Bythistimeshehadrisen；andtheyinvoluntarilysaunteredontogether，withoutspeaking，fortwoorthreeminutes；
whenEustaciabrokesilencebysaying，\"IassumeImustcongratulateyou。\"
\"Onwhat？Oyes；onmyeleventhousandpounds，youmean。Well，sinceIdidn’tgetsomethingelse，Imustbecontentwithgettingthat。\"
\"Youseemveryindifferentaboutit。Whydidn’tyoutellmetodaywhenyoucame？\"shesaidinthetoneofaneglectedperson。\"Iheardofitquitebyaccident。\"
\"Ididmeantotellyou，\"saidWildeve。\"ButI——well，Iwillspeakfrankly——IdidnotliketomentionitwhenIsaw，Eustacia，thatyourstarwasnothigh。
Thesightofamanlyingweariedoutwithhardwork，asyourhusbandlay，mademefeelthattobragofmyownfortunetoyouwouldbegreatlyoutofplace。Yet，asyoustoodtherebesidehim，IcouldnothelpfeelingtoothatinmanyrespectshewasarichermanthanI。\"
AtthisEustaciasaid，withslumberingmischievousness，\"What，wouldyouexchangewithhim——yourfortuneforme？\"
\"Icertainlywould，\"saidWildeve。
\"Asweareimaginingwhatisimpossibleandabsurd，supposewechangethesubject？\"
\"Verywell；andIwilltellyouofmyplansforthefuture，ifyoucaretohearthem。Ishallpermanentlyinvestninethousandpounds，keeponethousandasreadymoney，andwiththeremainingthousandtravelforayearorso。\"
\"Travel？Whatabrightidea！Wherewillyougoto？\"
\"FromheretoParis，whereIshallpassthewinterandspring。
ThenIshallgotoItaly，Greece，Egypt，andPalestine，beforethehotweathercomeson。InthesummerIshallgotoAmerica；andthen，byaplannotyetsettled，IshallgotoAustraliaandroundtoIndia。BythattimeIshallhavebeguntohavehadenoughofit。ThenIshallprobablycomebacktoParisagain，andthereIshallstayaslongasIcanaffordto。\"
\"BacktoParisagain，\"shemurmuredinavoicethatwasnearlyasigh。ShehadneveroncetoldWildeveoftheParisiandesireswhichClym’sdescriptionhadsowninher；
yetherewasheinvoluntarilyinapositiontogratifythem。
\"YouthinkagooddealofParis？\"sheadded。
\"Yes。Inmyopinionitisthecentralbeauty—spotoftheworld。\"
\"Andinmine！AndThomasinwillgowithyou？\"
\"Yes，ifshecaresto。Shemayprefertostayathome。\"
\"Soyouwillbegoingabout，andIshallbestayinghere！\"
\"Isupposeyouwill。Butweknowwhosefaultthatis。\"
\"Iamnotblamingyou，\"shesaidquickly。
\"Oh，Ithoughtyouwere。IfeveryouSHOULDbeinclinedtoblameme，thinkofacertaineveningbyRainbarrow，whenyoupromisedtomeetmeanddidnot。Yousentmealetter；andmyheartachedtoreadthatasIhopeyoursneverwill。Thatwasonepointofdivergence。
Ithendidsomethinginhaste……Butsheisagoodwoman，andIwillsaynomore。\"
\"Iknowthattheblamewasonmysidethattime，\"
saidEustacia。\"Butithadnotalwaysbeenso。
However，itismymisfortunetobetoosuddeninfeeling。
O，Damon，don’treproachmeanymore——Ican’tbearthat。\"
Theywentonsilentlyforadistanceoftwoorthreemiles，whenEustaciasaidsuddenly，\"Haven’tyoucomeoutofyourway，Mr。Wildeve？\"
\"Mywayisanywheretonight。IwillgowithyouasfarasthehillonwhichwecanseeBlooms—End，asitisgettinglateforyoutobealone。\"
\"Don’ttrouble。Iamnotobligedtobeoutatall。
