\"Butyoumustnotsacrificeyourselftoherfromanysenseofjustice，\"repliedEustaciaquickly。
\"Ifyoudonotloveheritisthemostmercifulthinginthelongruntoleaveherassheis。That’salwaysthebestway。There，nowIhavebeenunwomanly，Isuppose。
WhenyouhaveleftmeIamalwaysangrywithmyselfforthingsthatIhavesaidtoyou。\"
Wildevewalkedapaceortwoamongtheheatherwithoutreplying。
Thepausewasfilledupbytheintonationofapollardthornalittlewaytowindward，thebreezesfilteringthroughitsunyieldingtwigsasthroughastrainer。
Itwasasifthenightsangdirgeswithclenchedteeth。
Shecontinued，halfsorrowfully，\"Sincemeetingyoulast，ithasoccurredtomeonceortwicethatperhapsitwasnotforloveofmeyoudidnotmarryher。Tellme，Damon——I’lltrytobearit。HadInothingwhatevertodowiththematter？\"
\"Doyoupressmetotell？\"
\"Yes，Imustknow。IseeIhavebeentooreadytobelieveinmyownpower。\"
\"Well，theimmediatereasonwasthatthelicensewouldnotdofortheplace，andbeforeIcouldgetanothersheranaway。Uptothatpointyouhadnothingtodowithit。
SincethenheraunthasspokentomeinatonewhichI
don’tatalllike。\"
\"Yes，yes！Iamnothinginit——Iamnothinginit。
Youonlytriflewithme。Heaven，whatcanI，EustaciaVye，bemadeoftothinksomuchofyou！\"
\"Nonsense；donotbesopassionate……Eustacia，howwerovedamongthesebusheslastyear，whenthehotdayshadgotcool，andtheshadesofthehillskeptusalmostinvisibleinthehollows！\"
Sheremainedinmoodysilencetillshesaid，\"Yes；andhowIusedtolaughatyoufordaringtolookuptome！
Butyouhavewellmademesufferforthatsince。\"
\"Yes，youservedmecruellyenoughuntilIthoughtIhadfoundsomeonefairerthanyou。Ablessedfindforme，Eustacia。\"
\"Doyoustillthinkyoufoundsomebodyfairer？\"
\"SometimesIdo，sometimesIdon’t。Thescalesarebalancedsonicelythatafeatherwouldturnthem。\"
\"Butdon’tyoureallycarewhetherImeetyouorwhetherIdon’t？\"shesaidslowly。
\"Icarealittle，butnotenoughtobreakmyrest，\"
repliedtheyoungmanlanguidly。\"No，allthat’spast。
IfindtherearetwoflowerswhereIthoughttherewasonlyone。Perhapstherearethree，orfour，oranynumberasgoodasthefirst……Mineisacuriousfate。
Whowouldhavethoughtthatallthiscouldhappentome？\"
Sheinterruptedwithasuppressedfireofwhicheitherloveorangerseemedanequallypossibleissue，\"Doyoulovemenow？\"
\"Whocansay？\"
\"Tellme；Iwillknowit！\"
\"Ido，andIdonot，\"saidhemischievously。\"Thatis，Ihavemytimesandmyseasons。Onemomentyouaretootall，anothermomentyouaretoodo—nothing，anothertoomelancholy，anothertoodark，anotherIdon’tknowwhat，except——thatyouarenotthewholeworldtomethatyouusedtobe，mydear。
Butyouareapleasantladytoknowandnicetomeet，andIdaresayassweetasever——almost。\"
Eustaciawassilent，andsheturnedfromhim，tillshesaid，inavoiceofsuspendedmightiness，\"Iamforawalk，andthisismyway。\"
\"Well，Icandoworsethanfollowyou。\"
\"Youknowyoucan’tdootherwise，forallyourmoodsandchanges！\"sheanswereddefiantly。\"Saywhatyouwill；
tryasyoumay；keepawayfrommeallthatyoucan——youwillneverforgetme。Youwilllovemeallyourlifelong。
Youwouldjumptomarryme！\"
\"SoIwould！\"saidWildeve。\"SuchstrangethoughtsasI’vehadfromtimetotime，Eustacia；andtheycometomethismoment。Youhatetheheathasmuchasever；
thatIknow。\"
\"Ido，\"shemurmureddeeply。\"’Tismycross，myshame，andwillbemydeath！\"
\"Iabhorittoo，\"saidhe。\"Howmournfullythewindblowsroundusnow！\"
Shedidnotanswer。Itstonewasindeedsolemnandpervasive。
