Hiswalkwasrapidashecamedown，andhewentwithaspringytrend。Beforeenteringuponhismother’spremiseshestoppedandbreathed。Thelightwhichshoneforthonhimfromthewindowrevealedthathisfacewasflushedandhiseyebright。Whatitdidnotshowwassomethingwhichlingereduponhislipslikeasealsetthere。
Theabidingpresenceofthisimpresswassorealthathehardlydaredtoenterthehouse，foritseemedasifhismothermightsay，"Whatredspotisthatglowinguponyourmouthsovividly？"
Butheenteredsoonafter。Theteawasready，andhesatdownoppositehismother。Shedidnotspeakmanywords；
andasforhim，somethinghadbeenjustdoneandsomewordshadbeenjustsaidonthehillwhichpreventedhimfrombeginningadesultorychat。Hismother’staciturnitywasnotwithoutominousness，butheappearednottocare。
Heknewwhyshesaidsolittle，buthecouldnotremovethecauseofherbearingtowardshim。Thesehalf—silentsittingswerefarfromuncommonwiththemnow。AtlastYeobrightmadeabeginningofwhatwasintendedtostrikeatthewholerootofthematter。
"Fivedayshavewesatlikethisatmealswithscarcelyaword。What’stheuseofit，Mother？"
"None，"saidshe，inaheart—swollentone。"Butthereisonlytoogoodareason。"
"Notwhenyouknowall。Ihavebeenwantingtospeakaboutthis，andIamgladthesubjectisbegun。Thereason，ofcourse，isEustaciaVye。Well，IconfessIhaveseenherlately，andhaveseenheragoodmanytimes。"
"Yes，yes；andIknowwhatthatamountsto。Ittroublesme，Clym。Youarewastingyourlifehere；anditissolelyonaccountofher。Ifithadnotbeenforthatwomanyouwouldneverhaveentertainedthisteachingschemeatall。"
Clymlookedhardathismother。"Youknowthatisnotit，"
hesaid。
"Well，Iknowyouhaddecidedtoattemptitbeforeyousawher；butthatwouldhaveendedinintentions。Itwasverywelltotalkof，butridiculoustoputinpractice。
Ifullyexpectedthatinthecourseofamonthortwoyouwouldhaveseenthefollyofsuchself—sacrifice，andwouldhavebeenbythistimebackagaintoParisinsomebusinessorother。Icanunderstandobjectionstothediamondtrade——Ireallywasthinkingthatitmightbeinadequatetothelifeofamanlikeyoueventhoughitmighthavemadeyouamillionaire。
ButnowIseehowmistakenyouareaboutthisgirlIdoubtifyoucouldbecorrectaboutotherthings。"
"HowamImistakeninher？"
"Sheislazyanddissatisfied。Butthatisnotallofit。
Supposinghertobeasgoodawomanasanyyoucanfind，whichshecertainlyisnot，whydoyouwishtoconnectyourselfwithanybodyatpresent？"
"Well，therearepracticalreasons，"Clymbegan，andthenalmostbrokeoffunderanoverpoweringsenseoftheweightofargumentwhichcouldbebroughtagainsthisstatement。
"IfItakeaschoolaneducatedwomanwouldbeinvaluableasahelptome。"
"What！youreallymeantomarryher？"
"Itwouldbeprematuretostatethatplainly。Butconsiderwhatobviousadvantagestherewouldbeindoingit。She————"
"Don’tsupposeshehasanymoney。Shehasn’tafarthing。"
"Sheisexcellentlyeducated，andwouldmakeagoodmatroninaboarding—school。IcandidlyownthatI
havemodifiedmyviewsalittle，indeferencetoyou；
anditshouldsatisfyyou。Inolongeradheretomyintentionofgivingwithmyownmouthrudimentaryeducationtothelowestclass。Icandobetter。Icanestablishagoodprivateschoolforfarmers’sons，andwithoutstoppingtheschoolIcanmanagetopassexaminations。
Bythismeans，andbytheassistanceofawifelikeher————"
"Oh，Clym！"
"Ishallultimately，Ihope，beattheheadofoneofthebestschoolsinthecounty。"
Yeobrighthadenunciatedtheword"her"withafervourwhich，inconversationwithamother，wasabsurdlyindiscreet。
Hardlyamaternalheartwithinthefourseascouldinsuchcircumstances，havehelpedbeingirritatedatthatill—timedbetrayaloffeelingforanewwoman。
