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Chapter XI

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     “Idon’tthinkyou’dbettercomewithme,”hesaid.“I’minratherahurryandIshallwalkfast.” “Icanwalkfasttoo,”shesaid,herfacecloudingover. “No,youcan’t—Iknowwhatyoucallwalkingfast.Ifyoulikeyoucancomeandmeetmeonthewayback.” “Oh,youdoeverythingyoucantohurtme.Itlooksasifyouwelcomedanopportunityofbeingcruel.” “Howunreasonableyouare,Bertha.Can’tyouseethatI’minahurry,andIhaven’tgottimetosaunteralongandchatteraboutthebuttercups.” “Well,let’sdrivein.” “That’simpossible.Themareisn’twell,andtheponyhadaharddayyesterdayhemustrestto-day.” “It’ssimplybecauseyoudon’twantmetocome.It’salwaysthesame,dayafterday.Youinventanythingtogetridofme.” Sheburstintotears,knowingthatwhatshesaidwasunjust,butfeelingnotwithstandingextremelyill-used.Edwardsmiledwithirritatinggoodtemper. “You’llbesorryforwhatyou’vesaidwhenyou’vecalmeddown,andthenyou’llwantmetoforgiveyou.” Shelookedup,flushing.“YouthinkI’machildandafool.” “No,Ijustthinkyou’reoutofsortsto-day.” Thenhewentout,whistling,andsheheardhimgiveanordertothegardenerinhisusualmanner,ascheerfulasifnothinghadhappened.Berthaknewthathehadalreadyforgottenthelittlescene.Nothingaffectedhisgoodhumour.Shemightweep,shemighttearherheartout(metaphorically),andbangitonthefloor,Edwardwouldnotbeperturbedhewouldstillbeplacid,good-tempered,forbearing.Hardwords,hesaid,brokenobody’sbones—“Womenarelikechickens,whentheycluckandcacklesittightandtakenonotice!” OnhisreturnEdwardappearednottoseethathiswifewasoutoftemper.Hisspiritswerealwaysequable,andhewasanunobservantperson.Sheansweredhiminmono-syllables,buthechatteredaway,delightedathavingdrivenagoodbargainwithamaninBlackstable.Berthalongedforhimtoremarkuponherconditionsothatshemightburstoutwithreproaches,butEdwardwashopelesslydense—orelsehesawandwasunwillingtogivehera
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