Compoundutterancesaddressedthemselvestotheirsenses，anditwaspossibletoviewbyearthefeaturesoftheneighbourhood。
Acousticpictureswerereturnedfromthedarkenedscenery；
theycouldhearwherethetractsofheatherbeganandended；
wherethefurzewasgrowingstalkyandtall；whereithadbeenrecentlycut；inwhatdirectionthefir—clumplay，andhownearwasthepitinwhichtheholliesgrew；
forthesedifferingfeatureshadtheirvoicesnolessthantheirshapesandcolours。
\"God，howlonelyitis！\"resumedWildeve。\"Whatarepicturesqueravinesandmiststouswhoseenothingelse？\"
Whyshouldwestayhere？WillyougowithmetoAmerica？
IhavekindredinWisconsin。\"
\"Thatwantsconsideration。\"
\"Itseemsimpossibletodowellhere，unlessonewereawildbirdoralandscape—painter。Well？\"
\"Givemetime，\"shesoftlysaid，takinghishand。
\"Americaissofaraway。Areyougoingtowalkwithmealittleway？\"
AsEustaciautteredthelatterwordssheretiredfromthebaseofthebarrow，andWildevefollowedher，sothatthereddlemancouldhearnomore。
Heliftedtheturvesandarose。Theirblackfiguressankanddisappearedfromagainstthesky。Theywereastwohornswhichthesluggishheathhadputforthfromitscrown，likeamollusc，andhadnowagaindrawnin。
Thereddleman’swalkacrossthevale，andoverintothenextwherehiscartlay，wasnotsprightlyforaslimyoungfellowoftwenty—four。Hisspiritwasperturbedtoaching。
Thebreezesthatblewaroundhismouthinthatwalkcarriedoffuponthemtheaccentsofacommination。
Heenteredthevan，wheretherewasafireinastove。
Withoutlightinghiscandlehesatdownatonceonthethree—leggedstool，andponderedonwhathehadseenandheardtouchingthatstill—lovedoneofhis。
Heutteredasoundwhichwasneithersighnorsob，butwasevenmoreindicativethaneitherofatroubledmind。
\"MyTamsie，\"hewhisperedheavily。\"Whatcanbedone？Yes，IwillseethatEustaciaVye。\"
10—ADesperateAttemptatPersuasionThenextmorning，atthetimewhentheheightofthesunappearedveryinsignificantfromanypartoftheheathascomparedwiththealtitudeofRainbarrow，andwhenallthelittlehillsinthelowerlevelswerelikeanarchipelagoinafog—formedAegean，thereddlemancamefromthebramblednookwhichhehadadoptedashisquartersandascendedtheslopesofMistoverKnap。
Thoughtheseshaggyhillswereapparentlysosolitary，severalkeenroundeyeswerealwaysreadyonsuchawintrymorningasthistoconvergeuponapasser—by。
Featheredspeciessojournedhereinhidingwhichwouldhavecreatedwonderiffoundelsewhere。Abustardhauntedthespot，andnotmanyyearsbeforethisfiveandtwentymighthavebeenseeninEgdonatonetime。
Marsh—harrierslookedupfromthevalleybyWildeve’s。
Acream—colouredcourserhadusedtovisitthishill，abirdsorarethatnotmorethanadozenhaveeverbeenseeninEngland；butabarbarianrestedneithernightnordaytillhehadshottheAfricantruant，andafterthateventcream—colouredcoursersthoughtfittoenterEgdonnomore。
AtravellerwhoshouldwalkandobserveanyofthesevisitantsasVennobservedthemnowcouldfeelhimselftobeindirectcommunicationwithregionsunknowntoman。
Hereinfrontofhimwasawildmallard——justarrivedfromthehomeofthenorthwind。ThecreaturebroughtwithinhimanamplitudeofNorthernknowledge。Glacialcatastrophes，snowstormepisodes，glitteringauroraleffects，Polarisinthezenith，Franklinunderfoot——thecategoryofhiscommonplaceswaswonderful。Butthebird，likemanyotherphilosophers，seemedashelookedatthereddlemantothinkthatapresentmomentofcomfortablerealitywasworthadecadeofmemories。