"Youareblinded，Clym，"shesaidwarmly。"Itwasabaddayforyouwhenyoufirstseteyesonher。
Andyourschemeismerelyacastleintheairbuiltonpurposetojustifythisfollywhichhasseizedyou，andtosalveyourconscienceontheirrationalsituationyouarein。"
"Mother，that’snottrue，"hefirmlyanswered。
"CanyoumaintainthatIsitandtelluntruths，whenallIwishtodoistosaveyoufromsorrow？Forshame，Clym！Butitisallthroughthatwoman——ahussy！"
Clymreddenedlikefireandrose。Heplacedhishanduponhismother’sshoulderandsaid，inatonewhichhungstrangelybetweenentreatyandcommand，"Iwon’thearit。
Imaybeledtoansweryouinawaywhichweshallbothregret。"
Hismotherpartedherlipstobeginsomeothervehementtruth，butonlookingathimshesawthatinhisfacewhichledhertoleavethewordsunsaid。Yeobrightwalkedonceortwiceacrosstheroom，andthensuddenlywentoutofthehouse。
Itwaseleveno’clockwhenhecamein，thoughhehadnotbeenfurtherthantheprecinctsofthegarden。
Hismotherwasgonetobed。Alightwasleftburningonthetable，andsupperwasspread。Withoutstoppingforanyfoodhesecuredthedoorsandwentupstairs。
4—AnHourofBlissandManyHoursofSadnessThenextdaywasgloomyenoughatBlooms—End。Yeobrightremainedinhisstudy，sittingovertheopenbooks；
buttheworkofthosehourswasmiserablyscant。
Determinedthatthereshouldbenothinginhisconducttowardshismotherresemblingsullenness，hehadoccasionallyspokentoheronpassingmatters，andwouldtakenonoticeofthebrevityofherreplies。Withthesameresolvetokeepupashowofconversationhesaid，aboutseveno’clockintheevening，"There’saneclipseofthemoontonight。
Iamgoingouttoseeit。"And，puttingonhisovercoat，helefther。
Thelowmoonwasnotasyetvisiblefromthefrontofthehouse，andYeobrightclimbedoutofthevalleyuntilhestoodinthefullfloodofherlight。Butevennowhewalkedon，andhisstepswereinthedirectionofRainbarrow。
Inhalfanhourhestoodatthetop。Theskywasclearfromvergetoverge，andthemoonflungherraysoverthewholeheath，butwithoutsensiblylightingit，exceptwherepathsandwater—courseshadlaidbarethewhiteflintsandglisteningquartzsand，whichmadestreaksuponthegeneralshade。
Afterstandingawhilehestoopedandfelttheheather。
Itwasdry，andheflunghimselfdownuponthebarrow，hisfacetowardsthemoon，whichdepictedasmallimageofherselfineachofhiseyes。
Hehadoftencomeupherewithoutstatinghispurposetohismother；butthiswasthefirsttimethathehadbeenostensiblyfrankastohispurposewhilereallyconcealingit。
Itwasamoralsituationwhich，threemonthsearlier，hecouldhardlyhavecreditedofhimself。Inreturningtolabourinthissequesteredspothehadanticipatedanescapefromthechafingofsocialnecessities；
yetbeholdtheywereherealso。Morethaneverhelongedtobeinsomeworldwherepersonalambitionwasnottheonlyrecognizedformofprogress——such，perhaps，asmighthavebeenthecaseatsometimeorotherinthesilveryglobethenshininguponhim。Hiseyetravelledoverthelengthandbreadthofthatdistantcountry——overtheBayofRainbows，thesombreSeaofCrises，theOceanofStorms，theLakeofDreams，thevastWalledPlains，andthewondrousRingMountains——tillhealmostfelthimselftobevoyagingbodilythroughitswildscenes，standingonitshollowhills，traversingitsdeserts，descendingitsvalesandoldseabottoms，ormountingtotheedgesofitscraters。
Whilehewatchedthefar—removedlandscapeatawnystaingrewintobeingonthelowerverge——theeclipsehadbegun。
Thismarkedapreconcertedmoment——fortheremotecelestialphenomenonhadbeenpressedintosublunaryserviceasalover’ssignal。Yeobright’smindflewbacktoearthatthesight；hearose，shookhimselfandlistened。
