Bythistimeshehadrisen；andtheyinvoluntarilysaunteredontogether，withoutspeaking，fortwoorthreeminutes；
whenEustaciabrokesilencebysaying，\"IassumeImustcongratulateyou。\"
\"Onwhat？Oyes；onmyeleventhousandpounds，youmean。Well，sinceIdidn’tgetsomethingelse，Imustbecontentwithgettingthat。\"
\"Youseemveryindifferentaboutit。Whydidn’tyoutellmetodaywhenyoucame？\"shesaidinthetoneofaneglectedperson。\"Iheardofitquitebyaccident。\"
\"Ididmeantotellyou，\"saidWildeve。\"ButI——well，Iwillspeakfrankly——IdidnotliketomentionitwhenIsaw，Eustacia，thatyourstarwasnothigh。