Vennpassedonthroughthesetowardsthehouseoftheisolatedbeautywholivedupamongthemanddespisedthem。
ThedaywasSunday；butasgoingtochurch，excepttobemarriedorburied，wasexceptionalatEgdon，thismadelittledifference。HehaddeterminedupontheboldstrokeofaskingforaninterviewwithMissVye——toattackherpositionasThomasin’srivaleitherbyartorbystorm，showingtherein，somewhattooconspicuously，thewantofgallantrycharacteristicofacertainastutesortofmen，fromclownstokings。ThegreatFrederickmakingwaronthebeautifulArchduchess，NapoleonrefusingtermstothebeautifulQueenofPrussia，werenotmoredeadtodifferenceofsexthanthereddlemanwas，inhispeculiarway，inplanningthedisplacementofEustacia。
Tocallatthecaptain’scottagewasalwaysmoreorlessanundertakingfortheinferiorinhabitants。
Thoughoccasionallychatty，hismoodswereerratic，andnobodycouldbecertainhowhewouldbehaveatanyparticularmoment。Eustaciawasreserved，andlivedverymuchtoherself。Exceptthedaughterofoneofthecotters，whowastheirservant，andaladwhoworkedinthegardenandstable，scarcelyanyonebutthemselveseverenteredthehouse。TheyweretheonlygenteelpeopleofthedistrictexcepttheYeobrights，andthoughfarfromrich，theydidnotfeelthatnecessityforpreservingafriendlyfacetowardseveryman，bird，andbeastwhichinfluencedtheirpoorerneighbours。
Whenthereddlemanenteredthegardentheoldmanwaslookingthroughhisglassatthestainofblueseainthedistantlandscape，thelittleanchorsonhisbuttonstwinklinginthesun。HerecognizedVennashiscompaniononthehighway，butmadenoremarkonthatcircumstance，merelysaying，\"Ah，reddleman——youhere？Haveaglassofgrog？\"
Venndeclined，onthepleaofitbeingtooearly，andstatedthathisbusinesswaswithMissVye。Thecaptainsurveyedhimfromcaptowaistcoatandfromwaistcoattoleggingsforafewmoments，andfinallyaskedhimtogoindoors。
MissVyewasnottobeseenbyanybodyjustthen；
andthereddlemanwaitedinthewindow—benchofthekitchen，hishandshangingacrosshisdivergentknees，andhiscaphangingfromhishands。
\"Isupposetheyoungladyisnotupyet？\"hepresentlysaidtotheservant。
\"Notquiteyet。Folksnevercalluponladiesatthistimeofday。\"
\"ThenI’llstepoutside，\"saidVenn。\"Ifsheiswillingtoseeme，willshepleasesendoutword，andI’llcomein。\"
Thereddlemanleftthehouseandloiteredonthehilladjoining。Aconsiderabletimeelapsed，andnorequestforhispresencewasbrought。Hewasbeginningtothinkthathisschemehadfailed，whenhebeheldtheformofEustaciaherselfcomingleisurelytowardshim。
Asenseofnoveltyingivingaudiencetothatsingularfigurehadbeensufficienttodrawherforth。
Sheseemedtofeel，afterabarelookatDiggoryVenn，thatthemanhadcomeonastrangeerrand，andthathewasnotsomeanasshehadthoughthim；forhercloseapproachdidnotcausehimtowritheuneasily，orshifthisfeet，orshowanyofthoselittlesignswhichescapeaningenuousrusticattheadventoftheuncommoninwomankind。
Onhisinquiringifhemighthaveaconversationwithhershereplied，\"Yes，walkbesideme，\"andcontinuedtomoveon。
Beforetheyhadgonefaritoccurredtotheperspicaciousreddlemanthathewouldhaveactedmorewiselybyappearinglessunimpressionable，andheresolvedtocorrecttheerrorassoonashecouldfindopportunity。
\"Ihavemadesobold，miss，astostepacrossandtellyousomestrangenewswhichhascometomyearsaboutthatman。\"
\"Ah！whatman？\"
Hejerkedhiselbowtothesoutheast——thedirectionoftheQuietWoman。