Minuteafterminutepassedby，perhapstenminutespassed，andtheshadowonthemoonperceptiblywidened。
Heheardarustlingonhislefthand，acloakedfigurewithanupturnedfaceappearedatthebaseoftheBarrow，andClymdescended。Inamomentthefigurewasinhisarms，andhislipsuponhers。
"MyEustacia！"
"Clym，dearest！"
Suchasituationhadlessthanthreemonthsbroughtforth。
Theyremainedlongwithoutasingleutterance，fornolanguagecouldreachtheleveloftheircondition——wordswereastherustyimplementsofaby—gonebarbarousepoch，andonlytobeoccasionallytolerated。
"Ibegantowonderwhyyoudidnotcome，"saidYeobright，whenshehadwithdrawnalittlefromhisembrace。
"Yousaidtenminutesafterthefirstmarkofshadeontheedgeofthemoon，andthat’swhatitisnow。"
"Well，letusonlythinkthathereweare。"
Then，holdingeachother’shand，theywereagainsilent，andtheshadowonthemoon’sdiscgrewalittlelarger。
"Hasitseemedlongsinceyoulastsawme？"sheasked。
"Ithasseemedsad。"
"Andnotlong？That’sbecauseyouoccupyyourself，andsoblindyourselftomyabsence。Tome，whocandonothing，ithasbeenlikelivingunderstagnantwater。"
"Iwouldratherbeartediousness，dear，thanhavetimemadeshortbysuchmeansashaveshortenedmine。"
"Inwhatwayisthat？Youhavebeenthinkingyouwishedyoudidnotloveme。"
"Howcanamanwishthat，andyetloveon？No，Eustacia。"
"Mencan，womencannot。"
"Well，whateverImayhavethought，onethingiscertain——I
doloveyou——pastallcompassanddescription。Iloveyoutooppressiveness——I，whohaveneverbeforefeltmorethanapleasantpassingfancyforanywomanIhaveeverseen。
Letmelookrightintoyourmoonlitfaceanddwelloneverylineandcurveinit！OnlyafewhairbreadthsmakethedifferencebetweenthisfaceandfacesIhaveseenmanytimesbeforeIknewyou；yetwhatadifference——thedifferencebetweeneverythingandnothingatall。
Onetouchonthatmouthagain！there，andthere，andthere。
Youreyesseemheavy，Eustacia。"
"No，itismygeneralwayoflooking。IthinkitarisesfrommyfeelingsometimesanagonizingpityformyselfthatIeverwasborn。"
"Youdon’tfeelitnow？"
"No。YetIknowthatweshallnotlovelikethisalways。
Nothingcanensurethecontinuanceoflove。Itwillevaporatelikeaspirit，andsoIfeelfulloffears。"
"Youneednot。"
"Ah，youdon’tknow。YouhaveseenmorethanI，andhavebeenintocitiesandamongpeoplethatIhaveonlyheardof，andhavelivedmoreyearsthanI；butyetIamolderatthisthanyou。Ilovedanothermanonce，andnowIloveyou。"
"InGod’smercydon’ttalkso，Eustacia！"
"ButIdonotthinkIshallbetheonewhoweariesfirst。
Itwill，Ifear，endinthisway：yourmotherwillfindoutthatyoumeetme，andshewillinfluenceyouagainstme！"
"Thatcanneverbe。Sheknowsofthesemeetingsalready。"
"Andshespeaksagainstme？"
"Iwillnotsay。"
"There，goaway！Obeyher。Ishallruinyou。Itisfoolishofyoutomeetmelikethis。Kissme，andgoawayforever。
Forever——doyouhear？——forever！"
"NotI。"
"Itisyouronlychance。Manyaman’slovehasbeenacursetohim。"
"Youaredesperate，fulloffancies，andwilful；
andyoumisunderstand。Ihaveanadditionalreasonforseeingyoutonightbesidesloveofyou。Forthough，unlikeyou，Ifeelouraffectionmaybeeternal。
Ifeelwithyouinthis，thatourpresentmodeofexistencecannotlast。"
"Oh！’tisyourmother。Yes，that’sit！Iknewit。"
"Nevermindwhatitis。Believethis，Icannotletmyselfloseyou。Imusthaveyoualwayswithme。
ThisveryeveningIdonotliketoletyougo。
Thereisonlyonecureforthisanxiety，dearest——youmustbemywife。"
Shestarted——thenendeavouredtosaycalmly，"Cynicssaythatcurestheanxietybycuringthelove。"
"Butyoumustanswerme。ShallIclaimyousomeday——I
