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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.' 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
usness 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?' 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. RPLE 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 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
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