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“Ah, to be sure; and a valuable one, ‘a b’lieve.” And the old man sighed. “Begad, I’ll go to ‘em, Timothy—to the married pair!” said Granfer Cantle in an encouraged voice, and starting round briskly. “I’ll go to ‘em tonight and sing and even better. What do you say to my She cal’-led to’ her love’ From the lat’-tice a-bove, “No, no.” “No,” the lad replied. “I don’t often come outside the bank.” “You rather liked Miss Eustacia, didn’t you?” Yeobright gently asked. Eustacia had frequently told him of Charley’s romantic attachment. “Yes?” “Yes, I can hear the old man’s voice,” said Clym. “So there’s to be no dancing, I suppose. And is Thomasin in the room? I see something moving in front of the candles that resembles her shape, I think.” “Do any of them seem to care about my not being there?” Clym asked. **End of the Project Gutenberg Etext of Return of the Native by Hardy**