don’tmeanatonce？"
"Imustthink，"Eustaciamurmured。"AtpresentspeakofParistome。Isthereanyplacelikeitonearth？"
"Itisverybeautiful。Butwillyoubemine？"
"Iwillbenobodyelse’sintheworld——doesthatsatisfyyou？"
"Yes，forthepresent。"
"NowtellmeoftheTuileries，andtheLouvre，"
shecontinuedevasively。
"IhatetalkingofParis！Well，IrememberonesunnyroomintheLouvrewhichwouldmakeafittingplaceforyoutolivein——theGaleried’Apollon。Itswindowsaremainlyeast；
andintheearlymorning，whenthesunisbright，thewholeapartmentisinaperfectblazeofsplendour。
Theraysbristleanddartfromtheencrustationsofgildingtothemagnificentinlaidcoffers，fromthecofferstothegoldandsilverplate，fromtheplatetothejewelsandpreciousstones，fromthesetotheenamels，tillthereisaperfectnetworkoflightwhichquitedazzlestheeye。
Butnow，aboutourmarriage————"
"AndVersailles——theKing’sGalleryissomesuchgorgeousroom，isitnot？"
"Yes。Butwhat’stheuseoftalkingofgorgeousrooms？
Bytheway，theLittleTrianonwouldsuitusbeautifullytolivein，andyoumightwalkinthegardensinthemoonlightandthinkyouwereinsomeEnglishshrubbery；
ItislaidoutinEnglishfashion。"
"Ishouldhatetothinkthat！"
"ThenyoucouldkeeptothelawninfrontoftheGrandPalace。
Allaboutthereyouwoulddoubtlessfeelinaworldofhistoricalromance。"
Hewenton，sinceitwasallnewtoher，anddescribedFontainebleau，St。Cloud，theBois，andmanyotherfamiliarhauntsoftheParisians；tillshesaid——
"Whenusedyoutogototheseplaces？"
"OnSundays。"
"Ah，yes。IdislikeEnglishSundays。HowIshouldchimeinwiththeirmannersoverthere！DearClym，you’llgobackagain？"
Clymshookhishead，andlookedattheeclipse。
"Ifyou’llgobackagainI’ll——besomething，"
shesaidtenderly，puttingherheadnearhisbreast。
"Ifyou’llagreeI’llgivemypromise，withoutmakingyouwaitaminutelonger。"
"Howextraordinarythatyouandmymothershouldbeofonemindaboutthis！"saidYeobright。"Ihavevowednottogoback，Eustacia。ItisnottheplaceIdislike；
itistheoccupation。"
"Butyoucangoinsomeothercapacity。"
"No。Besides，itwouldinterferewithmyscheme。
Don’tpressthat，Eustacia。Willyoumarryme？"
"Icannottell。"
"Now——nevermindParis；itisnobetterthanotherspots。
Promise，sweet！"
"Youwillneveradheretoyoureducationplan，Iamquitesure；andthenitwillbeallrightforme；
andsoIpromisetobeyoursforeverandever。"
Clymbroughtherfacetowardshisbyagentlepressureofthehand，andkissedher。
"Ah！butyoudon’tknowwhatyouhavegotinme，"shesaid。
"SometimesIthinkthereisnotthatinEustaciaVyewhichwillmakeagoodhomespunwife。Well，letitgo——seehowourtimeisslipping，slipping，slipping！"Shepointedtowardsthehalf—eclipsedmoon。
"Youaretoomournful。"
"No。OnlyIdreadtothinkofanythingbeyondthepresent。
Whatis，weknow。Wearetogethernow，anditisunknownhowlongweshallbeso；theunknownalwaysfillsmymindwithterriblepossibilities，evenwhenImayreasonablyexpectittobecheerful……Clym，theeclipsedmoonlightshinesuponyourfacewithastrangeforeigncolour，andshowsitsshapeasifitwerecutoutingold。
Thatmeansthatyoushouldbedoingbetterthingsthanthis。"
"Youareambitious，Eustacia——no，notexactlyambitious，luxurious。Ioughttobeofthesamevein，tomakeyouhappy，Isuppose。Andyet，farfromthat，Icouldliveanddieinahermitagehere，withproperworktodo。"
Therewasthatinhistonewhichimplieddistrustofhispositionasasolicitouslover，adoubtifhewereactingfairlytowardsonewhosetastestouchedhisownonlyatrareandinfrequentpoints。Shesawhismeaning，andwhispered，inalow，fullaccentofeagerassurance"Don’tmistakeme，Clym——thoughIshouldlikeParis，Iloveyouforyourselfalone。TobeyourwifeandliveinPariswouldbeheaventome；butIwouldratherlivewithyouinahermitageherethannotbeyoursatall。