IthinkIwouldratheryoudidnotaccompanymefurther。
Thissortofthingwouldhaveanoddlookifknown。\"
\"Verywell，Iwillleaveyou。\"Hetookherhandunexpectedly，andkissedit——forthefirsttimesincehermarriage。
\"Whatlightisthatonthehill？\"headded，asitweretohidethecaress。
Shelooked，andsawaflickeringfirelightproceedingfromtheopensideofahovelalittlewaybeforethem。
Thehovel，whichshehadhithertoalwaysfoundempty，seemedtobeinhabitednow。
\"Sinceyouhavecomesofar，\"saidEustacia，\"willyouseemesafelypastthathut？IthoughtIshouldhavemetClymsomewhereabouthere，butashedoesn’tappearI
willhastenonandgettoBlooms—Endbeforeheleaves。\"
Theyadvancedtotheturf—shed，andwhentheygotnearitthefirelightandthelanterninsideshoweddistinctlyenoughtheformofawomanrecliningonabedoffern，agroupofheathmenandwomenstandingaroundher。EustaciadidnotrecognizeMrs。Yeobrightintherecliningfigure，norClymasoneofthestanders—bytillshecameclose。
ThenshequicklypressedherhanduponWildeve’sarmandsignifiedtohimtocomebackfromtheopensideoftheshedintotheshadow。
\"Itismyhusbandandhismother，\"shewhisperedinanagitatedvoice。\"Whatcanitmean？Willyoustepforwardandtellme？\"
Wildevelefthersideandwenttothebackwallofthehut。
PresentlyEustaciaperceivedthathewasbeckoningtoher，andsheadvancedandjoinedhim。
\"Itisaseriouscase，\"saidWildeve。
Fromtheirpositiontheycouldhearwhatwasproceedinginside。
\"Icannotthinkwhereshecouldhavebeengoing，\"
saidClymtosomeone。\"Shehadevidentlywalkedalongway，butevenwhenshewasabletospeakjustnowshewouldnottellmewhere。Whatdoyoureallythinkofher？\"
\"Thereisagreatdealtofear，\"wasgravelyanswered，inavoicewhichEustaciarecognizedasthatoftheonlysurgeoninthedistrict。\"Shehassufferedsomewhatfromthebiteoftheadder；butitisexhaustionwhichhasoverpoweredher。Myimpressionisthatherwalkmusthavebeenexceptionallylong。\"
\"Iusedtotellhernottooverwalkherselfthisweather，\"
saidClym，withdistress。\"Doyouthinkwedidwellinusingtheadder’sfat？\"
\"Well，itisaveryancientremedy——theoldremedyoftheviper—catchers，Ibelieve，\"repliedthedoctor。
\"ItismentionedasaninfallibleointmentbyHoffman，Mead，andIthinktheAbbeFontana。Undoubtedlyitwasasgoodathingasyoucoulddo；thoughIquestionifsomeotheroilswouldnothavebeenequallyefficacious。\"
\"Comehere，comehere！\"wasthenrapidlysaidinanxiousfemaletones，andClymandthedoctorcouldbeheardrushingforwardfromthebackpartoftheshedtowhereMrs。Yeobrightlay。
\"Oh，whatisit？\"whisperedEustacia。
\"’TwasThomasinwhospoke，\"saidWildeve。\"Thentheyhavefetchedher。IwonderifIhadbettergoin——yetitmightdoharm。\"
Foralongtimetherewasuttersilenceamongthegroupwithin；anditwasbrokenatlastbyClymsaying，inanagonizedvoice，\"ODoctor，whatdoesitmean？\"
Thedoctordidnotreplyatonce；ultimatelyhesaid，\"Sheissinkingfast。Herheartwaspreviouslyaffected，andphysicalexhaustionhasdealtthefinishingblow。\"
Thentherewasaweepingofwomen，thenwaiting，thenhushedexclamations，thenastrangegaspingsound，thenapainfulstillness。
