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    ^Thank you�察�sir�察院�she said immediately。 ^I needn¨t give you any 

more trouble。 I¨m sorry you¨ve had such an unlucky partner。 ̄ 

    ^That¨s very ill´natured of you�察院�said Godfrey�察�standing  by  her 

without      any    sign   of  intended      departure�察      �to  be    sorry   you¨ve 

danced with me。 ̄ 

    ^Oh no�察�sir�察�I don¨t mean to  say  what¨s ill´natured at  all�察院�said 

Nancy�察  �looking   distractingly   prim   and   pretty。   ^When   gentlemen 

have so many pleasures�察�one dance can matter but very little。 ̄ 

    ^You     know     that   isn¨t   true。  You    know     one    dance     with   you 

matters more to me than all the other pleasures in the world。 ̄ 

    It   was   a   long�察  �long   while   since   Godfrey   had   said   anything   so 

direct as that�察�and Nancy was startled。 But her instinctive dignity 

and   repugnance   to   any   show   of   emotion   made   her   sit   perfectly 

still�察  �and   only   throw   a   little   more   decision   into   her   voice�察  �as   she 

said!^No�察  �indeed�察  �Mr。   Godfrey�察  �that¨s   not   known   to   me�察  �and   I 

have   very   good   reasons   for   thinking   different。   But   if   it¨s   true�察  �I 

don¨t wish to hear it。 ̄ 



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    ^Would you never forgive me�察�then�察�Nancy!never think well of 

me�察  �let   what   would   happen!would   you   never   think   the   present 

made amends for the past�拭�Not if I turned a good fellow�察�and gave 

up everything you didn¨t like�拭院�

    Godfrey     was    half  conscious     that   this  sudden     opportunity     of 

speaking to Nancy alone had driven him beside himself�察�but blind 

feeling had got the mastery of his tongue。 Nancy really felt much 

agitated by the possibility Godfrey¨s words suggested�察�but this very 

pressure of emotion that she   was   in danger  of  finding  too  strong 

for her roused all her power of self´command。 

    ^I   should    be   glad   to   see  a   good    change     in  anybody�察    �Mr。 

Godfrey�察院  �she   answered�察  �with   the   slightest   discernible   difference 

of tone�察 �but it ¨ud be better if no change was wanted。 ̄ 

    ^You¨re     very   hard´hearted�察      �Nancy�察院    �said  Godfrey�察    �pettishly。 

^You      might    encourage       me    to  be   a   better    fellow。   I¨m   very 

miserable!but you¨ve no feeling。 ̄ 

    ^I   think   those   have   the   least   feeling   that   act   wrong   to   begin 

with�察院�said Nancy�察�sending out a flash in spite of herself。 Godfrey 

was delighted with that little flash�察�and would have liked to go on 

and    make     her   quarrel    with   him�察  �Nancy     was   so  exasperatingly 

quiet and firm。 But she was not indifferent to him yet。 

    The   entrance   of   Priscilla�察  �bustling   forward   and   saying�察   �Dear 

heart alive�察�child�察�let us look at this gown�察院�cut off Godfrey¨s hopes 

of a quarrel。 

    ^I suppose I must go now�察院�he said to Priscilla。 

    ^It¨s no matter to me whether  you  go  or  stay�察院  �said   that  frank 

lady�察  �searching   for   something   in   her   pocket�察  �with   a   preoccupied 

brow。 

    ^Do you want me to go�拭院�said Godfrey�察�looking at Nancy�察�who 



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was now standing up by Priscilla¨s order。 

    ^As    you   like�察院 �said   Nancy�察   �trying    to  recover    all  her  former 

coldness�察�and looking down carefully at the hem of her gown。 

    ^Then      I   like    to   stay�察院   �said   Godfrey�察     �with    a    reckless 

determination to get as much of this joy as he could tonight�察�and 

think nothing of the morrow。 



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                                  Chapter 12 



              hile Godfrey Cass was taking draughts of forgetfulness 

Wfrom   the   sweet   presence   of   Nancy�察  �willingly   losing   all 

              sense     of  that  hidden     bond    which    at  other    moments 

galled   and   fretted   him   so   as   to   mingle   irritation    with   the  very 

sunshine�察  �Godfrey¨s   wife   was   walking   with   slow   uncertain   steps 

through the snow´covered Raveloe lanes�察�carrying her child in her 

arms。 

    This    journey   on    New   Year¨s     Eve   was   a  premeditated       act   of 

vengeance which she had kept in her heart ever since Godfrey�察�in 

a    fit  of  passion�察    �had    told    her   he    would     sooner     die   than 

