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The soft words, "I hear; wait for me," in Eustacia's voice from within told him that she was alone. He waited in his customary manner by walking round the enclosure and idling by the pool, for Wildeve was never asked into the house by his proud though condescending mistress. She showed no sign of coming out in a hurry. The time wore on, and he began to grow impatient.
She called Charley, and asked him if he knew who they were, though she well guessed. "Mrs. Wildeve and the nurse-girl," said Charley. "The nurse is carrying the baby?" said Eustacia. "No, 'tis Mrs. Wildeve carrying that," he answered, "and the nurse walks behind carrying nothing."
"'Won back his watch, won back his money, and went out of the door a rich man," added Venn sentence by sentence, as stake after stake passed over to him. "Five more!" shouted Wildeve, dashing down the money. "And three casts be hanged one shall decide." The red automaton opposite lapsed into silence, nodded, and followed his example.
I heard of this before, but didn't believe it. When did she say so?" Wildeve began humming as the reddleman had done. "I don't believe it now," cried Venn. "Ru-um-tum-tum," sang Wildeve. "O Lord how we can imitate!" said Venn contemptuously. "I'll have this out. I'll go straight to her."
Meanwhile a little drama had been acted outside which saved Eustacia from all possibility of compromising herself that evening at least. While Wildeve had been preparing his moth-signal another person had come behind him up to the gate.
I must!" "But, my good man, what have you done with the dice?" "I threw them away it was a momentary irritation. What a fool I am! Here come and help me to look for them we must find them again." Wildeve snatched up the lantern and began anxiously prowling among the furze and fern. "You are not likely to find them there," said Venn, following. "What did you do such a crazy thing as that for?
There he could hear the noise of light wheels, and presently saw two carriage-lamps descending the hill. Wildeve screened himself under a bush and waited. The vehicle came on and passed before him. It was a hired carriage, and behind the coachman were two persons whom he knew well. There sat Eustacia and Yeobright, the arm of the latter being round her waist.
Wildeve had looked upon Venn's first attempt as a species of horse-play, which the reddleman had indulged in for want of knowing better; but now the boundary line was passed which divides the annoying from the perilous. Had Wildeve known how thoroughly in earnest Venn had become he might have been still more alarmed.
I cannot understand this visit what does she mean? And she suspects that past time of ours." "I am in your hands. If you think she had better not see me here I'll go into the next room." "Well, yes: go." Wildeve at once withdrew; but before he had been half a minute in the adjoining apartment Eustacia came after him. "No," she said, "we won't have any of this.
The truth is, reddleman, that that lady, so far from wishing to stand in the way of Thomasin's marriage with Mr. Wildeve, would be very glad to promote it." Venn felt much astonishment at this avowal, though he did not show it clearly; that exhibition may greet remarks which are one remove from expectation, but it is usually withheld in complicated cases of two removes and upwards.
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