\"Itisallover，\"saidthedoctor。
Furtherbackinthehutthecotterswhispered，\"Mrs。Yeobrightisdead。\"
Almostatthesamemomentthetwowatchersobservedtheformofasmallold—fashionedchildenteringattheopensideoftheshed。SusanNunsuch，whoseboyitwas，wentforwardtotheopeningandsilentlybeckonedtohimtogoback。
\"I’vegotsomethingtotell’ee，Mother，\"hecriedinashrilltone。\"Thatwomanasleeptherewalkedalongwithmetoday；andshesaidIwastosaythatIhadseedher，andshewasabroken—heartedwomanandcastoffbyherson，andthenIcameonhome。\"
Aconfusedsobasfromamanwasheardwithin，uponwhichEustaciagaspedfaintly，\"That’sClym——I
mustgotohim——yetdareIdoit？No——comeaway！\"
Whentheyhadwithdrawnfromtheneighbourhoodoftheshedshesaidhuskily，\"Iamtoblameforthis。
Thereisevilinstoreforme。\"
\"Wasshenotadmittedtoyourhouseafterall？\"
Wildeveinquired。
\"No，andthat’swhereitalllies！Oh，whatshallIdo！I
shallnotintrudeuponthem——Ishallgostraighthome。
Damon，good—bye！Icannotspeaktoyouanymorenow。\"
Theypartedcompany；andwhenEustaciahadreachedthenexthillshelookedback。AmelancholyprocessionwaswendingitswaybythelightofthelanternfromthehuttowardsBlooms—End。Wildevewasnowheretobeseen。
bookfiveTHEDISCOVERY
1—\"WhereforeIsLightGiventoHimThatIsinMisery\"
Oneevening，aboutthreeweeksafterthefuneralofMrs。Yeobright，whenthesilverfaceofthemoonsentabundleofbeamsdirectlyuponthefloorofClym’shouseatAlderworth，awomancameforthfromwithin。Shereclinedoverthegardengateasiftorefreshherselfawhile。
Thepalelunartoucheswhichmakebeautiesofhagslentdivinitytothisface，alreadybeautiful。
Shehadnotlongbeentherewhenamancameuptheroadandwithsomehesitationsaidtoher，\"Howishetonight，ma’am，ifyouplease？\"
\"Heisbetter，thoughstillveryunwell，Humphrey，\"
repliedEustacia。
\"Ishelight—headed，ma’am？\"
\"No。Heisquitesensiblenow。\"
\"Doheraveabouthismotherjustthesame，poorfellow？\"
continuedHumphrey。
\"Justasmuch，thoughnotquitesowildly，\"shesaidinalowvoice。
\"Itwasveryunfortunate，ma’am，thattheboyJohnnyshouldeverha’toldhimhismother’sdyingwords，aboutherbeingbroken—heartedandcastoffbyherson。
’Twasenoughtoupsetanymanalive。\"
Eustaciamadenoreplybeyondthatofaslightcatchinherbreath，asofonewhofainwouldspeakbutcouldnot；
andHumphrey，decliningherinvitationtocomein，wentaway。
Eustaciaturned，enteredthehouse，andascendedtothefrontbedroom，whereashadedlightwasburning。
InthebedlayClym，pale，haggard，wideawake，tossingtoonesideandtotheother，hiseyeslitbyahotlight，asifthefireintheirpupilswereburninguptheirsubstance。
\"Isityou，Eustacia？\"hesaidasshesatdown。
\"Yes，Clym。Ihavebeendowntothegate。Themoonisshiningbeautifully，andthereisnotaleafstirring。\"
\"Shining，isit？What’sthemoontoamanlikeme？Letitshine——letanythingbe，sothatIneverseeanotherday！……Eustacia，Idon’tknowwheretolook——mythoughtsgothroughmelikeswords。O，ifanymanwantstomakehimselfimmortalbypaintingapictureofwretchedness，lethimcomehere！\"