Itisgaintomeeitherway，andverygreatgain。
There’smytoocandidconfession。"
"Spokenlikeawoman。AndnowImustsoonleaveyou。
I’llwalkwithyoutowardsyourhouse。"
"Butmustyougohomeyet？"sheasked。"Yes，thesandhasnearlyslippedaway，Isee，andtheeclipseiscreepingonmoreandmore。Don’tgoyet！Stoptillthehourhasrunitselfout；thenIwillnotpressyouanymore。
Youwillgohomeandsleepwell；Ikeepsighinginmysleep！Doyoueverdreamofme？"
"Icannotrecollectacleardreamofyou。"
"Iseeyourfaceineverysceneofmydreams，andhearyourvoiceineverysound。IwishIdidnot。ItistoomuchwhatIfeel。Theysaysuchloveneverlasts。
Butitmust！Andyetonce，Iremember，IsawanofficeroftheHussarsridedownthestreetatBudmouth，andthoughhewasatotalstrangerandneverspoketome，IlovedhimtillIthoughtIshouldreallydieoflove——
butIdidn’tdie，andatlastIleftoffcaringforhim。
HowterribleitwouldbeifatimeshouldcomewhenIcouldnotloveyou，myClym！"
"Pleasedon’tsaysuchrecklessthings。Whenweseesuchatimeathandwewillsay，’Ihaveoutlivedmyfaithandpurpose，’anddie。There，thehourhasexpired——nowletuswalkon。"
HandinhandtheywentalongthepathtowardsMistover。
Whentheywerenearthehousehesaid，"Itistoolateformetoseeyourgrandfathertonight。Doyouthinkhewillobjecttoit？"
"Iwillspeaktohim。Iamsoaccustomedtobemyownmistressthatitdidnotoccurtomethatweshouldhavetoaskhim。"
Thentheylingeringlyseparated，andClymdescendedtowardsBlooms—End。
AndashewalkedfurtherandfurtherfromthecharmedatmosphereofhisOlympiangirlhisfacegrewsadwithanewsortofsadness。Aperceptionofthedilemmainwhichhislovehadplacedhimcamebackinfullforce。
InspiteofEustacia’sapparentwillingnesstowaitthroughtheperiodofanunpromisingengagement，tillheshouldbeestablishedinhisnewpursuit，hecouldnotbutperceiveatmomentsthatshelovedhimratherasavisitantfromagayworldtowhichsherightlybelongedthanasamanwithapurposeopposedtothatrecentpastofhiswhichsointerestedher。Itmeantthat，thoughshemadenoconditionsastohisreturntotheFrenchcapital，thiswaswhatshesecretlylongedforintheeventofmarriage；
anditrobbedhimofmanyanotherwisepleasanthour。
Alongwiththatcamethewideningbreachbetweenhimselfandhismother。Wheneveranylittleoccurrencehadbroughtintomoreprominencethanusualthedisappointmentthathewascausingherithadsenthimonloneandmoodywalks；
orhewaskeptawakeagreatpartofthenightbytheturmoilofspiritwhichsucharecognitioncreated。
IfMrs。YeobrightcouldonlyhavebeenledtoseewhatasoundandworthypurposethispurposeofhiswasandhowlittleitwasbeingaffectedbyhisdevotionstoEustacia，howdifferentlywouldsheregardhim！
Thusashissightgrewaccustomedtothefirstblindinghalokindledabouthimbyloveandbeauty，Yeobrightbegantoperceivewhatastraithewasin。
SometimeshewishedthathehadneverknownEustacia，immediatelytoretractthewishasbrutal。Threeantagonisticgrowthshadtobekeptalive：hismother’strustinhim，hisplanforbecomingateacher，andEustacia’shappiness。
Hisfervidnaturecouldnotaffordtorelinquishoneofthese，thoughtwoofthethreewereasmanyashecouldhopetopreserve。ThoughhislovewasaschasteasthatofPetrarchforhisLaura，ithadmadefettersofwhatpreviouslywasonlyadifficulty。Apositionwhichwasnottoosimplewhenhestoodwhole—heartedhadbecomeindescribablycomplicatedbytheadditionofEustacia。
