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By degrees they discerned coming towards them a pair of human figures, apparently of the male sex. When they came a little nearer Eustacia broke the silence by saying, "One of those men is my husband. He promised to come to meet me." "And the other is my greatest enemy," said Wildeve. "It looks like Diggory Venn." "That is the man." "It is an awkward meeting," said she; "but such is my fortune.
It was necessary to choose some less untoward hour than ten o'clock at night. "Since it is unsafe to go in the evening," he said, "I'll go by day." Meanwhile Venn had left the heath and gone to call upon Mrs. Yeobright, with whom he had been on friendly terms since she had learnt what a providential countermove he had made towards the restitution of the family guineas.
Having fully stated in his opening chapters the distinctive doctrines upon which alone he thinks sound morality can be based, Venn in the rest of his treatise enters with the utmost minuteness into the practical duties of the Christian to God and man.
Even to my own day, his disciples and disciples' disciples were known to their opponents as 'Sims. John Venn, son of this Henry Venn, born at Clapham in 1759, was brought up in the true faith. He was a pupil of Joseph Milner, elder brother of the more famous Isaac Milner, and was afterwards, like his father, at Sidney Sussex College. Simeon was one of his intimate friends.
I shall approve, of course, dear Tamsie. Who can it be? I am quite at a loss to guess. No I am not 'tis the old doctor! not that I mean to call him old, for he is not very old after all. Ah I noticed when he attended you last time!" "No, no," she said hastily. "'Tis Mr. Venn." Clym's face suddenly became grave.
She blamed herself for what had happened, and only herself. I had it from her own lips." "You had it from her lips that I had NOT ill-treated her; and at the same time another had it from her lips that I HAD ill-treated her? My mother was no impulsive woman who changed her opinion every hour without reason. How can it be, Venn, that she should have told such different stories in close succession?"
"But nothing else remains to be done besides pressing the question upon him." "I should like to say a word first," said Venn firmly. "Mr. Wildeve is not the only man who has asked Thomasin to marry him; and why should not another have a chance? Mrs. Yeobright, I should be glad to marry your niece and would have done it any time these last two years.
"Then you have not seen Christian or any of the Egdon folks?" he said. "No. I have only just returned after a long stay away. I called here the day before I left." "And you have heard nothing?" "Nothing." "My mother is dead." "Dead!" said Venn mechanically. "Her home now is where I shouldn't mind having mine."
"You remain near this part?" she asked with more interest. "Yes, I have business here." "Not altogether the selling of reddle?" "It has nothing to do with that." "It has to do with Miss Yeobright?" Her face seemed to ask for an armed peace, and he therefore said frankly, "Yes, miss; it is on account of her." "On account of your approaching marriage with her?" Venn flushed through his stain.
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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