\"Whydoyousayso？\"
\"IcannothelpfeelingthatIdidmybesttokillher。\"
\"No，Clym。\"
\"Yes，itwasso；itisuselesstoexcuseme！Myconducttoherwastoohideous——Imadenoadvances；andshecouldnotbringherselftoforgiveme。Nowsheisdead！
IfIhadonlyshownmyselfwillingtomakeitupwithhersooner，andwehadbeenfriends，andthenshehaddied，itwouldn’tbesohardtobear。ButIneverwentnearherhouse，soshenevercamenearmine，anddidn’tknowhowwelcomeshewouldhavebeen——that’swhattroublesme。
ShedidnotknowIwasgoingtoherhousethatverynight，forshewastooinsensibletounderstandme。Ifshehadonlycometoseeme！Ilongedthatshewould。
Butitwasnottobe。\"
ThereescapedfromEustaciaoneofthoseshiveringsighswhichusedtoshakeherlikeapestilentblast。
Shehadnotyettold。
ButYeobrightwastoodeeplyabsorbedintheramblingsincidentaltohisremorsefulstatetonoticeher。
Duringhisillnesshehadbeencontinuallytalkingthus。
DespairhadbeenaddedtohisoriginalgriefbytheunfortunatedisclosureoftheboywhohadreceivedthelastwordsofMrs。Yeobright——wordstoobitterlyutteredinanhourofmisapprehension。Thenhisdistresshadoverwhelmedhim，andhelongedfordeathasafieldlabourerlongsfortheshade。Itwasthepitifulsightofamanstandingintheveryfocusofsorrow。Hecontinuallybewailedhistardyjourneytohismother’shouse，becauseitwasanerrorwhichcouldneverberectified，andinsistedthathemusthavebeenhorriblypervertedbysomefiendnottohavethoughtbeforethatitwashisdutytogotoher，sinceshedidnotcometohim。HewouldaskEustaciatoagreewithhiminhisself—condemnation；
andwhenshe，searedinwardlybyasecretshedarednottell，declaredthatshecouldnotgiveanopinion，hewouldsay，\"That’sbecauseyoudidn’tknowmymother’snature。
Shewasalwaysreadytoforgiveifaskedtodoso；
butIseemedtohertobeasanobstinatechild，andthatmadeherunyielding。Yetnotunyielding——shewasproudandreserved，nomore……Yes，Icanunderstandwhysheheldoutagainstmesolong。Shewaswaitingforme。
Idaresayshesaidahundredtimesinhersorrow，’WhatareturnhemakesforallthesacrificesIhavemadeforhim！’
Ineverwenttoher！WhenIsetouttovisitheritwastoolate。Tothinkofthatisnearlyintolerable！\"
Sometimeshisconditionhadbeenoneofutterremorse，unsoftenedbyasingletearofpuresorrow：andthenhewrithedashelay，feveredfarmorebythoughtthanbyphysicalills。\"IfIcouldonlygetoneassurancethatshedidnotdieinabeliefthatIwasresentful，\"
hesaidonedaywheninthismood，\"itwouldbebettertothinkofthanahopeofheaven。ButthatIcannotdo。\"
\"Yougiveyourselfuptoomuchtothiswearyingdespair，\"
saidEustacia。\"Othermen’smothershavedied。\"
\"Thatdoesn’tmakethelossofmineless。Yetitislessthelossthanthecircumstancesoftheloss。
Isinnedagainsther，andonthataccountthereisnolightforme。\"
\"Shesinnedagainstyou，Ithink。\"
\"No，shedidnot。Icommittedtheguilt；andmaythewholeburdenbeuponmyhead！\"
\"Ithinkyoumightconsidertwicebeforeyousaythat，\"
Eustaciareplied。\"Singlemenhave，nodoubt，arighttocursethemselvesasmuchastheyplease；butmenwithwivesinvolvetwointhedoomtheypraydown。\"
