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Because she stumbled, unable to see her way through wet eyes, he gave her his hand, and they found themselves in a field of corn, walking along the narrow grass path that skirted it, in the shadow of the hedgerow. 'What is there to cry about because you have not seen me for two days?' he began; 'why, Esther, we are only strangers, after all. When we have been at home a week or two we shall scarcely remember each other's names.' BECAUSE SHE STUMBLED UNABLE TO SEE HER WAY THROUGH WET EYES HE GAVE HER HIS HAND AND THEY FOUND THEMSELVES IN A FIELD OF CORN WALKING ALONG THE NARROW GRASS PATH THAT SKIRTED IT IN THE SHADOW OF THE HEDGEROW WHAT IS THERE TO CRY ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'VE NOT SEEN ME FOR TWO DAYS HE BEGAN WHY ESTHER WE'RE ONLY STRANGERS AFTER ALL WHEN WE'VE BEEN AT HOME A WEEK OR TWO WE SHALL SCARCELY REMEMBER EACH OTHER'S NAMES
rtunately, 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?' 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. This, his first experience of Esther's powers of weeping, distressed him horribly; never in his life before had he seen anyone weep like that, he should not have believed such a thing possible; he was alarmed, too, lest she should be noticed from the house. He opened the gate; 'Esther!' he begged, 'don't cry. Come out here, like a dear girl, and let us talk sensibly. SS 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 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 THIS HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE OF ESTHER'S POWERS OF WEEPING DISTRESSED HIM HORRIBLY NEVER IN HIS LIFE BEFORE HAD HE SEEN ANY ONE WEEP LIKE THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED SUCH A THING POSSIBLE HE WAS ALARMED TOO LEST SHE SHOULD BE NOTICED FROM THE HOUSE HE OPENED THE GATE ESTHER HE BEGGED DON'T CRY COME OUT HERE LIKE A DEAR GIRL LET US TALK SENSIBLY
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