchworse，asthecasemaybe。
Thelovebetweentheyoungmanandhismotherwasstrangelyinvisiblenow。Ofloveitmaybesaid，thelessearthlythelessdemonstrative。Initsabsolutelyindestructibleformitreachesaprofundityinwhichallexhibitionofitselfispainful。Itwassowiththese。
Hadconversationsbetweenthembeenoverheard，peoplewouldhavesaid，\"Howcoldtheyaretoeachother！\"
HistheoryandhiswishesaboutdevotinghisfuturetoteachinghadmadeanimpressiononMrs。Yeobright。
Indeed，howcoulditbeotherwisewhenhewasapartofher——whentheirdiscourseswereasifcarriedonbetweentherightandthelefthandsofthesamebody？
Hehaddespairedofreachingherbyargument；anditwasalmostasadiscoverytohimthathecouldreachherbyamagnetismwhichwasassuperiortowordsaswordsaretoyells。
Strangelyenoughhebegantofeelnowthatitwouldnotbesohardtopersuadeherwhowashisbestfriendthatcomparativepovertywasessentiallythehighercourseforhim，astoreconciletohisfeelingstheactofpersuadingher。Fromeveryprovidentpointofviewhismotherwassoundoubtedlyright，thathewasnotwithoutasicknessofheartinfindinghecouldshakeher。
Shehadasingularinsightintolife，consideringthatshehadnevermixedwithit。Thereareinstancesofpersonswho，withoutclearideasofthethingstheycriticizehaveyethadclearideasoftherelationsofthosethings。
Blacklock，apoetblindfromhisbirth，coulddescribevisualobjectswithaccuracy；ProfessorSanderson，whowasalsoblind，gaveexcellentlecturesoncolour，andtaughtothersthetheoryofideaswhichtheyhadandhehadnot。Inthesocialspherethesegiftedonesaremostlywomen；theycanwatchaworldwhichtheyneversaw，andestimateforcesofwhichtheyhaveonlyheard。
Wecallitintuition。
WhatwasthegreatworldtoMrs。Yeobright？Amultitudewhosetendenciescouldbeperceived，thoughnotitsessences。
Communitieswereseenbyherasfromadistance；
shesawthemasweseethethrongswhichcoverthecanvasesofSallaert，VanAlsloot，andothersofthatschool——vastmassesofbeings，jostling，zigzagging，andprocessioningindefinitedirections，butwhosefeaturesareindistinguishablebytheverycomprehensivenessoftheview。
Onecouldseethat，asfarasithadgone，herlifewasverycompleteonitsreflectiveside。Thephilosophyofhernature，anditslimitationbycircumstances，wasalmostwritteninhermovements。Theyhadamajesticfoundation，thoughtheywerefarfrombeingmajestic；andtheyhadaground—workofassurance，buttheywerenotassured。
Asheronceelasticwalkhadbecomedeadenedbytime，sohadhernaturalprideoflifebeenhinderedinitsbloomingbyhernecessities。
ThenextslighttouchintheshapingofClym’sdestinyoccurredafewdaysafter。Abarrowwasopenedontheheath，andYeobrightattendedtheoperation，remainingawayfromhisstudyduringseveralhours。IntheafternoonChristianreturnedfromajourneyinthesamedirection，andMrs。Yeobrightquestionedhim。
\"Theyhavedugahole，andtheyhavefoundthingslikeflowerpotsupsidedown，Mis’essYeobright；andinsidetheseberealcharnelbones。Theyhavecarried’emofftomen’shouses；
butIshouldn’tliketosleepwheretheywillbide。
Deadfolkshavebeenknowntocomeandclaimtheirown。
Mr。Yeobrighthadgotonepotofthebones，andwasgoingtobring’emhome——realskellingtonbones——but’twasorderedotherwise。You’llberelievedtohearthathegaveawayhispotandall，onsecondthoughts；andablessedthingforye，Mis’essYeobright，consideringthewindo’nights。\"
\"Gaveitaway？\"
\"Yes。ToMissVye。Shehasacannibaltasteforsuchchurchyardfurnitureseemingly。\"
\"MissVyewastheretoo？\"
\"Ay，’ab’lieveshewas。\"
WhenClymcamehome，whichwasshortlyafter，hismothersaid，inacurioustone，\"Theurnyouhadmeantformeyougaveaway。\"
Yeobrightmadenoreply；thecurrentofherfeelingwastoopronouncedtoadmitit。
Theearlyweeksoftheyearpassedon。Yeobrightcertainlystudiedathome，buthealsowalkedmuchabroad，andthedirectionofhiswalkwasalwaystowardssomepointofalinebetweenMistoverandRainbarrow。
ThemonthofMarcharrived，andtheheathshoweditsfirstsignsofawakeningfromwintertrance。Theawakeningwasalmostfelineinitsstealthiness。ThepooloutsidethebankbyEustacia’sdwelling，whichseemedasdeadanddesolateasevertoanobserverwhomovedandmadenoisesinhisobservation，wouldgraduallydiscloseastateofgreatanimationwhensilentlywatchedawhile。
Atimidanimalworldhadcometolifefortheseason。
Littletadpolesandeftsbegantobubbleupthroughthewater，andtoracealongbeneathit；toadsmadenoiseslikeveryyoungducks，andadvancedtothemarginintwosandthrees；overhead，bumblebeesflewhitherandthitherinthethickeninglight，theirdronecomingandgoinglikethesoundofagong。
OnaneveningsuchasthisYeobrightdescendedintotheBlooms—Endvalleyfrombesidethatverypool，wherehehadbeenstandingwithanotherpersonquitesilentlyandquitelongenoughtohearallthispunystirofresurrectioninnature；yethehadnotheardit。
