HeaccordinglyaddressedacarefullyconsideredepistletoSue，and，knowingheremotionaltemperament，threwaRhadamanthinestrictnessintothelineshereandthere，carefullyhidinghisheterodoxfeelings，nottofrightenher。Hestatedthat，ithavingcometohisknowledgethatherviewshadconsiderablychanged，hefeltcompelledtosaythathisown，too，werelargelymodifiedbyeventssubsequenttotheirparting。Hewouldnotconcealfromherthatpassionatelovehadlittletodowithhiscommunication。
Itarosefromawishtomaketheirlives，ifnotasuccess，atleastnosuchdisastrousfailureastheythreatenedtobecome，throughhisactingonwhathehadconsideredatthetimeaprincipleofjustice，charity，andreason。
Toindulgeone’sinstinctiveanduncontrolledsenseofjusticeandright，wasnot，hehadfound，permittedwithimpunityinanoldcivilizationlikeours。Itwasnecessarytoactunderanacquiredandcultivatedsenseofthesame，ifyouwishedtoenjoyanaverageshareofcomfortandhonour；
andtoletcrudelovingkindnesstakecareofitself。
HesuggestedthatsheshouldcometohimthereatMarygreen。
Onsecondthoughtshetookoutthelastparagraphbutone；andhavingrewrittentheletterhedispatcheditimmediately，andinsomeexcitementawaitedtheissue。
AfewdaysafterafiguremovedthroughthewhitefogwhichenvelopedtheBeershebasuburbofChristminster，towardsthequarterinwhichJudeFawleyhadtakenuphislodgingsincehisdivisionfromSue。Atimidknocksoundeduponthedoorofhisabode。
Itwasevening-sohewasathome；andbyaspeciesofdivinationhejumpedupandrushedtothedoorhimself。
`Willyoucomeoutwithme？Iwouldrathernotcomein。Iwantto-totalkwithyou-andtogowithyoutothecemetery。’
IthadbeeninthetremblingaccentsofSuethatthesewordscame。
Judeputonhishat。`Itisdrearyforyoutobeout，’hesaid。`Butifyouprefernottocomein，Idon’tmind。’
`Yes-Ido。Ishallnotkeepyoulong。’
Judewastoomuchaffectedtogoontalkingatfirst；she，too，wasnowsuchamereclusterofnervesthatallinitiatorypowerseemedtohavelefther，andtheyproceededthroughthefoglikeAcheronticshadesforalongwhile，withoutsoundorgesture。
`Iwanttotellyou，’shepresentlysaid，hervoicenowquick，nowslow，`sothatyoumaynothearofitbychance。IamgoingbacktoRichard。Hehas-somagnanimously-agreedtoforgiveall。’
`Goingback？Howcanyougo——’
`Heisgoingtomarrymeagain。Thatisforform’ssake，andtosatisfytheworld，whichdoesnotseethingsastheyare。ButofcourseIamhiswifealready。Nothinghaschangedthat。’
Heturneduponherwithananguishthatwaswell-nighfierce。
`Butyouaremywife！Yes，youare。Youknowit。Ihavealwaysregrettedthatfeintofoursingoingawayandpretendingtocomebacklegallymarried，tosaveappearances。Ilovedyou，andyoulovedme；andweclosedwitheachother；andthatmadethemarriage。Westilllove-
youaswellasI-knowit，Sue！Thereforeourmarriageisnotcancelled。’
`Yes；Iknowhowyouseeit，’sheansweredwithdespairingself-suppression。
`ButIamgoingtomarryhimagain，asitwouldbecalledbyyou。Strictlyspeakingyou，too-don’tmindmysayingit，Jude！-youshouldtakeback-Arabella。’
`Ishould？GoodGod-whatnext！ButhowifyouandIhadmarriedlegally，aswewereonthepointofdoing？’
`Ishouldhavefeltjustthesame-thatourswasnotamarriage。
AndIwouldgobacktoRichardwithoutrepeatingthesacrament，ifheaskedme。But`theworldanditswayshaveacertainworth’Isuppose：thereforeIconcedearepetitionoftheceremony……Don’tcrushallthelifeoutofmebysatireandargument，Iimploreyou！Iwasstrongestonce，Iknow，andperhapsItreatedyoucruelly。ButJude，returngoodforevil！Iamtheweakernow。Don’tretaliateuponme，butbekind。Ohbekindtome-apoorwickedwomanwhoistryingtomend！’