\"Iamintoosorryastatetounderstandwhatyouarerefiningon，\"saidthewretchedman。\"Dayandnightshoutatme，’Youhavehelpedtokillher。’ButinloathingmyselfImay，Iown，beunjusttoyou，mypoorwife。
Forgivemeforit，Eustacia，forIscarcelyknowwhatIdo。\"
Eustaciawasalwaysanxioustoavoidthesightofherhusbandinsuchastateasthis，whichhadbecomeasdreadfultoherasthetrialscenewastoJudasIscariot。
Itbroughtbeforehereyesthespectreofaworn—outwomanknockingatadoorwhichshewouldnotopen；
andsheshrankfromcontemplatingit。YetitwasbetterforYeobrighthimselfwhenhespokeopenlyofhissharpregret，forinsilenceheenduredinfinitelymore，andwouldsometimesremainsolonginatense，broodingmood，consuminghimselfbythegnawingofhisthought，thatitwasimperativelynecessarytomakehimtalkaloud，thathisgriefmightinsomedegreeexpenditselfintheeffort。
Eustaciahadnotbeenlongindoorsafterherlookatthemoonlightwhenasoftfootstepcameuptothehouse，andThomasinwasannouncedbythewomandownstairs。
\"Ah，Thomasin！Thankyouforcomingtonight，\"saidClymwhensheenteredtheroom。\"HereamI，yousee。
SuchawretchedspectacleamI，thatIshrinkfrombeingseenbyasinglefriend，andalmostfromyou。\"
\"Youmustnotshrinkfromme，dearClym，\"saidThomasinearnestly，inthatsweetvoiceofherswhichcametoasuffererlikefreshairintoaBlackHole。
\"Nothinginyoucanevershockmeordrivemeaway。
Ihavebeenherebefore，butyoudon’trememberit。\"
\"Yes，Ido；Iamnotdelirious，Thomasin，norhaveI
beensoatall。Don’tyoubelievethatiftheysayso。
IamonlyingreatmiseryatwhatIhavedone，andthat，withtheweakness，makesmeseemmad。Butithasnotupsetmyreason。DoyouthinkIshouldrememberallaboutmymother’sdeathifIwereoutofmymind？Nosuchgoodluck。
Twomonthsandahalf，Thomasin，thelastofherlife，didmypoormotherlivealone，distractedandmourningbecauseofme；
yetshewasunvisitedbyme，thoughIwaslivingonlysixmilesoff。Twomonthsandahalf——seventy—fivedaysdidthesunriseandsetuponherinthatdesertedstatewhichadogdidn’tdeserve！Poorpeoplewhohadnothingincommonwithherwouldhavecaredforher，andvisitedherhadtheyknownhersicknessandloneliness；butI，whoshouldhavebeenalltoher，stayedawaylikeacur。
IfthereisanyjusticeinGodletHimkillmenow。
Hehasnearlyblindedme，butthatisnotenough。
IfHewouldonlystrikemewithmorepainIwouldbelieveinHimforever！\"
\"Hush，hush！O，pray，Clym，don’t，don’tsayit！\"
imploredThomasin，affrightedintosobsandtears；
whileEustacia，attheothersideoftheroom，thoughherpalefaceremainedcalm，writhedinherchair。
Clymwentonwithoutheedinghiscousin。
\"ButIamnotworthreceivingfurtherproofevenofHeaven’sreprobation。Doyouthink，Thomasin，thatsheknewme——thatshedidnotdieinthathorridmistakennotionaboutmynotforgivingher，whichIcan’ttellyouhowsheacquired？Ifyoucouldonlyassuremeofthat！Doyouthinkso，Eustacia？Dospeaktome。\"
\"IthinkIcanassureyouthatsheknewbetteratlast，\"
saidThomasin。ThepallidEustaciasaidnothing。
