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She shook her head

"Your comeliness is laith Mr Wildeve It is laith all --what's her naht," the reddleive a rascal for lying!" And she was handso so There was a certain obscurity in Eustacia's beauty, and Venn's eye was not trained In her winter dress, as now, she was like the tiger-beetle, which, when observed in dull situations, seems to be of the quietest neutral colour, but under a full illu splendour

Eustacia could not help replying, though conscious that she endangered her dignity thereby "Many women are lovelier than Thomasin," she said, "so not much attaches to that"

The reddleman suffered the wound and went on: "He is a man who notices the looks of women, and you could twist him to your will like ind, if you only had the mind"

"Surely what she cannot do who has been soup here away from him"

The reddleman wheeled and looked her in the face "Miss Vye!" he said

"Why do you say that--as if you doubtedwas quick "The idea of your speaking in that tone to me!" she added, with a forced smile of hauteur "What could have been in your mind to lead you to speak like that?"

"Miss Vye, why should you make believe that you don't know this man?--I knohy, certainly He is beneath you, and you are ashamed"

"You are mistaken What do you mean?"

The reddleman had decided to play the card of truth "I was at the ht and heard every word," he said "The woman that stands between Wildeve and Tho lift of the curtain, and the lowed in her The moment had arrived when her lip would treer be kept down

"I am unwell," she said hurriedly "No--it is not that--I am not in a humour to hear you further Leaveyou What I would put before you is this However it may come about--whether she is to blaiving up Mr Wildeve will be a real advantage to you, for how could you et off so easily--everybody will blaht is best, but because her situation is worst--to give him up to her"