Eustaciaturnedquicklytohim。\"DoyoumeanMr。Wildeve？\"
\"Yes，thereistroubleinahouseholdonaccountofhim，andIhavecometoletyouknowofit，becauseIbelieveyoumighthavepowertodriveitaway。\"
\"I？Whatisthetrouble？\"
\"Itisquiteasecret。ItisthathemayrefusetomarryThomasinYeobrightafterall。\"
Eustacia，thoughsetinwardlypulsingbyhiswords，wasequaltoherpartinsuchadramaasthis。
Sherepliedcoldly，\"Idonotwishtolistentothis，andyoumustnotexpectmetointerfere。\"
\"But，miss，youwillhearoneword？\"
\"Icannot。Iamnotinterestedinthemarriage，andevenifIwereIcouldnotcompelMr。Wildevetodomybidding。\"
\"AstheonlyladyontheheathIthinkyoumight，\"saidVennwithsubtleindirectness。\"Thisishowthecasestands。
Mr。WildevewouldmarryThomasinatonce，andmakeallmatterssmooth，ifsobetherewerenotanotherwomaninthecase。Thisotherwomanissomepersonhehaspickedupwith，andmeetsontheheathoccasionally，Ibelieve。Hewillnevermarryher，andyetthroughherhemaynevermarrythewomanwholoveshimdearly。
Now，ifyou，miss，whohavesomuchswayoverusmenfolk，weretoinsistthatheshouldtreatyouryoungneighbourTamsinwithhonourablekindnessandgiveuptheotherwoman，hewouldperhapsdoit，andsaveheragooddealofmisery。\"
\"Ah，mylife！\"saidEustacia，withalaughwhichunclosedherlipssothatthesunshoneintohermouthasintoatulip，andlentitasimilarscarletfire。\"Youthinktoomuchofmyinfluenceovermenfolkindeed，reddleman。
IfIhadsuchapowerasyouimagineIwouldgostraightanduseitforthegoodofanybodywhohasbeenkindtome——whichThomasinYeobrighthasnotparticularly，tomyknowledge。\"
\"Canitbethatyoureallydon’tknowofit——howmuchshehadalwaysthoughtofyou？\"
\"Ihaveneverheardawordofit。AlthoughweliveonlytwomilesapartIhaveneverbeeninsideheraunt’shouseinmylife。\"
ThesuperciliousnessthatlurkedinhermannertoldVennthatthusfarhehadutterlyfailed。Heinwardlysighedandfeltitnecessarytounmaskhissecondargument。
\"Well，leavingthatoutofthequestion，’tisinyourpower，Iassureyou，MissVye，todoagreatdealofgoodtoanotherwoman。\"
Sheshookherhead。
\"YourcomelinessislawwithMr。Wildeve。Itislawwithallmenwhosee’ee。Theysay，’Thiswell—
favouredladycoming——what’shername？Howhandsome！’
HandsomerthanThomasinYeobright，\"thereddlemanpersisted，sayingtohimself，\"Godforgivearascalforlying！\"Andshewashandsomer，butthereddlemanwasfarfromthinkingso。
TherewasacertainobscurityinEustacia’sbeauty，andVenn’seyewasnottrained。Inherwinterdress，asnow，shewaslikethetiger—beetle，which，whenobservedindullsituations，seemstobeofthequietestneutralcolour，butunderafullilluminationblazeswithdazzlingsplendour。
Eustaciacouldnothelpreplying，thoughconsciousthatsheendangeredherdignitythereby。\"ManywomenarelovelierthanThomasin，\"shesaid，\"sonotmuchattachestothat。\"
Thereddlemansufferedthewoundandwenton：\"Heisamanwhonoticesthelooksofwomen，andyoucouldtwisthimtoyourwilllikewithywind，ifyouonlyhadthemind。\"
\"SurelywhatshecannotdowhohasbeensomuchwithhimIcannotdolivinguphereawayfromhim。\"
Thereddlemanwheeledandlookedherintheface。
\"MissVye！\"hesaid。
\"Whydoyousaythat——asifyoudoubtedme？\"Shespokefaintly，andherbreathingwasquick。\"Theideaofyourspeakinginthattonetome！\"sheadded，withaforcedsmileofhauteur。
\"Whatcouldhavebeeninyourmindtoleadyoutospeaklikethat？\"
\"MissVye，whyshouldyoumakebelievethatyoudon’tknowthisman？——Iknowwhy，certainly。Heisbeneathyou，andyouareashamed。\"
