Onthisaccounttheirregularitiesofthepathwerenotvisible，andWildeveoccasionallystumbled；whilstEustaciafounditnecessarytoperformsomegracefulfeatsofbalancingwheneverasmalltuftofheatherorrootoffurzeprotrudeditselfthroughthegrassofthenarrowtrackandentangledherfeet。Atthesejuncturesinherprogressahandwasinvariablystretchedforwardtosteadyher，holdingherfirmlyuntilsmoothgroundwasagainreached，whenthehandwasagainwithdrawntoarespectfuldistance。
Theyperformedthejourneyforthemostpartinsilence，anddrewneartoThroopeCorner，afewhundredyardsfromwhichashortpathbranchedawaytoEustacia’shouse。
Bydegreestheydiscernedcomingtowardsthemapairofhumanfigures，apparentlyofthemalesex。
WhentheycamealittlenearerEustaciabrokethesilencebysaying，\"Oneofthosemenismyhusband。Hepromisedtocometomeetme。\"
\"Andtheotherismygreatestenemy，\"saidWildeve。