\"Whydidn’tshecometomyhouse？IwouldhavetakenherinandshowedherhowIlovedherinspiteofall。
Butshenevercame；andIdidn’tgotoher，andshediedontheheathlikeananimalkickedout，nobodytohelphertillitwastoolate。Ifyoucouldhaveseenher，Thomasin，asIsawher——apoordyingwoman，lyinginthedarkuponthebareground，moaning，nobodynear，believingshewasutterlydesertedbyalltheworld，itwouldhavemovedyoutoanguish，itwouldhavemovedabrute。Andthispoorwomanmymother！Nowondershesaidtothechild，’Youhaveseenabroken—heartedwoman。’
Whatastateshemusthavebeenbroughtto，tosaythat！andwhocanhavedoneitbutI？Itistoodreadfultothinkof，andIwishIcouldbepunishedmoreheavilythanIam。
HowlongwasIwhattheycalledoutofmysenses？\"
\"Aweek，Ithink。\"
\"AndthenIbecamecalm。\"
\"Yes，forfourdays。\"
\"AndnowIhaveleftoffbeingcalm。\"
\"Buttrytobequiet——pleasedo，andyouwillsoonbestrong。
Ifyoucouldremovethatimpressionfromyourmind——\"
\"Yes，yes，\"hesaidimpatiently。\"ButIdon’twanttogetstrong。What’stheuseofmygettingwell？ItwouldbebetterformeifIdie，anditwouldcertainlybebetterforEustacia。IsEustaciathere？\"
\"Yes。\"
\"Itwouldbebetterforyou，Eustacia，ifIweretodie？\"
\"Don’tpresssuchaquestion，dearClym。\"
\"Well，itreallyisbutashadowysupposition；
forunfortunatelyIamgoingtolive。Ifeelmyselfgettingbetter。Thomasin，howlongareyougoingtostayattheinn，nowthatallthismoneyhascometoyourhusband？\"
\"Anothermonthortwo，probably；untilmyillnessisover。
Wecannotgetofftillthen。Ithinkitwillbeamonthormore。\"
\"Yes，yes。Ofcourse。Ah，CousinTamsie，youwillgetoveryourtrouble——onelittlemonthwilltakeyouthroughit，andbringsomethingtoconsoleyou；butIshallnevergetovermine，andnoconsolationwillcome！\"
\"Clym，youareunjusttoyourself。Dependuponit，Auntthoughtkindlyofyou。Iknowthat，ifshehadlived，youwouldhavebeenreconciledwithher。\"
\"Butshedidn’tcometoseeme，thoughIaskedher，beforeImarried，ifshewouldcome。Hadshecome，orhadIgonethere，shewouldneverhavediedsaying，’Iamabroken—heartedwoman，castoffbymyson。’Mydoorhasalwaysbeenopentoher——awelcomeherehasalwaysawaitedher。Butthatshenevercametosee。\"
\"Youhadbetternottalkanymorenow，Clym，\"saidEustaciafaintlyfromtheotherpartoftheroom，forthescenewasgrowingintolerabletoher。
\"LetmetalktoyouinsteadforthelittletimeIshallbehere，\"Thomasinsaidsoothingly。\"Considerwhataone—sidedwayyouhaveoflookingatthematter，Clym。
Whenshesaidthattothelittleboyyouhadnotfoundherandtakenherintoyourarms；anditmighthavebeenutteredinamomentofbitterness。ItwasratherlikeAunttosaythingsinhaste。Shesometimesusedtospeaksotome。
ThoughshedidnotcomeIamconvincedthatshethoughtofcomingtoseeyou。Doyousupposeaman’smothercouldlivetwoorthreemonthswithoutoneforgivingthought？
Sheforgaveme；andwhyshouldshenothaveforgivenyou？\"
\"Youlabouredtowinherround；Ididnothing。I，whowasgoingtoteachpeoplethehighersecretsofhappiness，didnotknowhowtokeepoutofthatgrossmiserywhichthemostuntaughtarewiseenoughtoavoid。\"