Heshookhisheadhopelessly，hiseyeswet。Theblowofherbereavementseemedtohavedestroyedherreasoningfaculty。Theoncekeenvisionwasdimmed。`Allwrong，allwrong！’hesaidhuskily。`Error-perversity！Itdrivesmeoutofmysenses。Doyoucareforhim？Doyoulovehim？Youknowyoudon’t！Itwillbeafanaticprostitution-Godforgiveme，yes-that’swhatitwillbe！’
`Idon’tlovehim-Imust，must，ownit，indeepestremorse！
ButIshalltrytolearntolovehimbyobeyinghim。’
Judeargued，urged，implored；butherconvictionwasproofagainstall。Itseemedtobetheonethingonearthonwhichshewasfirm，andthatherfirmnessinthishadlefthertotteringineveryotherimpulseandwishshepossessed。
`Ihavebeenconsiderateenoughtoletyouknowthewholetruth，andtotellityoumyself，’shesaidincuttones；`thatyoumightnotconsideryourselfslightedbyhearingofitatsecondhand。IhaveevenownedtheextremefactthatIdonotlovehim。Ididnotthinkyouwouldbesoroughwithmefordoingso！Iwasgoingtoaskyou……’
`Togiveyouaway？’
`No。Tosend-myboxestome-ifyouwould。ButIsupposeyouwon’t。’
`Why，ofcourseIwill。What-isn’thecomingtofetchyou-
tomarryyoufromhere？Hewon’tcondescendtodothat？’
`No-Iwon’tlethim。Igotohimvoluntarily，justasIwentawayfromhim。WearetobemarriedathislittlechurchatMarygreen。’
Shewassosadlysweetinwhathecalledherwrong-headednessthatJudecouldnothelpbeingmovedtotearsmorethanonceforpityofher。`Ineverknewsuchawomanfordoingimpulsivepenances，asyou，Sue！
Nosoonerdoesoneexpectyoutogostraighton，astheonerationalproceeding，thanyoudoubleroundthecorner！’
`Ah，well；letthatgo！……Jude，Imustsaygood-bye！ButIwantedyoutogotothecemeterywithme。Letourfarewellbethere-besidethegravesofthosewhodiedtobringhometometheerrorofmyviews。’
Theyturnedinthedirectionoftheplace，andthegatewasopenedtothemonapplication。Suehadbeenthereoften，andsheknewthewaytothespotinthedark。Theyreachedit，andstoodstill。
`Itishere-Ishouldliketopart，’saidshe。
`Sobeit！’
`Don’tthinkmehardbecauseIhaveactedonconviction。Yourgenerousdevotiontomeisunparalleled，Jude！Yourworldlyfailure，ifyouhavefailed，istoyourcreditratherthantoyourblame。Rememberthatthebestandgreatestamongmankindarethosewhodothemselvesnoworldlygood。Everysuccessfulmanismoreorlessaselfishman。Thedevotedfail……`Charityseekethnotherown。’’
`Inthatchapterweareatone，everbeloveddarling，andonitwe’llpartfriends。Itsverseswillstandfastwhenalltherestthatyoucallreligionhaspassedaway！’
`Well-don’tdiscussit。Good-bye，Jude；myfellow-sinner，andkindestfriend！’
`Good-bye，mymistakenwife。Good-bye！’
JudetheObscureChapter47VI-vThenextafternoonthefamiliarChristminsterfogstillhungoverallthings。
Sue’sslimshapewasonlyjustdiscerniblegoingtowardsthestation。
Judehadnohearttogotohisworkthatday。Neithercouldhegoanywhereinthedirectionbywhichshewouldbelikelytopass。Hewentinanoppositeone，toadreary，strange，flatscene，whereboughsdripped，andcoughsandconsumptionlurked，andwherehehadneverbeenbefore。
`Sue’sgonefromme-gone！’hemurmuredmiserably。
Sheinthemeantimehadleftbythetrain，andreachedAlfredstonRoad，wheresheenteredthesteam-tramandwasconveyedintothetown。
IthadbeenherrequesttoPhillotsonthatheshouldnotmeether。Shewished，shesaid，tocometohimvoluntarily，tohisveryhouseandhearthstone。
ItwasFridayevening，whichhadbeenchosenbecausetheschoolmasterwasdisengagedatfouro’clockthatdaytilltheMondaymorningfollowing。
ThelittlecarshehiredattheBeartodrivehertoMarygreensetherdownattheendofthelane，halfamilefromthevillage，byherdesire，andprecededhertotheschoolhousewithsuchportionofherluggageasshehadbrought。Onitsreturnsheencounteredit，andaskedthedriverifhehadfoundthemaster’shouseopen。Themaninformedherthathehad，andthatherthingshadbeentakeninbytheschoolmasterhimself。
ShecouldnowenterMarygreenwithoutexcitingmuchobservation。
