Jude the Obscure - 5 Upper Intermediate B E (Penguin Readers: Level 5 Series)

42 Pages·2000·2.47 MB·English

by  Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure
THOMAS HARDY
Level 5
Retold by Katherine Mattock
Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter
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ISBN 0 582 41819 4 Introduction iv
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Jude the Obscure was first published in 1896
Chapter 1 Goodbye, Mr Phillotson 1
This adaptation first published by Penguin Books 1993
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Published by Addison Wesley Longman Limited and Penguin Books Ltd. 1998
New edition first published 1999 Chapter 3 Arabella 6
Chapter 4 Tricked into Marriage 9
Second impression 2000 Chapter 5 Some Family History 13
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Chapter 6 The First Sight of Sue 15
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Chapter 7 A Teaching Position 17
Chapter 8 The Hell of Failure 20
Part 3 At Melchester 23
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?toN ro evoL oT 11 retpahC 28
seyE reh ni raeF htiW 21 retpahC 31
sraeppaeR allebarA 31 retpahC 32
Chapter 14 Arabella's Second Choice 34
Part 4 At Shaston 37
'enuT ni erA owT eW' 51 retpahC 37
seviL etarapeS 61 retpahC 41
Published by Pearson Education Limited in association with Chapter 17 Two Rooms at the Inn 43
Penguin Books Ltd., both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Pic dessimsiD nostollihP 81 retpahC 45
Part 5 At Aldbrickham and Elsewhere 47
'tsaL ta thguaC sI driB elttiL ehT' 91 retpahC 47
Chapter 20 Little Father Time 50
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Chapter 22 Disapproval 54
Chapter 23 Arabella Meets Phillotson 55
Part 6 At Christminster Again 57
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Chapter 25 'Because We Are Too Many' 58
Chapter 26 Separation 60
Chapter 27 Remarriage 63
Chapter 28 Back with Arabella 65
Chapter 29 To See Sue Again 68
Chapter 30 Remembrance Day 72
Activities 74
Introduction
PART 1 AT MARYGREEN
won dna, Jud Ie; dna uoyo selfis hloy, to mu ce hloo,vedW eatch ot her
we're punished . . .' Chapter 1 Goodbye, Mr Phillotson
Young Jude Fawldeeym lieveess yind otbhyer eslveee pdyn av iellgagalel ivo fe Mhta gryngivreaeenl sbauwt retsamloohcs ehT
he, eosfuteon hlolookosh accsro sesh tht ef ofie tlduso to t hthgeu rooorfbs aenrde wspi rsesg nofi gthne oclietyb sih sA .yrros
of Christminster. He promises himself that one day he will leave tears came into the eyes of a small boy of eleven, one of his
his obscure life in Marygreen and go there. He will study at the night-school pupils.
.nam taerg a emoceb dna hcruhc eht retne ,ytisrevinu deksa '?nostollihP rM ,retsnimtsirhC ot gniog uoy era yhW'
eduJ htap eht wollof ot yob roop a rof ysae ton si ti tuB e boyh. t
si ereht ,tsriF .mih rof sesirprus ynam sah efil dna ,nesohc sah .yldnik dias retsamloohcs eht ',eduJ ,dnatsrednu t'ndluow uoY'
a rof gnikool si ohw lrig yrtnuoc lufituaeb eht ,nnoD allebarA '.redlo era uoy nehw ,spahrep ,lliw uoY'
husband. And then there is Sue Bridehead, whom Jude loves. 'I think I would understand now, Mr Phillotson.'
eb ot retsnimtsirhC ot gniog m'I' .rehcaet eht dias ',neht lleW'
a ,notpmahkcoB reppU ni ,0481 ni nrob saw ydraH samohT near the university. My dream is to go to university and then to
rehtaf siH .dnalgnE fo tsew-htuos eht ni retsehcroD raen egalliv enter the Church.'
lacol ta detacude saw samohT .redliub dna nosam-enots a saw Jude helped to lift Phillotson's things onto a cart, all except a
eh erehw ,eciffo s'tcetihcra lacol a ni boj a tuogo yne hlitt dnnua' s,ldooehtcsseggus yob eht ',taht retfa kool nac tnuA' .onaip
dna nodnoL ot devom eh ,1681 nI .sraey net rof deniamer send for it.'
