`PhoebesilvarumquepotensDiana！’Thehorsestoodstilltillhehadfinishedthehymn，whichJuderepeatedundertheswayofapolytheisticfancythathewouldneverhavethoughtofhumouringinbroaddaylight。
　　Reachinghome，hemusedoverhiscurioussuperstition，innateoracquired，indoingthis，andthestrangeforgetfulnesswhichhadledtosuchalapsefromcommonsenseandcustominonewhowished，nexttobeingascholar，tobeaChristiandivine。Ithadallcomeofreadingheathenworksexclusively。Themorehethoughtofitthemoreconvincedhewasofhisinconsistency。Hebegantowonderwhetherhecouldbereadingquitetherightbooksforhisobjectinlife。CertainlythereseemedlittleharmonybetweenthispaganliteratureandthemediaevalcollegesatChristminster，thatecclesiasticalromanceinstone。
　　UltimatelyhedecidedthatinhissheerloveofreadinghehadtakenupawrongemotionforaChristianyoungman。HehaddabbledinClarke’sHomer，buthadneveryetworkedmuchattheNewTestamentintheGreek，thoughhepossessedacopy，obtainedbypostfromasecond-handbookseller。
　　HeabandonedthenowfamiliarIonicforanewdialect，andforalongtimeonwardlimitedhisreadingalmostentirelytotheGospelsandEpistlesinGriesbach’stext。Moreover，ongoingintoAlfredstononeday，hewasintroducedtopatristicliteraturebyfindingatthebookseller’ssomevolumesoftheFatherswhichhadbeenleftbehindbyaninsolventclergymanoftheneighbourhood。
　　AsanotheroutcomeofthischangeofgroovehevisitedonSundaysallthechurcheswithinawalk，anddecipheredtheLatininscriptionsonfifteenth-centurybrassesandtombs。Ononeofthesepilgrimageshemetwithahunch-backedoldwomanofgreatintelligence，whoreadeverythingshecouldlayherhandson，andshetoldhimmoreyetoftheromanticcharmsofthecityoflightandlore。Thitherheresolvedasfirmlyasevertogo。
　　Buthowliveinthatcity？Atpresenthehadnoincomeatall。
　　Hehadnotradeorcallingofanydignityorstabilitywhateveronwhichhecouldsubsistwhilecarryingoutanintellectuallabourwhichmightspreadovermanyyears。
　　Whatwasmostrequiredbycitizens？Food，clothing，andshelter。
　　Anincomefromanyworkinpreparingthefirstwouldbetoomeagre；formakingthesecondhefeltadistaste；thepreparationofthethirdrequisiteheinclinedto。Theybuiltinacity；thereforehewouldlearntobuild。
　　Hethoughtofhisunknownuncle，hiscousinSusanna’sfather，anecclesiasticalworkerinmetal，andsomehowmediaevalartinanymaterialwasatradeforwhichhehadratherafancy。Hecouldnotgofarwronginfollowinghisuncle’sfootsteps，andengaginghimselfawhilewiththecarcasesthatcontainedthescholarsouls。
　　Asapreliminaryheobtainedsomesmallblocksoffreestone，metalnotbeingavailable，andsuspendinghisstudiesawhile，occupiedhissparehalf-hoursincopyingtheheadsandcapitalsinhisparishchurch。
　　Therewasastone-masonofahumblekindinAlfredston，andassoonashehadfoundasubstituteforhimselfinhisaunt’slittlebusiness，heofferedhisservicestothismanforatriflingwage。HereJudehadtheopportunityoflearningatleasttherudimentsoffreestone-working。
　　Sometimelaterhewenttoachurch-builderinthesameplace，andunderthearchitect’sdirectionbecamehandyatrestoringthedilapidatedmasonriesofseveralvillagechurchesroundabout。
　　Notforgettingthathewasonlyfollowingupthishandicraftasaproptoleanonwhilehepreparedthosegreaterengineswhichheflatteredhimselfwouldbebetterfittedforhim，heyetwasinterestedinhispursuitonitsownaccount。Henowhadlodgingsduringtheweekinthelittletown，whencehereturnedtoMarygreenvillageeverySaturdayevening。Andthushereachedandpassedhisnineteenthyear。
