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`She’sbeenwantingmetodigoutthegraveagain，andlethergettothecoffins，’saidthemanwiththespade。`Sheoughttobetookhome，bythelooko’her。Sheishardlyresponsible，poorthing，seemingly。

Can’tdig’emupagainnow，ma’am。Doyegohomewithyourhusband，andtakeitquiet，andthankGodthatthere’llbeanothersoontoswageyergrief。’

ButSuekeptaskingpiteously：`Can’tIseethemoncemore-justonce！Can’tI？Onlyjustonelittleminute，Jude？Itwouldnottakelong！

AndIshouldbesoglad，Jude！Iwillbesogood，andnotdisobeyyoueveranymore，Jude，ifyouwillletme？Iwouldgohomequietlyafterwards，andnotwanttoseethemanymore！Can’tI？Whycan’tI？’

Thusshewenton。Judewasthrownintosuchacutesorrowthathealmostfelthewouldtrytogetthemantoaccede。Butitcoulddonogood，andmightmakeherstillworse；andhesawthatitwasimperativetogetherhomeatonce。Sohecoaxedher，andwhisperedtenderly，andputhisarmroundhertosupporther；tillshehelplesslygavein，andwasinducedtoleavethecemetery。

Hewishedtoobtainaflytotakeherbackin，buteconomybeingsoimperativeshedeprecatedhisdoingso，andtheywalkedalongslowly，Judeinblackcrape，sheinbrownandredclothing。Theyweretohavegonetoanewlodgingthatafternoon，butJudesawthatitwasnotpracticable，andincourseoftimetheyenteredthenowhatedhouse。Suewasatoncegottobed，andthedoctorsentfor。

Judewaitedalltheeveningdownstairs。Ataverylatehourtheintelligencewasbroughttohimthatachildhadbeenprematurelyborn，andthatit，liketheothers，wasacorpse。

JudetheObscureChapter45VI-iiiSuewasconvalescent，thoughshehadhopedfordeath，andJudehadagainobtainedworkathisoldtrade。Theywereinotherlodgingsnow，inthedirectionofBeersheba，andnotfarfromtheChurchofCeremonies-SaintSilas。

Theywouldsitsilent，morebodefulofthedirectantagonismofthingsthanoftheirinsensateandstolidobstructiveness。VagueandquaintimaginingshadhauntedSueinthedayswhenherintellectscintillatedlikeastar，thattheworldresembledastanzaormelodycomposedinadream；itwaswonderfullyexcellenttothehalf-arousedintelligence，buthopelesslyabsurdatthefullwaking；thatthefirstcauseworkedautomaticallylikeasomnambulist，andnotreflectivelylikeasage；thatattheframingoftheterrestrialconditionsthereseemednevertohavebeencontemplatedsuchadevelopmentofemotionalperceptivenessamongthecreaturessubjecttothoseconditionsasthatreachedbythinkingandeducatedhumanity。

Butafflictionmakesopposingforcesloomanthropomorphous；andthoseideaswerenowexchangedforasenseofJudeandherselffleeingfromapersecutor。

`Wemustconform！’shesaidmournfully。`AlltheancientwrathofthePoweraboveushasbeenventeduponus。Hispoorcreatures，andwemustsubmit。Thereisnochoice。Wemust。ItisnousefightingagainstGod！’

`Itisonlyagainstmanandsenselesscircumstance，’saidJude。

`True！’shemurmured。`WhathaveIbeenthinkingof！Iamgettingassuperstitiousasasavage！……Butwhoeverorwhateverourfoemaybe，Iamcowedintosubmission。Ihavenomorefightingstrengthleft；nomoreenterprise。Iambeaten，beaten！……`Wearemadeaspectacleuntotheworld，andtoangels，andtomen！’Iamalwayssayingthatnow。’

`Ifeelthesame！’

`Whatshallwedo？Youareinworknow；butremember，itmayonlybebecauseourhistoryandrelationsarenotabsolutelyknown……Possibly，iftheyknewourmarriagehadnotbeenformalizedtheywouldturnyououtofyourjobastheydidatAldbrickham！’

`Ihardlyknow。Perhapstheywouldhardlydothat。However，I

thinkthatweoughttomakeitlegalnow-assoonasyouareabletogoout。’

`Youthinkweought？’

`Certainly。’

AndJudefellintothought。`I