Justwhenhismotherwasbeginningtotolerateoneschemehehadintroducedanotherstillbittererthanthefirst，andthecombinationwasmorethanshecouldbear。
5—SharpWordsAreSpoken，andaCrisisEnsuesWhenYeobrightwasnotwithEustaciahewassittingslavishlyoverhisbooks；whenhewasnotreadinghewasmeetingher。
Thesemeetingswerecarriedonwiththegreatestsecrecy。
OneafternoonhismothercamehomefromamorningvisittoThomasin。Hecouldseefromadisturbanceinthelinesofherfacethatsomethinghadhappened。
"Ihavebeentoldanincomprehensiblething，"
shesaidmournfully。"ThecaptainhasletoutattheWomanthatyouandEustaciaVyeareengagedtobemarried。"
"Weare，"saidYeobright。"Butitmaynotbeyetforaverylongtime。"
"IshouldhardlythinkitWOULDbeyetforaverylongtime！YouwilltakehertoParis，Isuppose？"
Shespokewithwearyhopelessness。
"IamnotgoingbacktoParis。"
"Whatwillyoudowithawife，then？"
"KeepaschoolinBudmouth，asIhavetoldyou。"
"That’sincredible！Theplaceisoverrunwithschoolmasters。
Youhavenospecialqualifications。Whatpossiblechanceisthereforsuchasyou？"
"Thereisnochanceofgettingrich。Butwithmysystemofeducation，whichisasnewasitistrue，Ishalldoagreatdealofgoodtomyfellow—creatures。"
"Dreams，dreams！Iftherehadbeenanysystemlefttobeinventedtheywouldhavefounditoutattheuniversitieslongbeforethistime。"
"Never，Mother。Theycannotfinditout，becausetheirteachersdon’tcomeincontactwiththeclasswhichdemandssuchasystem——thatis，thosewhohavehadnopreliminarytraining。Myplanisoneforinstillinghighknowledgeintoemptymindswithoutfirstcrammingthemwithwhathastobeuncrammedagainbeforetruestudybegins。"
"Imighthavebelievedyouifyouhadkeptyourselffreefromentanglements；butthiswoman——ifshehadbeenagoodgirlitwouldhavebeenbadenough；butbeing————"
"Sheisagoodgirl。"
"Soyouthink。ACorfubandmaster’sdaughter！Whathasherlifebeen？Hersurnameevenisnothertrueone。"
"SheisCaptainVye’sgranddaughter，andherfathermerelytookhermother’sname。Andsheisaladybyinstinct。"
"Theycallhim’captain，’butanybodyiscaptain。"
"HewasintheRoyalNavy！"
"Nodoubthehasbeentoseainsometuborother。
Whydoesn’thelookafterher？Noladywouldroveabouttheheathatallhoursofthedayandnightasshedoes。
Butthat’snotallofit。TherewassomethingqueerbetweenherandThomasin’shusbandatonetime——IamassureofitasthatIstandhere。"
"Eustaciahastoldme。Hedidpayheralittleattentionayearago；butthere’snoharminthat。
Ilikeherallthebetter。"
"Clym，"saidhismotherwithfirmness，"Ihavenoproofsagainsther，unfortunately。Butifshemakesyouagoodwife，therehasneverbeenabadone。"
"Believeme，youarealmostexasperating，"
saidYeobrightvehemently。"AndthisverydayIhadintendedtoarrangeameetingbetweenyou。Butyougivemenopeace；youtrytothwartmywishesineverything。"
"Ihatethethoughtofanysonofminemarryingbadly！I
wishIhadneverlivedtoseethis；itistoomuchforme——itismorethanIdreamt！"Sheturnedtothewindow。
Herbreathwascomingquickly，andherlipswerepale，parted，andtrembling。
"Mother，"saidClym，"whateveryoudo，youwillalwaysbedeartome——thatyouknow。ButonethingIhavearighttosay，whichis，thatatmyageIamoldenoughtoknowwhatisbestforme。"
Mrs。Yeobrightremainedforsometimesilentandshaken，asifshecouldsaynomore。Thenshereplied，"Best？Isitbestforyoutoinjureyourprospectsforsuchavoluptuous，idlewomanasthat？Don’tyouseethatbytheveryfactofyourchoosingheryouprovethatyoudonotknowwhatisbestforyou？Yougiveupyourwholethought——yousetyourwholesoul——topleaseawoman。"
"Ido。Andthatwomanisyou。"
"Howcanyoutreatmesoflippantly！"saidhismother，turningagaintohimwithatearfullook。