　　JudetheObscureChapter06I-viAtthismemorabledateofhislifehewas，oneSaturday，returningfromAlfredstontoMarygreenaboutthreeo’clockintheafternoon。Itwasfine，warm，andsoftsummerweather，andhewalkedwithhistoolsathisback，hislittlechiselsclinkingfaintlyagainstthelargeronesinhisbasket。
　　Itbeingtheendoftheweekhehadleftworkearly，andhadcomeoutofthetownbyaround-aboutroutewhichhedidnotusuallyfrequent，havingpromisedtocallataflour-millnearCresscombetoexecuteacommissionforhisaunt。
　　Hewasinanenthusiasticmood。HeseemedtoseehiswaytolivingcomfortablyinChristminsterinthecourseofayearortwo，andknockingatthedoorsofoneofthosestrongholdsoflearningofwhichhehaddreamedsomuch。Hemight，ofcourse，havegonetherenow，insomecapacityorother，buthepreferredtoenterthecitywithalittlemoreassuranceastomeansthanhecouldbesaidtofeelatpresent。Awarmself-contentsuffusedhimwhenheconsideredwhathehadalreadydone。Nowandthenashewentalongheturnedtofacethepeepsofcountryoneithersideofhim。Buthehardlysawthem；theactwasanautomaticrepetitionofwhathehadbeenaccustomedtodowhenlessoccupied；andtheonematterwhichreallyengagedhimwasthementalestimateofhisprogressthusfar。
　　`Ihaveacquiredquiteanaveragestudent’spowertoreadthecommonancientclassics，Latininparticular。’Thiswastrue，Judepossessingafacilityinthatlanguagewhichenabledhimwithgreateasetohimselftobeguilehislonelywalksbyimaginaryconversationstherein。
　　`Ihavereadtwobooksoftheiliad，besidesbeingprettyfamiliarwithpassagessuchasthespeechofPhoenixintheninthbook，thefightofHectorandAjaxinthefourteenth，theappearanceofAchillesunarmedandhisheavenlyarmourintheeighteenth，andthefuneralgamesinthetwenty-third。IhavealsodonesomeHesiod，alittlescrapofThucydides，andalotoftheGreekTestament……Iwishtherewasonlyonedialectallthesame。
　　`Ihavedonesomemathematics，includingthefirstsixandtheeleventhandtwelfthbooksofEuclid；andalgebraasfarassimpleequations。
　　`IknowsomethingoftheFathers，andsomethingofRomanandEnglishhistory。
　　`Thesethingsareonlyabeginning。ButIshallnotmakemuchfartheradvancehere，fromthedifficultyofgettingbooks。HenceImustnextconcentrateallmyenergiesonsettlinginChristminster。OncethereIshallsoadvance，withtheassistanceIshallthereget，thatmypresentknowledgewillappeartomebutaschildishignorance。Imustsavemoney，andIwill；andoneofthosecollegesshallopenitsdoorstome-shallwelcomewhomnowitwouldspurn，ifIwaittwentyyearsforthewelcome。
　　`I’llbeD。D。beforeIhavedone！’
　　Andthenhecontinuedtodream，andthoughthemightbecomeevenabishopbyleadingapure，energetic，wise，Christianlife。Andwhatanexamplehewouldset！Ifhisincomewere5000poundsayear，hewouldgiveaway4500poundsinoneformandanother，andlivesumptuouslyforhim
　　ontheremainder。Well，onsecondthoughts，abishopwasabsurd。Hewoulddrawthelineatanarchdeacon。Perhapsamancouldbeasgoodandaslearnedandasusefulinthecapacityofarchdeaconasinthatofbishop。Yethethoughtofthebishopagain。
　　`MeanwhileIwillread，assoonasIamsettledinChristminster，thebooksIhavenotbeenabletogetholdofhere：Livy，Tacitus，Herodotus，AEschylus，Sophocles，Aristophanes-’
　　`Ha，ha，ha！Hoity-toity！’Thesoundswereexpressedinlightvoicesontheothersideofthehedge，buthedidnotnoticethem。Histhoughtswenton：