studied at evening classes. He began to write stories. One of his At nine o'clock, the schoolmaster got up into the cart beside
early books was Under the Greenwood Tree (1872). The book was his box of books. 'Goodbye, my friends,' he said. 'Be a good boy,
quite successful, and Hardy decided to give up archreivte euocy tfiu dnrAe . naacn uody lla daer dna slamina ot dnik eB .eduJ
becoma pe rofessional writn e1rI8e .7ch4o ,mpr elaferhoFtmte d come to Christminster, hunt me out.'
dna ssendas eht fo emos sah ydaerla levon sihT .dworC gniddaM The horse and cart moved off across the village green, past the
rehtO .krow retal s'ydraH ni dnuof eb ot era taht ssensuoires yldas dekool eduJ .hcruhc wen eht dna segattoc dlo eht dna llew
novels followed, all set in 'Wessex', the south-west of England ot revelc oot saw eH' .woleb raf retaw eht ta llew eht otni nwod
-dooW ehT ,)6881( egdirbretsaC fo royaM ehT :pu werg eh erehw stay here any longer,' he said to himself. 'A small, sleepy village
erucsbO eht eduJ dna )1981( sellivrebrU'D eht fo sseT ,)7881( srednal like Marygreen!'
(1896). A '!gnihton-rof-doog gnuoy yzal uoy ,retaw taht em gnirB'
Hardy died in 1928 at the age of eighty-eight. thin old woman had come to the door of her cottage.
.neerg eht ssorca deklaw dna stekcub sih pu dekcip ,devaw eduJ
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'Mr Troutham has sent me away because I let the birds eat a
A little blue sign over the door of the cottage said, 'Drusilla
werht eduJ '!nrae reve llahs I segaw tsal eht era erehT .tib elttil
Fawley, baker'. This was Jude's great-aunt, his grandfather's sister.
the sixpence tragically onto the table.
As he emptied the buckets, he could hear her talking inside to
-loohcs taht htiw retsnimtsirhC ot og uoy t'ndid yhW !hA'
some of the other village women.
'?sruoy fo retsam
'And who's he?' asked a newcomer when Jude entered.
eh nehT .gninrom eht fo tser eht rof tnua sih depleh eduJ
em ot pu emac eH' .yelwaF ssiM deilper ',wehpen-taerg yM'
.saw retsnimtsirhC erehw nam a deksa dna egalliv eht otni tnew
sselesu rooP .deid rehtaf sih nehw ,oga raey a xesseW htuoS morf
'Over there, about twenty miles away.' The man pointed to
boy! But he has to earn a penny wherever he can. Just now, he
the north-east, past Farmer Troutham's field.
'.mahtuorT remraF rof yawa sdrib eht speek
morf mih thguorb dah yawliar ehT .desaercni ytisoiruc s'eduJ
'.esoppus I ,gnikab eht htiw uoy pleh nac eh dnA'
the south up to Marygreen, but he had never been north beyond
t'ndid retsamloohcs eht ytip a s'tI' .yelwaF ssiM dias '!hpmH'
eht pu dna dleif s'mahtuorT ot nwod kcab tnew eh ,ylteiuQ .ti
take him with him to Christminster. The boy's crazy for books.
,esirprus sih oT .daor niam eht denioj htap eht erehw ot ,edis raf
His cousin Sue's the same, I've heard, though I've hardly seen her
he found he was looking down on miles of flat lowland.
-nrut ,dias ehs ',eduJ .taht otni og t'now I ,llew - rehtom reh ecnis
eht sa nwonk gnidliub mraf a doots daor eht morf raf toN
'.yrram t'ndluohs syelwaF ehT .yrram reve uoy t'nod' ,mih ot gni
Brown House. Jude stopped when he noticed a ladder and two
Jude went out to the bakehouse and ate the cake put out for
.foor eht gniriaper nem
del taht htap a otno egdeh a revo debmilc eh nehT .tsafkaerb sih
.dias eh ',esaelp ,si retsnimtsirhC erehw wonk ot tnaw I'
.sporc htiw detnalp dleif ylenol ,egral a ot nwod
'It's out across there, past those trees.' One of the men pointed.
yob eht ,sdnoces wef yrevE .kcalc-ytekcalC .kcalc-ytekcalC
'You can see it on a clear day.'
