Judethendroppedbehind，waitedafewminutestorecoverbreath，andwenthomewithaconsciousnessofhavingstruckablowforChristminster。
Throughtheinterveningfortnightheranaboutandsmiledoutwardlyathisinwardthoughts，asiftheywerepeoplemeetingandnoddingtohim-smiledwiththatsingularlybeautifulirradiationwhichisseentospreadonyoungfacesattheinceptionofsomegloriousidea，asifasupernaturallampwereheldinsidetheirtransparentnatures，givingrisetotheflatteringfancythatheavenliesaboutthemthen。
Hehonestlyperformedhispromisetothemanofmanycures，inwhomhenowsincerelybelieved，walkingmileshitherandthitheramongthesurroundinghamletsasthePhysician’sagentinadvance。Ontheeveningappointedhestoodmotionlessontheplateau，attheplacewherehehadpartedfromVilbert，andthereawaitedhisapproach。Theroad-physicianwasfairlyuptotime；but，tothesurpriseofJudeonstrikingintohispace，whichthepedestriandidnotdiminishbyasingleunitofforce，thelatterseemedhardlytorecognizehisyoungcompanion，thoughwiththelapseofthefortnighttheeveningshadgrownlight。Judethoughtitmightperhapsbeowingtohiswearinganotherhat，andhesalutedthephysicianwithdignity。
`Well，myboy？’saidthelatterabstractedly。
`I’vecome，’saidJude。