　　`-Euripides，Plato，Aristotle，Lucretius，Epictetus，Seneca，Antoninus。ThenImustmasterotherthings：theFathersthoroughly；Bedeandecclesiasticalhistorygenerally；asmatteringofHebrew-Ionlyknowthelettersasyet-’
　　`Hoity-toity！’
　　`-butIcanworkhard。Ihavestayingpowerinabundance，thankGod！anditisthatwhichtells……Yes，ChristminstershallbemyAlmaMater；andI’llbeherbelovedson，inwhomsheshallbewellpleased。’
　　InhisdeepconcentrationonthesetransactionsofthefutureJude’swalkhadslackened，andhewasnowstandingquitestill，lookingatthegroundasthoughthefuturewerethrownthereonbyamagiclantern。
　　Onasuddensomethingsmackedhimsharplyintheear，andhebecameawarethatasoftcoldsubstancehadbeenflungathim，andhadfallenathisfeet。
　　Aglancetoldhimwhatitwas-apieceofflesh，thecharacteristicpartofabarrow-pig，whichthecountrymenusedforgreasingtheirboots，asitwasuselessforanyotherpurpose。Pigswereratherplentifulhereabout，beingbredandfattenedinlargenumbersincertainpartsofNorthWessex。
　　Ontheothersideofthehedgewasastream，whence，ashenowforthefirsttimerealized，hadcometheslightsoundsofvoicesandlaughterthathadmingledwithhisdreams。Hemountedthebankandlookedoverthefence。Onthefurthersideofthestreamstoodasmallhomestead，havingagardenandpig-stiesattached；infrontofit，besidethebrook，threeyoungwomenwerekneeling，withbucketsandplattersbesidethemcontainingheapsofpigs’chitterlings，whichtheywerewashingintherunningwater。
　　Oneortwopairsofeyesslylyglancedup，andperceivingthathisattentionhadatlastbeenattracted，andthathewaswatchingthem，theybracedthemselvesforinspectionbyputtingtheirmouthsdemurelyintoshapeandrecommencingtheirrinsingoperationswithassiduity。
　　`Thankyou！’saidJudeseverely。
　　`Ididn’tthrowit，Itellyou！’assertedonegirltoherneighbour，asifunconsciousoftheyoungman’spresence。
　　`NorI，’thesecondanswered。
　　`Oh，Anny，howcanyou！’saidthethird。
　　`IfIhadthrownanythingatall，itshouldn’thavebeenthat！’
　　`Pooh！Idon’tcareforhim！’Andtheylaughedandcontinuedtheirwork，withoutlookingup，stillostentatiouslyaccusingeachother。
　　Judegrewsarcasticashewipedhisface，andcaughttheirremarks。
　　`youdidn’tdoit-ohno！’hesaidtotheup-streamoneofthethree。
　　Shewhomheaddressedwasafinedark-eyedgirl，notexactlyhandsome，butcapableofpassingassuchatalittledistance，despitesomecoarsenessofskinandfibre。Shehadaroundandprominentbosom，fulllips，perfectteeth，andtherichcomplexionofaCochinhen’segg。Shewasacompleteandsubstantialfemaleanimal-nomore，noless；andJudewasalmostcertainthattoherwasattributabletheenterpriseofattractinghisattentionfromdreamsofthehumanerletterstowhatwassimmeringinthemindsaroundhim。
　　`Thatyou’llneverbetold，’saidshedeedily。
　　`Whoeverdiditwaswastefulofotherpeople’sproperty。’
　　`Oh，that’snothing。’
　　`Butyouwanttospeaktome，Isuppose？’
　　`Ohyes；ifyouliketo。’
　　`ShallIclamberacross，orwillyoucometotheplankabovehere？’
　　Perhapssheforesawanopportunity；forsomehoworothertheeyesofthebrowngirlrestedinhisownwhenhehadsaidthewords，andtherewasamomentaryflashofintelligence，adumbannouncementofaffinityinpossebetweenherselfandhim，which，sofarasJudeFawleywasconcerned，hadnosortofpremeditationinit。Shesawthathehadsingledheroutfromthethree，asawomanissingledoutinsuchcases，fornoreasonedpurposeoffurtheracquaintance，butincommonplaceobediencetoconjunctiveordersfromheadquarters，unconsciouslyreceivedbyunfortunatemenwhenthelastintentionoftheirlivesistobeoccupiedwiththefeminine。
