Andnomorewassaid,ThomasinbeinggladenoughofareasonfornotmentioningClym’svisittoherthatevening,andhisstory。
7—TheNightoftheSixthofNovemberHavingresolvedonflightEustaciaattimesseemedanxiousthatsomethingshouldhappentothwartherownintention。TheonlyeventthatcouldreallychangeherpositionwastheappearanceofClym。Theglorywhichhadencircledhimasherloverwasdepartednow;
yetsomegoodsimplequalityofhiswouldoccasionallyreturntohermemoryandstiramomentarythrobofhopethathewouldagainpresenthimselfbeforeher。Butcalmlyconsidereditwasnotlikelythatsuchaseveranceasnowexistedwouldevercloseup——shewouldhavetoliveonasapainfulobject,isolated,andoutofplace。
Shehadusedtothinkoftheheathaloneasanuncongenialspottobein;shefeltitnowofthewholeworld。
Towardseveningonthesixthherdeterminationtogoawayagainrevived。Aboutfouro’clockshepackedupanewthefewsmallarticlesshehadbroughtinherflightfromAlderworth,andalsosomebelongingtoherwhichhadbeenlefthere;thewholeformedabundlenottoolargetobecarriedinherhandforadistanceofamileortwo。