\"Youaremistaken。Whatdoyoumean？\"
Thereddlemanhaddecidedtoplaythecardoftruth。
\"IwasatthemeetingbyRainbarrowlastnightandheardeveryword，\"hesaid。\"ThewomanthatstandsbetweenWildeveandThomasinisyourself。\"
Itwasadisconcertingliftofthecurtain，andthemortificationofCandaules’wifeglowedinher。
Themomenthadarrivedwhenherlipwouldtrembleinspiteofherself，andwhenthegaspcouldnolongerbekeptdown。
\"Iamunwell，\"shesaidhurriedly。\"No——itisnotthat——I
amnotinahumourtohearyoufurther。Leaveme，please。\"
\"Imustspeak，MissVye，inspiteofpainingyou。
WhatIwouldputbeforeyouisthis。Howeveritmaycomeabout——whethersheistoblame，oryou——hercaseiswithoutdoubtworsethanyours。YourgivingupMr。Wildevewillbearealadvantagetoyou，forhowcouldyoumarryhim？
Nowshecannotgetoffsoeasily——everybodywillblameherifsheloseshim。ThenIaskyou——notbecauseherrightisbest，butbecausehersituationisworst——togivehimuptoher。\"
\"No——Iwon’t，Iwon’t！\"shesaidimpetuously，quiteforgetfulofherpreviousmannertowardsthereddlemanasanunderling。
\"Nobodyhaseverbeenservedso！Itwasgoingonwell——I
willnotbebeatendown——byaninferiorwomanlikeher。
Itisverywellforyoutocomeandpleadforher，butisshenotherselfthecauseofallherowntrouble？
AmInottoshowfavourtoanypersonImaychoosewithoutaskingpermissionofaparcelofcottagers？Shehascomebetweenmeandmyinclination，andnowthatshefindsherselfrightlypunishedshegetsyoutopleadforher！\"
\"Indeed，\"saidVennearnestly，\"sheknowsnothingwhateveraboutit。ItisonlyIwhoaskyoutogivehimup。
Itwillbebetterforherandyouboth。Peoplewillsaybadthingsiftheyfindoutthataladysecretlymeetsamanwhohasill—usedanotherwoman。\"
\"IhaveNOTinjuredher——hewasminebeforehewashers！Hecameback——because——becausehelikedmebest！\"
shesaidwildly。\"ButIloseallself—respectintalkingtoyou。WhatamIgivingwayto！\"
\"Icankeepsecrets，\"saidVenngently。\"Youneednotfear。
Iamtheonlymanwhoknowsofyourmeetingswithhim。
Thereisbutonethingmoretospeakof，andthenIwillbegone。Iheardyousaytohimthatyouhatedlivinghere——thatEgdonHeathwasajailtoyou。\"
\"Ididsayso。Thereisasortofbeautyinthescenery，Iknow；butitisajailtome。Themanyoumentiondoesnotsavemefromthatfeeling，thoughheliveshere。
Ishouldhavecarednothingforhimhadtherebeenabetterpersonnear。\"
Thereddlemanlookedhopeful；afterthesewordsfromherhisthirdattemptseemedpromising。\"Aswehavenowopenedourmindsabit，miss，\"hesaid，\"I’lltellyouwhatIhavegottopropose。SinceIhavetakentothereddletradeItravelagooddeal，asyouknow。\"
Sheinclinedherhead，andsweptroundsothathereyesrestedinthemistyvalebeneaththem。
\"AndinmytravelsIgonearBudmouth。NowBudmouthisawonderfulplace——wonderful——agreatsaltsheeningseabendingintothelandlikeabow——thousandsofgentlepeoplewalkingupanddown——bandsofmusicplaying——officersbyseaandofficersbylandwalkingamongtherest——outofeverytenfolksyoumeetnineof’eminlove。\"
\"Iknowit，\"shesaiddisdainfully。\"IknowBudmouthbetterthanyou。Iwasbornthere。Myfathercametobeamilitarymusiciantherefromabroad。Ah，mysoul，Budmouth！IwishIwastherenow。\"
Thereddlemanwassurprisedtoseehowaslowfirecouldblazeonoccasion。\"Ifyouwere，miss，\"hereplied，\"inaweek’stimeyouwouldthinknomoreofWildevethanofoneofthosehe’th—croppersthatweseeyond。
Now，Icouldgetyouthere。\"
\"How？\"saidEustacia，withintensecuriosityinherheavyeyes。
