JudetheObscureChapter09I-ixItwassometwomonthslaterintheyear,andthepairhadmetconstantlyduringtheinterval。Arabellaseemeddissatisfied;shewasalwaysimagining,andwaiting,andwondering。
OnedayshemettheitinerantVilbert。She,likeallthecottagersthereabout,knewthequackwell,andshebegantellinghimofherexperiences。
Arabellahadbeengloomy,butbeforehelefthershehadgrownbrighter。
ThateveningshekeptanappointmentwithJude,whoseemedsad。
`Iamgoingaway,’hesaidtoher。`IthinkIoughttogo。Ithinkitwillbebetterbothforyouandforme。Iwishsomethingshadneverbegun!Iwasmuchtoblame,Iknow。Butitisnevertoolatetomend。’