Mrs。Yeobrightwasinthisstateofuncertaintywhenshewasinformedonemorningthatherson’swifewasvisitinghergrandfatheratMistover。Shedeterminedtowalkupthehill，seeEustacia，andascertainfromherdaughter—in—law’slipswhetherthefamilyguineas，whichweretoMrs。Yeobrightwhatfamilyjewelsaretowealthierdowagers，hadmiscarriedornot。
WhenChristianlearntwhereshewasgoinghisconcernreacheditsheight。Atthemomentofherdeparturehecouldprevaricatenolonger，and，confessingtothegambling，toldherthetruthasfarasheknewit——thattheguineashadbeenwonbyWildeve。
\"What，ishegoingtokeepthem？\"Mrs。Yeobrightcried。
\"Ihopeandtrustnot！\"moanedChristian。\"He’sagoodman，andperhapswilldorightthings。HesaidyououghttohavegiedMr。Clym’ssharetoEustacia，andthat’sperhapswhathe’lldohimself。\"
ToMrs。Yeobright，assoonasshecouldcalmlyreflect，therewasmuchlikelihoodinthis，forshecouldhardlybelievethatWildevewouldreallyappropriatemoneybelongingtoherson。TheintermediatecourseofgivingittoEustaciawasthesortofthingtopleaseWildeve’sfancy。
Butitfilledthemotherwithangernonetheless。
ThatWildeveshouldhavegotcommandoftheguineasafterall，andshouldrearrangethedisposalofthem，placingClym’sshareinClym’swife’shands，becauseshehadbeenhisownsweetheart，andmightbesostill，wasasirritatingapainasanythatMrs。Yeobrighthadeverborne。
SheinstantlydismissedthewretchedChristianfromheremployforhisconductintheaffair；but，feelingquitehelplessandunabletodowithouthim，toldhimafterwardsthathemightstayalittlelongerifhechose。
ThenshehastenedofftoEustacia，movedbyamuchlesspromisingemotiontowardsherdaughter—in—lawthanshehadfelthalfanhourearlier，whenplanningherjourney。
Atthattimeitwastoinquireinafriendlyspiritiftherehadbeenanyaccidentalloss；nowitwastoaskplainlyifWildevehadprivatelygivenhermoneywhichhadbeenintendedasasacredgifttoClym。
Shestartedattwoo’clock，andhermeetingwithEustaciawashastenedbytheappearanceoftheyoungladybesidethepoolandbankwhichborderedhergrandfather’spremises，whereshestoodsurveyingthescene，andperhapsthinkingoftheromanticenactmentsithadwitnessedinpastdays。
WhenMrs。Yeobrightapproached，Eustaciasurveyedherwiththecalmstareofastranger。
Themother—in—lawwasthefirsttospeak。\"Iwascomingtoseeyou，\"shesaid。
\"Indeed！\"saidEustaciawithsurprise，forMrs。Yeobright，muchtothegirl’smortification，hadrefusedtobepresentatthewedding。\"Ididnotatallexpectyou。\"
\"Iwascomingonbusinessonly，\"saidthevisitor，morecoldlythanatfirst。\"Willyouexcusemyaskingthis——HaveyoureceivedagiftfromThomasin’shusband？\"
\"Agift？\"
\"Imeanmoney！\"
\"What——Imyself？\"
\"Well，Imeantyourself，privately——thoughIwasnotgoingtoputitinthatway。\"
\"MoneyfromMr。Wildeve？No——never！Madam，whatdoyoumeanbythat？\"Eustaciafiredupalltooquickly，forherownconsciousnessoftheoldattachmentbetweenherselfandWildeveledhertojumptotheconclusionthatMrs。Yeobrightalsoknewofit，andmighthavecometoaccuseherofreceivingdishonourablepresentsfromhimnow。
\"Isimplyaskthequestion，\"saidMrs。Yeobright。
\"Ihavebeen————\"
\"Yououghttohavebetteropinionsofme——Ifearedyouwereagainstmefromthefirst！\"exclaimedEustacia\"No。IwassimplyforClym，\"repliedMrs。Yeobright，withtoomuchemphasisinherearnestness。\"Itistheinstinctofeveryonetolookaftertheirown。\"
\"Howcanyouimplythatherequiredguardingagainstme？\"
criedEustacia，passionatetearsinhereyes。\"Ihavenotinjuredhimbymarryinghim！WhatsinhaveIdonethatyoushouldthinksoillofme？YouhadnorighttospeakagainstmetohimwhenIhaveneverwrongedyou。\"