　　Springingtoherfeet，shesaid：`Bringbackwhatislyingthere。’
　　Judewasnowawarethatnomessageonanymatterconnectedwithherfather’sbusinesshadpromptedhersignaltohim。Hesetdownhisbasketoftools，pickedupthescrapofoffal，beatapathwayforhimselfwithhisstick，andgotoverthehedge。Theywalkedinparallellines，oneoneachbankofthestream，towardsthesmallplankbridge。Asthegirldrewnearertoit，shegavewithoutJudeperceivingit，anadroitlittlesucktotheinteriorofeachofhercheeksinsuccession，bywhichcuriousandoriginalmanoeuvreshebroughtasbymagicuponitssmoothandrotundsurfaceaperfectdimple，whichshewasabletoretainthereaslongasshecontinuedtosmile。Thisproductionofdimplesatwillwasanotunknownoperation，whichmanyattempted，butonlyafewsucceededinaccomplishing。
　　Theymetinthemiddleoftheplank，andJude，tossingbackhermissile，seemedtoexpecthertoexplainwhyshehadaudaciouslystoppedhimbythisnovelartilleryinsteadofbyhailinghim。
　　Butshe，slylylookinginanotherdirection，swayedherselfbackwardsandforwardsonherhandasitclutchedtherailofthebridge；till，movedbyamatorycuriosity，sheturnedhereyescriticallyuponhim。
　　`Youdon’tthinkIwouldshythingsatyou？’
　　`Ohno。’
　　`Wearedoingthisformyfather，whonaturallydoesn’twantanythingthrownaway。Hemakesthatintodubbin。’Shenoddedtowardsthefragmentonthegrass。
　　`Whatmadeeitheroftheothersthrowit，Iwonder？’Judeasked，politelyacceptingherassertion，thoughhehadverylargedoubtsastoitstruth。
　　`Impudence。Don’ttellfolkitwasI，mind！’
　　`HowcanI？Idon’tknowyourname。’
　　`Ah，no。ShallItellittoyou？’
　　`Do！’
　　`ArabellaDonn。I’mlivinghere。’
　　`ImusthaveknownitifIhadoftencomethisway。ButImostlygostraightalongthehigh-road。’
　　`Myfatherisapig-breeder，andthesegirlsarehelpingmewashtheinnerdsforblack-puddingsandsuchlike。’
　　Theytalkedalittlemoreandalittlemore，astheystoodregardingeachotherandleaningagainstthehand-railofthebridge。Theunvoicedcallofwomantoman，whichwasutteredverydistinctlybyArabella’spersonality，heldJudetothespotagainsthisintention-almostagainsthiswill，andinawaynewtohisexperience。ItisscarcelyanexaggerationtosaythattillthismomentJudehadneverlookedatawomantoconsiderherassuch，buthadvaguelyregardedthesexasbeingsoutsidehislifeandpurposes。Hegazedfromhereyestohermouth，thencetoherbosom，andtoherfullroundnakedarms，wet，mottledwiththechillofthewater，andfirmasmarble。
　　`Whatanice-lookinggirlyouare！’hemurmured，thoughthewordshadnotbeennecessarytoexpresshissenseofhermagnetism。
　　`Ah，youshouldseemeSundays！’shesaidpiquantly。
　　`Idon’tsupposeIcould？’heanswered`That’sforyoutothinkon。There’snobodyaftermejustnow，thoughtheremedbeinaweekortwo。’Shehadspokenthiswithoutasmile，andthedimplesdisappeared。
　　Judefelthimselfdriftingstrangely，butcouldnothelpit。`Willyouletme？’
　　`Idon’tmind。’
　　Bythistimeshehadmanagedtogetbackonedimplebyturningherfaceasideforamomentandrepeatingtheoddlittlesuckingoperationbeforementioned，Judebeingstillunconsciousofmorethanageneralimpressionofherappearance。`NextSunday？’hehazarded。`To-morrow，thatis？’
　　`Yes。’
　　`ShallIcall？’
　　`Yes。’