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Then he awoke to activity; and bending yet lower he found that she still breathed, and that her breath though feeble was regular, except when disturbed by an occasional gasp. "O, what is it! Mother, are you very ill you are not dying?" he cried, pressing his lips to her face. "I am your Clym. How did you come here? What does it all mean?"
But it is only proper that you should first tell your husband distinctly that you are without any, and see what he will do." "Very well, I will... Aunt, I have heard about Clym. I know you are in trouble about him, and that's why I have come." Mrs. Yeobright turned away, and her features worked in her attempt to conceal her feelings.
"Oh how I wish I was sure of never losing you that you could not be able to desert me anyhow!" Clym stood silent a moment. His feelings were high, the moment was passionate, and he cut the knot. "You shall be sure of me, darling," he said, folding her in his arms. "We will be married at once." "O Clym!" "Do you agree to it?" "If if we can." "We certainly can, both being of full age.
I had arranged to give one, and it was not worth while to make more gloom than necessary. To begin by shutting ourselves up and telling you of Tamsin's misfortunes would have been a poor sort of welcome." Clym remained thinking. "I almost wish you had not had that party," he said; "and for other reasons. But I will tell you in a day or two. We must think of Tamsin now." They lapsed into silence.
"But hadn't you better run and tell Captain Vye?" "Yes, yes. Only I do hope I shall see her just once again." "You shall," said a low voice behind; and starting round they beheld by the dim light a thin, pallid, almost spectral form, wrapped in a blanket, and looking like Lazarus coming from the tomb. It was Yeobright. Neither Venn nor Charley spoke, and Clym continued, "You shall see her.
"He is gone from home on that very business. I did not know that I had such a magic reputation." "And you fainted?" said Clym, looking at the scarlet little puncture as if he would like to kiss it and make it well. "Yes, it frightened me. I had not been to church for a long time. And now I shall not go again for ever so long perhaps never. I cannot face their eyes after this.
Yeobright at Blooms-End another conversation on the same subject was languidly proceeding at Alderworth. All the day Clym had borne himself as if his mind were too full of its own matter to allow him to care about outward things, and his words now showed what had occupied his thoughts. It was just after the mysterious knocking that he began the theme.
"I suppose nobody can overhear us?" she went on, casting her eyes around and lowering her voice. "Well, first you will promise me this that you won't be angry and call me anything harsh if you disagree with what I propose?" Yeobright promised, and she continued: "What I want is your advice, for you are my relation I mean, a sort of guardian to me aren't you, Clym?"
There was something queer between her and Thomasin's husband at one time I am as sure of it as that I stand here." "Eustacia has told me. He did pay her a little attention a year ago; but there's no harm in that. I like her all the better." "Clym," said his mother with firmness, "I have no proofs against her, unfortunately. But if she makes you a good wife, there has never been a bad one."
Now, that's my real feeling. Don't consult me any more, but do as you like, Thomasin. I shall be content." It is to be supposed that Thomasin was convinced; for a few days after this, when Clym strayed into a part of the heath that he had not lately visited, Humphrey, who was at work there, said to him, "I am glad to see that Mrs. Wildeve and Venn have made it up again, seemingly."
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