\"Ionlydidwhatwasfairunderthecircumstances，\"
saidMrs。Yeobrightmoresoftly。\"Iwouldrathernothavegoneintothisquestionatpresent，butyoucompelme。
Iamnotashamedtotellyouthehonesttruth。Iwasfirmlyconvincedthatheoughtnottomarryyou——thereforeI
triedtodissuadehimbyallthemeansinmypower。Butitisdonenow，andIhavenoideaofcomplaininganymore。
Iamreadytowelcomeyou。\"
\"Ah，yes，itisverywelltoseethingsinthatbusinesspointofview，\"murmuredEustaciawithasmotheredfireoffeeling。\"ButwhyshouldyouthinkthereisanythingbetweenmeandMr。Wildeve？Ihaveaspiritaswellasyou。Iamindignant；andsowouldanywomanbe。
ItwasacondescensioninmetobeClym’swife，andnotamanoeuvre，letmeremindyou；andthereforeIwillnotbetreatedasaschemerwhomitbecomesnecessarytobearwithbecauseshehascreptintothefamily。\"
\"Oh！\"saidMrs。Yeobright，vainlyendeavouringtocontrolheranger。\"Ihaveneverheardanythingtoshowthatmyson’slineageisnotasgoodastheVyes’——perhapsbetter。
Itisamusingtohearyoutalkofcondescension。\"
\"Itwascondescension，nevertheless，\"saidEustaciavehemently。
\"AndifIhadknownthenwhatIknownow，thatIshouldbelivinginthiswildheathamonthaftermymarriage，I——Ishouldhavethoughttwicebeforeagreeing。\"
\"Itwouldbebetternottosaythat；itmightnotsoundtruthful。Iamnotawarethatanydeceptionwasusedonhispart——Iknowtherewasnot——whatevermighthavebeenthecaseontheotherside。\"
\"Thisistooexasperating！\"answeredtheyoungerwomanhuskily，herfacecrimsoning，andhereyesdartinglight。
\"Howcanyoudaretospeaktomelikethat？IinsistuponrepeatingtoyouthathadIknownthatmylifewouldfrommymarriageuptothistimehavebeenasitis，IshouldhavesaidNO。Idon’tcomplain。Ihaveneverutteredasoundofsuchathingtohim；butitistrue。
Ihopethereforethatinthefutureyouwillbesilentonmyeagerness。Ifyouinjuremenowyouinjureyourself。\"
\"Injureyou？DoyouthinkIamanevil—disposedperson？\"
\"Youinjuredmebeforemymarriage，andyouhavenowsuspectedmeofsecretlyfavouringanothermanformoney！\"
\"IcouldnothelpwhatIthought。ButIhaveneverspokenofyououtsidemyhouse。\"
\"Youspokeofmewithinit，toClym，andyoucouldnotdoworse。\"
\"Ididmyduty。\"
\"AndI’lldomine。\"
\"Apartofwhichwillpossiblybetosethimagainsthismother。Itisalwaysso。ButwhyshouldInotbearitasothershaveborneitbeforeme！\"
\"Iunderstandyou，\"saidEustacia，breathlesswithemotion。
\"Youthinkmecapableofeverybadthing。Whocanbeworsethanawifewhoencouragesalover，andpoisonsherhusband’smindagainsthisrelative？Yetthatisnowthecharactergiventome。Willyounotcomeanddraghimoutofmyhands？\"
Mrs。Yeobrightgavebackheatforheat。
\"Don’trageatme，madam！Itillbecomesyourbeauty，andIamnotworththeinjuryyoumaydoitonmyaccount，Iassureyou。Iamonlyapooroldwomanwhohaslostason。\"
\"Ifyouhadtreatedmehonourablyyouwouldhavehadhimstill。\"Eustaciasaid，whilescaldingtearstrickledfromhereyes。\"Youhavebroughtyourselftofolly；
youhavecausedadivisionwhichcanneverbehealed！\"
\"Ihavedonenothing。ThisaudacityfromayoungwomanismorethanIcanbear。\"
\"Itwasaskedfor；youhavesuspectedme，andyouhavemademespeakofmyhusbandinawayIwouldnothavedone。
YouwilllethimknowthatIhavespokenthus，anditwillcausemiserybetweenus。Willyougoawayfromme？Youarenofriend！\"
\"IwillgowhenIhavespokenaword。IfanyonesaysI
havecomeheretoquestionyouwithoutgoodgroundsforit，thatpersonspeaksuntruly。IfanyonesaysthatI
