`Well，’saidJude，`perhapsitisforthebestthatwehavealmostdecidedtomoveon。Ifeelmuchbetterto-day，andshallbewellenoughtoleaveinaweekortwo。ThenMrs。Edlincangohomeagain-dearfaithfuloldsoul-theonlyfriendwehaveintheworld！’
`Wheredoyouthinktogoto？’Sueasked，atroublousnessinhertones。
ThenJudeconfessedwhatwasinhismind。Hesaiditwouldsurpriseher，perhaps，afterhishavingresolutelyavoidedalltheoldplacesforsolong。ButonethingandanotherhadmadehimthinkagreatdealofChristminsterlately，and，ifshedidn’tmind，hewouldliketogobackthere。Whyshouldtheycareiftheywereknown？Itwasoversensitiveofthemtomindsomuch。
Theycouldgoonsellingcakesthere，forthatmatter，ifhecouldn’twork。
Hehadnosenseofshameatmerepoverty；andperhapshewouldbeasstrongaseversoon，andabletosetupstone-cuttingforhimselfthere。