\"Myunclehasbeenforfiveandtwentyyearsthetrustymanofarichwidow—ladywhohasabeautifulhousefacingthesea。Thisladyhasbecomeoldandlame，andshewantsayoungcompany—keepertoreadandsingtoher，butcan’tgetonetohermindtosaveherlife，thoughshe’veadvertisedinthepapers，andtriedhalfadozen。Shewouldjumptogetyou，andUnclewouldmakeitalleasy。\"
\"Ishouldhavetowork，perhaps？\"
\"No，notrealwork——you’dhavealittletodo，suchasreadingandthat。YouwouldnotbewantedtillNewYear’sDay。\"
\"Iknewitmeantwork，\"shesaid，droopingtolanguoragain。
\"Iconfesstherewouldbeatrifletodointhewayofamusingher；butthoughidlepeoplemightcallitwork，workingpeoplewouldcallitplay。Thinkofthecompanyandthelifeyou’dlead，miss；thegaietyyou’dsee，andthegentlemanyou’dmarry。Myuncleistoinquireforatrustworthyyoungladyfromthecountry，asshedon’tliketowngirls。\"
\"Itistowearmyselfouttopleaseher！andIwon’tgo。
O，ifIcouldliveinagaytownasaladyshould，andgomyownways，anddomyowndoings，I’dgivethewrinkledhalfofmylife！Yes，reddleman，thatwouldI。\"
\"HelpmetogetThomasinhappy，miss，andthechanceshallbeyours，\"urgedhercompanion。
\"Chance——’tisnochance，\"shesaidproudly。\"Whatcanapoormanlikeyouofferme，indeed？——Iamgoingindoors。
Ihavenothingmoretosay。Don’tyourhorseswantfeeding，oryourreddlebagswantmending，ordon’tyouwanttofindbuyersforyourgoods，thatyoustayidlingherelikethis？\"
Vennspokenotanotherword。Withhishandsbehindhimheturnedaway，thatshemightnotseethehopelessdisappointmentinhisface。Thementalclearnessandpowerhehadfoundinthislonelygirlhadindeedfilledhismannerwithmisgivingevenfromthefirstfewminutesofclosequarterswithher。Heryouthandsituationhadledhimtoexpectasimplicityquiteatthebeckofhismethod。
ButasystemofinducementwhichmighthavecarriedweakercountrylassesalongwithithadmerelyrepelledEustacia。
Asarule，thewordBudmouthmeantfascinationonEgdon。
ThatRoyalportandwateringplace，iftrulymirroredinthemindsoftheheathfolk，musthavecombined，inacharmingandindescribablemanneraCarthaginianbustleofbuildingwithTarentineluxuriousnessandBaianhealthandbeauty。
Eustaciafeltlittlelessextravagantlyabouttheplace；
butshewouldnotsinkherindependencetogetthere。
WhenDiggoryVennhadgonequiteaway，Eustaciawalkedtothebankandlookeddownthewildandpicturesquevaletowardsthesun，whichwasalsointhedirectionofWildeve’s。Themisthadnowsofarcollapsedthatthetipsofthetreesandbushesaroundhishousecouldjustbediscerned，asifboringupwardsthroughavastwhitecobwebwhichcloakedthemfromtheday。
Therewasnodoubtthathermindwasinclinedthitherward；
indefinitely，fancifully——twininganduntwiningabouthimasthesingleobjectwithinherhorizononwhichdreamsmightcrystallize。Themanwhohadbegunbybeingmerelyheramusement，andwouldneverhavebeenmorethanherhobbybutforhisskillindesertingherattherightmoments，wasnowagainherdesire。
Cessationinhislove—makinghadrevivifiedherlove。
SuchfeelingasEustaciahadidlygiventoWildevewasdammedintoafloodbyThomasin。ShehadusedtoteaseWildeve，butthatwasbeforeanotherhadfavouredhim。Oftenadropofironyintoanindifferentsituationrendersthewholepiquant。
\"Iwillnevergivehimup——never！\"shesaidimpetuously。
Thereddleman’shintthatrumourmightshowhertodisadvantagehadnopermanentterrorforEustacia。Shewasasunconcernedatthatcontingencyasagoddessatalackoflinen。