attemptedtostopyourmarriagebyanybuthonestmeans，thatperson，too，doesnotspeakthetruth。Ihavefallenonaneviltime；Godhasbeenunjusttomeinlettingyouinsultme！Probablymyson’shappinessdoesnotlieonthissideofthegrave，forheisafoolishmanwhoneglectstheadviceofhisparent。You，Eustacia，standontheedgeofaprecipicewithoutknowingit。
Onlyshowmysonone—halfthetemperyouhaveshownmetoday——andyoumaybeforelong——andyouwillfindthatthoughheisasgentleasachildwithyounow，hecanbeashardassteel！\"
Theexcitedmotherthenwithdrew，andEustacia，panting，stoodlookingintothepool。
2—HeIsSetuponbyAdversitiesbutHeSingsaSongTheresultofthatunpropitiousinterviewwasthatEustacia，insteadofpassingtheafternoonwithhergrandfather，hastilyreturnedhometoClym，whereshearrivedthreehoursearlierthanshehadbeenexpected。
Shecameindoorswithherfaceflushed，andhereyesstillshowingtracesofherrecentexcitement。
Yeobrightlookedupastonished；hehadneverseenherinanywayapproachingtothatstatebefore。
Shepassedhimby，andwouldhavegoneupstairsunnoticed，butClymwassoconcernedthatheimmediatelyfollowedher。
\"Whatisthematter，Eustacia？\"hesaid。Shewasstandingonthehearthruginthebedroom，lookinguponthefloor，herhandsclaspedinfrontofher，herbonnetyetunremoved。
Foramomentshedidnotanswer；andthensherepliedinalowvoice——
\"Ihaveseenyourmother；andIwillneverseeheragain！\"
AweightfelllikeastoneuponClym。Thatsamemorning，whenEustaciahadarrangedtogoandseehergrandfather，ClymhadexpressedawishthatshewoulddrivedowntoBlooms—Endandinquireforhermother—in—law，oradoptanyothermeansshemightthinkfittobringaboutareconciliation。Shehadsetoutgaily；andhehadhopedformuch。
\"Whyisthis？\"heasked。
\"Icannottell——Icannotremember。Imetyourmother。
AndIwillnevermeetheragain。\"
\"Why？\"
\"WhatdoIknowaboutMr。Wildevenow？Iwon’thavewickedopinionspassedonmebyanybody。O！itwastoohumiliatingtobeaskedifIhadreceivedanymoneyfromhim，orencouragedhim，orsomethingofthesort——
Idon’texactlyknowwhat！\"
\"Howcouldshehaveaskedyouthat？\"
\"Shedid。\"
\"Thentheremusthavebeensomemeaninginit。Whatdidmymothersaybesides？\"
\"Idon’tknowwhatshesaid，exceptinsofarasthis，thatwebothsaidwordswhichcanneverbeforgiven！\"
\"Oh，theremustbesomemisapprehension。Whosefaultwasitthathermeaningwasnotmadeclear？\"
\"Iwouldrathernotsay。Itmayhavebeenthefaultofthecircumstances，whichwereawkwardattheveryleast。
OClym——Icannothelpexpressingit——thisisanunpleasantpositionthatyouhaveplacedmein。Butyoumustimproveit——yes，sayyouwill——forIhateitallnow！Yes，takemetoParis，andgoonwithyouroldoccupation，Clym！Idon’tmindhowhumblywelivethereatfirst，ifitcanonlybeParis，andnotEgdonHeath。\"
\"ButIhavequitegivenupthatidea，\"saidYeobright，withsurprise。\"SurelyIneverledyoutoexpectsuchathing？\"
\"Iownit。Yettherearethoughtswhichcannotbekeptoutofmind，andthatonewasmine。MustInothaveavoiceinthematter，nowIamyourwifeandthesharerofyourdoom？\"
\"Well，therearethingswhichareplacedbeyondthepaleofdiscussion；andIthoughtthiswasspeciallyso，andbymutualagreement。\"
\"Clym，IamunhappyatwhatIhear，\"shesaidinalowvoice；
andhereyesdrooped，andsheturnedaway。
ThisindicationofanunexpectedmineofhopeinEustacia’sbosomdisconcertedherhusband。Itwasthefirsttimethathehadconfrontedthefactoftheindirectnessofawoman’smovementtowardsherdesire。Buthisintentionwasunshaken，thoughhelovedEustaciawell。
