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gatewereacoupleofcarriages，andBarnetthencouldperceivethatthemarriagebetweenDowneandLucywasatthatmomentbeingsolemnizedwithin。Afeelingofsudden，proudself-confidence，anindocilewishtowalkunmovedinspiteofgrimenvironments，plainlypossessedhim，andwhenhereachedthewicket-gateheturnedinwithoutapparenteffort。Pacingupthepavedfootwayheenteredthechurchandstoodforawhileinthenavepassage。Agroupofpeoplewasstandingroundthevestrydoor；Barnetadvancedthroughtheseandsteppedintothevestry。
Theretheywere，busilysigningtheirnames。SeeingDowneabouttolookround，Barnetavertedhissomewhatdisturbedfaceforasecondortwo；whenheturnedagainfronttofronthewascalmandquitesmiling；itwasacreditabletriumphoverhimself，anddeservedtoberememberedinhisnativetown。HegreetedDowneheartily，offeringhiscongratulations。
ItseemedasifBarnetexpectedahalf-guiltylookuponLucy’sface；
butno，savethenaturalflushandflurryengenderedbytheservicejustperformed，therewasnothingwhateverinherbearingwhichshowedadisturbedmind:hergray-browneyescarriedinthemnowasatothertimesthewell-knownexpressionofcommon-sensedrectitudewhichneverwentsofarastotouchonhardness。Sheshookhandswithhim，andDownesaidwarmly，’Iwishyoucouldhavecomesooner:
Icalledonpurposetoaskyou。You’lldrivebackwithusnow？’
’No，no，’saidBarnet；’Iamnotatallprepared；butIthoughtI
wouldlookinuponyouforamoment，eventhoughIhadnottimetogohomeanddress。I’llstandbackandseeyoupassout，andobservetheeffectofthespectacleuponmyselfasoneofthepublic。’
ThenLucyandherhusbandlaughed，andBarnetlaughedandretired；
andthequietlittlepartywentglidingdownthenaveandtowardstheporch，Lucy’snewsilkdresssweepingwithasmartrustleroundthebase-mouldingsoftheancientfont，andDowne’slittledaughtersfollowinginastateofround-eyedinterestintheirposition，andthatofLucy，theirteacherandfriend。
SoDownewascomfortedafterhisEmily’sdeath，whichhadtakenplacetwelvemonths，twoweeks，andthreedaysbeforethattime。
Whenthetwoflyshaddrivenoffandthespectatorshadvanished，Barnetfollowedtothedoor，andwentoutintothesun。Hetooknomoretroubletopreserveaspruceexterior；hisstepwasunequal，hesitating，almostconvulsive；andtheslightchangesofcolourwhichwentoninhisfaceseemedrefractedfromsomeinwardflame。
Inthechurchyardhebecamepaleasasummercloud，andfindingitnoteasytoproceedhesatdownononeofthetombstonesandsupportedhisheadwithhishand。
Hardbywasasextonfillingupagravewhichhehadnotfoundtimetofinishonthepreviousevening。ObservingBarnet，hewentuptohim，andrecognizinghim，said，’ShallIhelpyouhome，sir？’
’Ono，thankyou，’saidBarnet，rousinghimselfandstandingup。
Thesextonreturnedtohisgrave，followedbyBarnet，who，afterwatchinghimawhile，steppedintothegrave，nownearlyfilled，andhelpedtotreadintheearth。
Thesextonapparentlythoughthisconductalittlesingular，buthemadenoobservation，andwhenthegravewasfull，Barnetsuddenlystopped，lookedfaraway，andwithadecidedstepproceededtothegateandvanished。Thesextonrestedonhisshovelandlookedafterhimforafewmoments，andthenbeganbankingupthemound。
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