acknowledge her as his wife。 There would be a great party at the 

Red House on New Year¨s Eve�察�she knew�此�her husband would be 

smiling     and    smiled    upon�察   �hiding    her   existence    in  the   darkest 

corner of his heart。 But she would mar his pleasure�此�she would go 

in   her  dingy  rags�察  �with  her  faded   face�察  �once   as   handsome   as   the 

best�察  �with  her  little   child   that  had its   father¨s   hair   and   eyes�察  �and 

disclose herself to the Squire as his eldest son¨s wife。 It is seldom 

that   the   miserable   can   help   regarding   their   misery   as   a   wrong 

inflicted   by   those   who   are   less   miserable。   Molly   knew   that   the 

cause   of   her   dingy   rags   was   not   her   husband¨s   neglect�察  �but   the 

demon Opium to whom she was enslaved�察�body and soul�察�except in 

the   lingering   mother¨s   tenderness   that   refused   to   give   him        her 

hungry   child。   She      knew   this   well�察  �and   yet�察 �in  the   moments      of 

wretched unbenumbed consciousness�察�the sense of her  want  and 

degradation transformed itself continually into bitterness towards 

Godfrey。 He was well off�察�and if she had her rights   she   would be 

well off too。 The belief that he repented his marriage�察�and suffered 



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from      it�察 �only   aggravated       her   vindictiveness。       Just   and     self´ 

reproving   thoughts   do   not   come         to   us  too   thickly�察 �even   in  the 

purest   air   and   with   the   best   lessons   of   heaven   and   earth�察  �how 

should those white´winged delicate messengers make their way to 

Molly¨s poisoned chamber�察�inhabited by no higher memories than 

those   of   a   barmaid¨s   paradise   of   pink   ribbons   and      gentlemen¨s 

jokes�拭�

    She had set out at an early hour�察�but had lingered on the road�察�

inclined   by   her   indolence   to   believe   that   if   she   waited   under   a 

warm   shed   the   snow   would   cease   to   fall。   She   had   waited   longer 

than   she   knew�察  �and   now   that   she   found       herself   belated   in   the 

snow´hidden ruggedness of the long lanes�察�even the animation of a 

vindictive   purpose   could   not   keep   her   spirit   from   failing。   It   was 

seven o¨clock�察�and by this time she was not very far from Raveloe�察�

but she was not familiar enough with  those   monotonous   lanes   to 

know how near she was to her journey¨s end。 She needed comfort�察�

and     she   knew    but   one    comforter!the        familiar    demon     in   her 

bosom�察�but  she   hesitated   a   moment�察  �after   drawing   out   the   black 

remnant�察      �before   she   raised    it  to  her  lips。  In  that   moment      the 

mother¨s       love   pleaded     for   painful    consciousness       rather    than 

oblivion!pleaded   to   be   left   in   aching   weariness   rather   than   to 

have the encircling arms benumbed so that they could not feel the 

dear burden。 In another moment Molly had flung something away�察�

but it was not the black remnant!it was an empty phial。 And she 

walked on again under the breaking cloud�察�from which there came 

now and then the light of a quickly veiled star�察�for a freezing wind 

had   sprung   up      since   the  snowing   had   ceased。       But   she   walked 

always   more      and   more     drowsily�察  �and    clutched     more   and    more 

automatically the sleeping child at her bosom。 



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    Slowly the demon was working his will�察�and cold and weariness 

were his helpers。 Soon she felt nothing but a supreme immediate 

longing that curtained off all futurity!the longing to lie down and 

sleep。   She     had   arrived    at  a  spot   where     her   footsteps     were   no 

longer   checked   by   a   hedgerow�察  �and   she   had   wandered   vaguely�察�

unable      to   distinguish      any   objects�察   �notwithstanding         the    wide 

whiteness around her�察�and the growing starlight。   She   sank   down 

against   a   straggling   furze   bush�察  �an   easy   pillow   enough�察  �and   the 

bed of snow�察�too�察�was soft。 She did not feel that the bed was cold�察�

and did not heed  whether  the   child   would   wake   and   cry  for  her。 

But her arms had not yet relaxed their instinctive clutch�察�and the 

little one slumbered on as gently as if it had been rocked in a lace´ 

trimmed cradle。 

    But   the    complete     torpor    came     at  last�此 �the   fingers   lost  their 

tension�察  �the   arms   unbent�察  �then   the little   head   fell  away  from   the 

bosom�察  �and   the   blue   eyes   opened   wide   on   the   cold   starli

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