Alltheeffectthatherremarkhaduponhimwasaresolvetochainhimselfmorecloselythanevertohisbooks，soastobethesoonerenabledtoappealtosubstantialresultsfromanothercourseinarguingagainstherwhim。
Nextdaythemysteryoftheguineaswasexplained。
Thomasinpaidthemahurriedvisit，andClym’ssharewasdelivereduptohimbyherownhands。Eustaciawasnotpresentatthetime。
\"Thenthisiswhatmymothermeant，\"exclaimedClym。
\"Thomasin，doyouknowthattheyhavehadabitterquarrel？\"
TherewasalittlemorereticencenowthanformerlyinThomasin’smannertowardshercousin。Itistheeffectofmarriagetoengenderinseveraldirectionssomeofthereserveitannihilatesinone。\"Yourmothertoldme，\"shesaidquietly。
\"ShecamebacktomyhouseafterseeingEustacia。\"
\"TheworstthingIdreadedhascometopass。WasMothermuchdisturbedwhenshecametoyou，Thomasin？\"
\"Yes。\"
\"Verymuchindeed？\"
\"Yes。\"
Clymleanthiselbowuponthepostofthegardengate，andcoveredhiseyeswithhishand。
\"Don’ttroubleaboutit，Clym。Theymaygettobefriends。\"
Heshookhishead。\"Nottwopeoplewithinflammablenaturesliketheirs。Well，whatmustbewillbe。\"
\"Onethingischeerfulinit——theguineasarenotlost。\"
\"Iwouldratherhavelostthemtwiceoverthanhavehadthishappen。\"
AmidthesejarringeventsYeobrightfeltonethingtobeindispensable——thatheshouldspeedilymakesomeshowofprogressinhisscholasticplans。Withthisviewhereadfarintothesmallhoursduringmanynights。
Onemorning，afterasevererstrainthanusual，heawokewithastrangesensationinhiseyes。Thesunwasshiningdirectlyuponthewindow—blind，andathisfirstglancethitherwardasharppainobligedhimtoclosehiseyelidsquickly。
Ateverynewattempttolookabouthimthesamemorbidsensibilitytolightwasmanifested，andexcoriatingtearsrandownhischeeks。Hewasobligedtotieabandageoverhisbrowwhiledressing；andduringthedayitcouldnotbeabandoned。Eustaciawasthoroughlyalarmed。
OnfindingthatthecasewasnobetterthenextmorningtheydecidedtosendtoAngleburyforasurgeon。
Towardseveninghearrived，andpronouncedthediseasetobeacuteinflammationinducedbyClym’snightstudies，continuedinspiteofacoldpreviouslycaught，whichhadweakenedhiseyesforthetime。
Frettingwithimpatienceatthisinterruptiontoataskhewassoanxioustohasten，Clymwastransformedintoaninvalid。
Hewasshutupinaroomfromwhichalllightwasexcluded，andhisconditionwouldhavebeenoneofabsolutemiseryhadnotEustaciareadtohimbytheglimmerofashadedlamp。Hehopedthattheworstwouldsoonbeover；
butatthesurgeon’sthirdvisithelearnttohisdismaythatalthoughhemightventureoutofdoorswithshadedeyesinthecourseofamonth，allthoughtofpursuinghiswork，orofreadingprintofanydescription，wouldhavetobegivenupforalongtimetocome。
Oneweekandanotherweekworeon，andnothingseemedtolightenthegloomoftheyoungcouple。
DreadfulimaginingsoccurredtoEustacia，butshecarefullyrefrainedfromutteringthemtoherhusband。
Supposeheshouldbecomeblind，or，atallevents，neverrecoversufficientstrengthofsighttoengageinanoccupationwhichwouldbecongenialtoherfeelings，andconducetoherremovalfromthislonelydwellingamongthehills？ThatdreamofbeautifulPariswasnotlikelytocohereintosubstanceinthepresenceofthismisfortune。
Asdayafterdaypassedby，andhegotnobetter，hermindranmoreandmoreinthismournfulgroove，andshewouldgoawayfromhimintothegardenandweepdespairingtears。
Yeobrightthoughthewouldsendforhismother；
andthenhethoughthewouldnot。Knowledgeofhisstatecouldonlymakeherthemoreunhappy；andtheseclusionoftheirlifewassuchthatshewouldhardlybelikelytolearnthenewsexceptthroughaspecialmessenger。
