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"That was Giles," said Melbury, when they had gone by

"Was it? Poor Giles," said she

"All that blooth ht happens before the setting the apple yield will be such as we

have not had for years"

Meanwhile, in the wood they had co

that they were indisposed to begin work again that evening; they were

paid by the ton, and their tiatherings of bark in rows for the curers, which led

theradually

withdrew as the sun went down

Fitzpiers lingered yet He had opened his book again, though he could

hardly see a word in it, and sat before the dying fire, scarcely

knowing of the men's departure He dreamed and mused till his

consciousness seemed to occupy the whole space of the woodland around,

so little was there of jarring sight or sound to hinder perfect unity

with the senti all practical ai on elaborating new conceptions with infinite pains, to

accept quiet do to oldest and homeliest notions