Theystoodpossessedbythesamethought，uglyenough，evenasanassumption：thataunionbetweenthem，hadsuchbeenpossible，wouldhavemeantaterribleintensificationofunfitness-twobittersinonedish。
`Oh，buttherecan’tbeanythinginit！’shesaidwithnervouslightness。`Ourfamilyhavebeenunluckyoflateyearsinchoosingmates-that’sall。’
Andthentheypretendedtopersuadethemselvesthatallthathadhappenedwasofnoconsequence，andthattheycouldstillbecousinsandfriendsandwarmcorrespondents，andhavehappygenialtimeswhentheymet，eveniftheymetlessfrequentlythanbefore。Theirpartingwasingoodfriendship，andyetJude’slastlookintohereyeswastingedwithinquiry，forhefeltthathedidnotevennowquiteknowhermind。
JudetheObscureChapter25III-viiTidingsfromSueadayortwoafterpassedacrossJudelikeawitheringblast。
Beforereadingtheletterhewasledtosuspectthatitscontentswereofasomewhatseriouskindbycatchingsightofthesignature-whichwasinherfullname，neverusedinhercorrespondencewithhimsinceherfirstnote：