Endeavouringtotakethetroubleasphilosophicallyaspossible，hewaitedontillthethirdweekhadarrived，whenhewentintotheopenairforthefirsttimesincetheattack。Thesurgeonvisitedhimagainatthisstage，andClymurgedhimtoexpressadistinctopinion。
Theyoungmanlearntwithaddedsurprisethatthedateatwhichhemightexpecttoresumehislabourswasasuncertainasever，hiseyesbeinginthatpeculiarstatewhich，thoughaffordinghimsightenoughforwalkingabout，wouldnotadmitoftheirbeingstraineduponanydefiniteobjectwithoutincurringtheriskofreproducingophthalmiainitsacuteform。
Clymwasverygraveattheintelligence，butnotdespairing。
Aquietfirmness，andevencheerfulness，tookpossessionofhim。Hewasnottobeblind；thatwasenough。
Tobedoomedtobeholdtheworldthroughsmokedglassforanindefiniteperiodwasbadenough，andfataltoanykindofadvance；butYeobrightwasanabsolutestoicinthefaceofmishapswhichonlyaffectedhissocialstanding；and，apartfromEustacia，thehumblestwalkoflifewouldsatisfyhimifitcouldbemadetoworkinwithsomeformofhisculturescheme。Tokeepacottagenight—schoolwasonesuchform；andhisafflictiondidnotmasterhisspiritasitmightotherwisehavedone。
HewalkedthroughthewarmsunwestwardintothosetractsofEgdonwithwhichhewasbestacquainted，beingthoselyingnearertohisoldhome。Hesawbeforehiminoneofthevalleysthegleamingofwhettediron，andadvancing，dimlyperceivedthattheshinecamefromthetoolofamanwhowascuttingfurze。TheworkerrecognizedClym，andYeobrightlearntfromthevoicethatthespeakerwasHumphrey。
HumphreyexpressedhissorrowatClym’scondition，andadded，\"Now，ifyourswaslow—classworklikemine，youcouldgoonwithitjustthesame。\"
\"Yes，Icould，\"saidYeobrightmusingly。\"Howmuchdoyougetforcuttingthesefaggots？\"
\"Half—a—crownahundred，andintheselongdaysIcanliveverywellonthewages。\"
DuringthewholeofYeobright’swalkhometoAlderworthhewaslostinreflectionswhichwerenotofanunpleasantkind。
OnhiscominguptothehouseEustaciaspoketohimfromtheopenwindow，andhewentacrosstoher。
\"Darling，\"hesaid，\"Iammuchhappier。AndifmymotherwerereconciledtomeandtoyouIshould，Ithink，behappyquite。\"
\"Ifearthatwillneverbe，\"shesaid，lookingafarwithherbeautifulstormyeyes。\"HowCANyousay’Iamhappier，’andnothingchanged？\"
\"ItarisesfrommyhavingatlastdiscoveredsomethingI
cando，andgetalivingat，inthistimeofmisfortune。\"
\"Yes？\"
\"Iamgoingtobeafurze—andturf—cutter。\"
\"No，Clym！\"shesaid，theslighthopefulnesspreviouslyapparentinherfacegoingoffagain，andleavingherworsethanbefore。
\"SurelyIshall。Isitnotveryunwiseinustogoonspendingthelittlemoneywe’vegotwhenIcankeepdownexpendituresbyanhonestoccupation？Theoutdoorexercisewilldomegood，andwhoknowsbutthatinafewmonthsIshallbeabletogoonwithmyreadingagain？\"
\"Butmygrandfatherofferstoassistus，ifwerequireassistance。\"
\"Wedon’trequireit。IfIgofurze—cuttingweshallbefairlywelloff。\"
\"Incomparisonwithslaves，andtheIsraelitesinEgypt，andsuchpeople！\"AbittertearrolleddownEustacia’sface，whichhedidnotsee。Therehadbeennonchalanceinhistone，showingherthathefeltnoabsolutegriefataconsummationwhichtoherwasapositivehorror。
TheverynextdayYeobrightwenttoHumphrey’scottage，andborrowedofhimleggings，gloves，awhetstone，andahook，tousetillheshouldbeabletopurchasesomeforhimself。
Thenhesalliedforthwithhisnewfellow—labourerandoldacquaintance，andselectingaspotwherethefurzegrewthickesthestruckthefirstblowinhisadoptedcalling。
