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Why, indeed! thought Willoughby, marvelling at his own idiocy, and yet  such is the inconsistency of man  not wholly without the desire to kiss her again. And while he looked at her she suddenly flung herself down on the hedge bank at his feet and burst into tears. She did not cover up her face, but simply pressed one cheek down upon the grass while the water poured from her eyes with astonishing abundance. Willoughby saw the dry earth turn dark and moist as it drank the tears in. WHY INDEED THOUGHT WILLOUGHBY MARVELLING AT HIS OWN IDIOCY AND YET SUCH IS THE INCONSISTENCY OF MAN NOT WHOLLY WITHOUT THE DESIRE TO KISS HER AGAIN AND WHILE HE LOOKED AT HER SHE SUDDENLY FLUNG HERSELF DOWN ON THE HEDGE BANK AT HIS FEET AND BURST INTO TEARS SHE DID NOT COVER UP HER FACE BUT SIMPLY PRESSED ONE CHEEK DOWN UPON THE GRASS WHILE THE WATER POURED FROM HER EYES WITH ASTONISHING ABUNDANCE WILLOUGHBY SAW THE DRY EARTH TURN DARK AND MOIST AS IT DRANK THE TEARS IN
arm, contemplated the pigs, inspected the feeding of the stock, and assisted at the afternoon milking. Then at evening, with a refilled pipe, he went for a long lean over the west gate, while he traced fantastic pictures and wove romances in the glories of the sunset clouds. He watched the colours glow from gold to scarlet, change to crimson, sink at last to sad purple reefs and isles, when the sudden consciousness of someone being near him made him turn round. There stood Esther, and her eyes were full of eagerness and anger. 'Why have you never been to the stile again?' she asked him. 'You promised to come faithful, and you never came. Why have you not kep' your promise? Why? Why?' she persisted, stamping her foot because Willoughby remained silent. What could he say? Tell her she had no business to follow him like this; or own, what was, unfortunately, the truth, he was just a little glad to see her? 'Praps you don't care for me any more?' she said. 'Well, why did you kiss me, then? E HE LEFT TOWN HE SPENT THE DAY ABOUT THE FARM CONTEMPLATED THE PIGS INSPECTED THE FEEDING OF THE STOCK AND ASSISTED AT THE AFTERNOON MILKING THEN AT EVENING WITH A REFILLED PIPE HE WENT FOR A LONG LEAN OVER THE WEST GATE WHILE HE TRACED FANTASTIC PICTURES AND WOVE ROMANCES IN THE GLORIES OF THE SUNSET CLOUDS HE WATCHED THE COLORS GLOW FROM GOLD TO SCARLET CHANGE TO CRIMSON SINK AT LAST TO A SAD PURPLE REEFS AND AISLES WHEN THE SUDDEN CONSCIOUSNESS OF SOMEONE BEING NEAR HIM MADE HIM TURN ROUND THERE STOOD ESTHER AND HER EYES WERE FULL OF EAGERNESS AND ANGER WHY HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN TO THE STYLE AGAIN SHE ASKED HIM YOU PROMISED TO COME FAITHFUL AND YOU NEVER CAME WHY HAVE YOU NOT KEPT YOUR PROMISE WHY WHY SHE PERSISTED STAMPING HER FOOT BECAUSE WILLOUGHBY REMAINED SILENT WHAT COULD HE SAY TELL HER SHE HAD NO BUSINESS TO FOLLOW HIM LIKE THIS OR OWN WHAT WAS UNFORTUNATELY THE TRUTH HE WAS JUST A LITTLE GLAD TO SEE HER PERHAPS YOU DON'T CARE FOR ME ANY MORE SHE SAID WHY DID YOU KISS ME THEN
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