Shecrossedbythewellandunderthetreestotheprettynewschoolontheotherside，andliftedthelatchofthedwellingwithoutknocking。
Phillotsonstoodinthemiddleoftheroom，awaitingher，asrequested。
`I’vecome，Richard，’saidshe，lookingpaleandshaken，andsinkingintoachair。`Icannotbelieve-youforgiveyour-wife！’
`Everything，darlingSusanna，’saidPhillotson。
Shestartedattheendearment，thoughithadbeenspokenadvisedlywithoutfervour。Thenshenervedherselfagain。
`Mychildren-aredead-anditisrightthattheyshouldbe！
Iamglad-almost。Theyweresin-begotten。Theyweresacrificedtoteachmehowtolive！Theirdeathwasthefirststageofmypurification。That’swhytheyhavenotdiedinvain！……Youwilltakemeback？’
Hewassostirredbyherpitifulwordsandtonethathedidmorethanhehadmeanttodo。Hebentandkissedhercheek。
Sueimperceptiblyshrankaway，herfleshquiveringunderthetouchofhislips。
Phillotson’sheartsank，fordesirewasrenascentinhim。`Youstillhaveanaversiontome！’
`Ohno，dear-I-havebeendrivingthroughthedamp，andIwaschilly！’shesaid，withahurriedsmileofapprehension。`Whenarewegoingtohavethemarriage？Soon？’
`To-morrowmorning，early，Ithought-ifyoureallywish。Iamsendingroundtothevicartolethimknowyouarecome。Ihavetoldhimall，andhehighlyapproves-hesaysitwillbringourlivestoatriumphantandsatisfactoryissue。But-areyousureofyourself？Itisnottoolatetorefusenowif-youthinkyoucan’tbringyourselftoit，youknow？’
`Yes，yes，Ican！Iwantitdonequick。Tellhim，tellhimatonce！Mystrengthistriedbytheundertaking-Ican’twaitlong！’
`Havesomethingtoeatanddrinkthen，andgoovertoyourroomatMrs。Edlin’s。I’lltellthevicarhalf-pasteightto-morrow，beforeanybodyisabout-ifthat’snottoosoonforyou？MyfriendGillinghamisheretohelpusintheceremony。He’sbeengoodenoughtocomeallthewayfromShastonatgreatinconveniencetohimself。’
Unlikeawomaninordinary，whoseeyeissokeenformaterialthings，Sueseemedtoseenothingoftheroomtheywerein，oranydetailofherenvironment。Butonmovingacrosstheparlourtoputdownhermuffsheutteredalittle`Oh！’andgrewpalerthanbefore。Herlookwasthatofthecondemnedcriminalwhocatchessightofhiscoffin。
`What？’saidPhillotson。
Theflapofthebureauchancedtobeopen，andinplacinghermuffuponithereyehadcaughtadocumentwhichlaythere。`Oh-onlya-funnysurprise！’shesaid，tryingtolaughawayhercryasshecamebacktothetable。
`Ah！Yes，’saidPhillotson。`Thelicence……Ithasjustcome。’
Gillinghamnowjoinedthemfromhisroomabove，andSuenervouslymadeherselfagreeabletohimbytalkingonwhatevershethoughtlikelytointeresthim，exceptherself，thoughthatinterestedhimmostofall。
Sheobedientlyatesomesupper，andpreparedtoleaveforherlodginghardby。Phillotsoncrossedthegreenwithher，biddinghergood-nightatMrs。
Edlin’sdoor。
TheoldwomanaccompaniedSuetohertemporaryquarters，andhelpedhertounpack。Amongotherthingsshelaidoutanight-gowntastefullyembroidered。
`Oh-Ididn’tknowthatwasputin！’saidSuequickly。
`Ididn’tmeanittobe。Hereisadifferentone。’Shehandedanewandabsolutelyplaingarment，ofcoarseandunbleachedcalico。
`Butthisistheprettiest，’saidMrs。Edlin。`Thatoneisnobetterthanverysackclotho’Scripture！’
`Yes-Imeantittobe。Givemetheother。’
Shetookit，andbeganrendingitwithallhermight，thetearsresoundingthroughthehouselikeascreech-owl。
`Butmydear，dear！-whatever……’
`Itisadulterous！ItsignifieswhatIdon’tfeel-Iboughtitlongago-topleaseJude。Itmustbedestroyed！’
Mrs。Edlinliftedherhands，andSueexcitedlycontinuedtotearthelinenintostrips，layingthepiecesinthefire。
`Youmedha’giveittome！’saidthewidow。`Itdomakemyheartachetoseesuchprettyopen-workasthata-burnedbytheflames-notthatornamentalnight-railscanbemuchusetoa’ould’oomanlikeI。Mydaysforsuchbeallpastandgone！’