Hissight，likethewingsinRasselas，thoughuselesstohimforhisgrandpurpose，sufficedforthisstrait，andhefoundthatwhenalittlepracticeshouldhavehardenedhispalmsagainstblisteringhewouldbeabletoworkwithease。
Dayafterdayherosewiththesun，buckledonhisleggings，andwentofftotherendezvouswithHumphrey。Hiscustomwastoworkfromfouro’clockinthemorningtillnoon；
then，whentheheatofthedaywasatitshighest，togohomeandsleepforanhourortwo；afterwardscomingoutagainandworkingtillduskatnine。
ThismanfromPariswasnowsodisguisedbyhisleatheraccoutrements，andbythegoggleshewasobligedtowearoverhiseyes，thathisclosestfriendmighthavepassedbywithoutrecognizinghim。Hewasabrownspotinthemidstofanexpanseofolive—greengorse，andnothingmore。Thoughfrequentlydepressedinspiritwhennotactuallyatwork，owingtothoughtsofEustacia’spositionandhismother’sestrangement，wheninthefullswingoflabourhewascheerfullydisposedandcalm。
Hisdailylifewasofacuriousmicroscopicsort，hiswholeworldbeinglimitedtoacircuitofafewfeetfromhisperson。Hisfamiliarswerecreepingandwingedthings，andtheyseemedtoenrollhimintheirband。
Beeshummedaroundhisearswithanintimateair，andtuggedattheheathandfurze—flowersathissideinsuchnumbersastoweighthemdowntothesod。
Thestrangeamber—colouredbutterflieswhichEgdonproduced，andwhichwereneverseenelsewhere，quiveredinthebreathofhislips，alighteduponhisbowedback，andsportedwiththeglitteringpointofhishookasheflourisheditupanddown。Tribesofemerald—greengrasshoppersleapedoverhisfeet，fallingawkwardlyontheirbacks，heads，orhips，likeunskilfulacrobats，aschancemightrule；orengagedthemselvesinnoisyflirtationsunderthefern—frondswithsilentonesofhomelyhue。
Hugeflies，ignorantoflardersandwire—netting，andquiteinasavagestate，buzzedabouthimwithoutknowingthathewasaman。Inandoutofthefern—dellssnakesglidedintheirmostbrilliantblueandyellowguise，itbeingtheseasonimmediatelyfollowingthesheddingoftheiroldskins，whentheircoloursarebrightest。
Littersofyoungrabbitscameoutfromtheirformstosunthemselvesuponhillocks，thehotbeamsblazingthroughthedelicatetissueofeachthin—fleshedear，andfiringittoablood—redtransparencyinwhichtheveinscouldbeseen。Noneofthemfearedhim。Themonotonyofhisoccupationsoothedhim，andwasinitselfapleasure。
Aforcedlimitationofeffortofferedajustificationofhomelycoursestoanunambitiousman，whoseconsciencewouldhardlyhaveallowedhimtoremaininsuchobscuritywhilehispowerswereunimpeded。HenceYeobrightsometimessangtohimself，andwhenobligedtoaccompanyHumphreyinsearchofbramblesforfaggot—bondshewouldamusehiscompanionwithsketchesofParisianlifeandcharacter，andsowhileawaythetime。
OnoneofthesewarmafternoonsEustaciawalkedoutaloneinthedirectionofYeobright’splaceofwork。Hewasbusilychoppingawayatthefurze，alongrowoffaggotswhichstretcheddownwardfromhispositionrepresentingthelabouroftheday。Hedidnotobserveherapproach，andshestoodclosetohim，andheardhisundercurrentofsong。
Itshockedher。Toseehimthere，apoorafflictedman，earningmoneybythesweatofhisbrow，hadatfirstmovedhertotears；buttohearhimsingandnotatallrebelagainstanoccupationwhich，howeversatisfactorytohimself，wasdegradingtoher，asaneducatedlady—wife，woundedherthrough。Unconsciousofherpresence，hestillwentonsinging：——
\"LepointdujourAnosbosquetsrendtouteleurparure；
Floreestplusbelleasonretour；
L’oiseaureprenddouxchantd’amour；
ToutcelebredanslanatureLepointdujour。