\"Howdidyougetheretonight，Thomasin？\"saidEustacia。
\"Damonsetmedownattheendofthelane。HehasdrivenintoEastEgdononbusiness，andhewillcomeandpickmeupby—and—by。\"
Accordinglytheysoonafterheardthenoiseofwheels。
Wildevehadcome，andwaswaitingoutsidewithhishorseandgig。
\"SendoutandtellhimIwillbedownintwominutes，\"
saidThomasin。
\"Iwillrundownmyself，\"saidEustacia。
Shewentdown。Wildevehadalighted，andwasstandingbeforethehorse’sheadwhenEustaciaopenedthedoor。
Hedidnotturnforamoment，thinkingthecomerThomasin。
Thenhelooked，startledeversolittle，andsaidoneword：
\"Well？\"
\"Ihavenotyettoldhim，\"sherepliedinawhisper。
\"Thendon’tdosotillheiswell——itwillbefatal。
Youareillyourself。\"
\"Iamwretched……ODamon，\"shesaid，burstingintotears，\"I——Ican’ttellyouhowunhappyIam！Icanhardlybearthis。Icantellnobodyofmytrouble——nobodyknowsofitbutyou。\"
\"Poorgirl！\"saidWildeve，visiblyaffectedatherdistress，andatlastledonsofarastotakeherhand。
\"Itishard，whenyouhavedonenothingtodeserveit，thatyoushouldhavegotinvolvedinsuchawebasthis。
Youwerenotmadeforthesesadscenes。Iamtoblamemost。
IfIcouldonlyhavesavedyoufromitall！\"
\"But，Damon，pleasepraytellmewhatImustdo？Tositbyhimhourafterhour，andhearhimreproachhimselfasbeingthecauseofherdeath，andtoknowthatIamthesinner，ifanyhumanbeingisatall，drivesmeintocolddespair。Idon’tknowwhattodo。
ShouldItellhimorshouldInottellhim？Ialwaysamaskingmyselfthat。O，Iwanttotellhim；andyetI
amafraid。Ifhefinditouthemustsurelykillme，fornothingelsewillbeinproportiontohisfeelingsnow。
’Bewarethefuryofapatientman’soundsdaybydayinmyearsasIwatchhim。\"
\"Well，waittillheisbetter，andtrusttochance。
Andwhenyoutell，youmustonlytellpart——forhisownsake。\"
\"WhichpartshouldIkeepback？\"
Wildevepaused。\"ThatIwasinthehouseatthetime，\"
hesaidinalowtone。
\"Yes；itmustbeconcealed，seeingwhathasbeenwhispered。
Howmucheasierarehastyactionsthanspeechesthatwillexcusethem！\"
\"Ifhewereonlytodie——\"Wildevemurmured。
\"Donotthinkofit！IwouldnotbuyhopeofimmunitybysocowardlyadesireevenifIhatedhim。NowIamgoinguptohimagain。Thomasinbademetellyoushewouldbedowninafewminutes。Good—bye。\"
Shereturned，andThomasinsoonappeared。Whenshewasseatedinthegigwithherhusband，andthehorsewasturningtogooff，Wildeveliftedhiseyestothebedroomwindows。
Lookingfromoneofthemhecoulddiscernapale，tragicfacewatchinghimdriveaway。ItwasEustacia’s。
2—ALuridLightBreaksinuponaDarkenedUnderstandingClym’sgriefbecamemitigatedbywearingitselfout。
Hisstrengthreturned，andamonthafterthevisitofThomasinhemighthavebeenseenwalkingaboutthegarden。
Enduranceanddespair，equanimityandgloom，thetintsofhealthandthepallorofdeath，mingledweirdlyinhisface。
Hewasnowunnaturallysilentuponallofthepastthatrelatedtohismother；andthoughEustaciaknewthathewasthinkingofitnonetheless，shewasonlytoogladtoescapethetopicevertobringitupanew。Whenhismindhadbeenweakerhishearthadledhimtospeakout；