.yawa sdrib eht nethgirf ot doow fo seceip owt rehtegot degnab
'The best time to see it,' said the other man, looking in the
Then, feeling tired and sorry for them, he threw down the clacker.
same direction, 'is when the sun's going down, all flaming red.
eh ',rennid emos evah uoy tel ot droffa nac mahtuorT remraF'
'.yduolc oot s'tI .won ti ees t'nac uoy tuB
no sepahs kcalb ,sdrib ehT '!seidrib elttil raed ym ,taE' .duola dias
In the evening, when Jude passed the Brown House again on
.eta dna deyats ,htrae nworb eht
dah nem eht hguoht ereht llits saw reddal eht ,emoh yaw sih
otni rehtegot esor sdrib eht dna eduJ !KCALC-MAHW
gone. He climbed up it, prayed, and waited.
the air as a red-faced farmer hit the boy on the seat of his trousers
About quarter of an hour before sunset, the clouds thinned in
with his own clacker. 'So!' shouted Troutham, hitting him again
the west. Jude looked to the north-east as the men had told him.
and again on his behind. 'It's "Eat, my dear birdies", is it, young
There, now, he could see points of light. The air became clearer
sdrib eht gnipeek yad a ecnepxis ruoy nrae uoy woh s'tahT ?nam
still. Now the points of light showed themselves as the windows
off my crops!' He stopped at last. 'Here's your payment for today.
!retsnimtsirhC saw tI .ytic a fo serips dna sfoor tew ynihs dna
'!niaga sdleif ym no uoy ees reve em tel t'nod dna emoh og ,woN
The boy looked on and on, until suddenly the shine went and
Jude found his aunt at home selling a loaf to a little girl.
.tes dah nus ehT .niaga neddih saw ytic eht
.dednamed namow dlo eht '?ylrae os kcab uoy era yhW'
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talking of the college life, of course. As for music, there's beauti-
ful music everywhere in Christminster. And the buildings, well!
There's nothing like them anywhere in the world
Jude walked home, deep in thought. 'Christminster is a city of
light,' he said to himself. 'It's a place of learning and religion. It
'.em tius tsuj dluow
eH ?retsnimtsirhC rof flesmih eraperp eh dluoc woh tuB
tuB !keerG dna nitaL nrael dluow eh ,seY .gninrael trats dluow
?skoob thgir eht teg eh dluoc woh
evag taht dna onaip sih rof tnes nostollihP ,etad siht tuoba tA
mih teg ot mih gniksa ,rettel a oreh sih etorw eH .aedi na eduJ
rettel eht dih eh dna ;retsnimtsirhC ni skoob-rammarg dlo emos
inside the piano.
Every morning before his aunt was up, Jude then called at the
,gnirts eht tuc eH .devirra tekcap a ,tsal tA .eciffo tsop egalliv
yreve taht ,rorroh sih ot ,derevocsid dna — skoob eht denepo
Jude went to the Brown House whenever he could and looked word of both Latin and Greek had to be individually learnt!
eagerly into the distance. '?nrob reve I saw yhW' .deirc eh '!ti od t'nac I'
nur ot nageb dna reddal eht nwod ylkciuq debmilc eduJ
.stsohg tuoba kniht ot ton gniyrt ,neergyraM sdrawot Jude was now twelve years old. He quickly recovered from his
ekam ot nageb dna skoob-rammarg eht revo tnemtnioppasid
na thguob yeht dna ,werg yrekab reH .tnua sih ot lufesu flesmih
retsnimtsirhC rof gniraperP 2 retpahC old horse and cart. Jude used this horse and cart for delivering
bread to cottages outside the village, and for studying his Latin
eh revenehw esuoH nworB eht ot tnew eduJ ,no emit siht morF .emit emas eht ta keerG dna
could and looked eagerly into the distance. One evening when he At sixteen, he decided to concentrate on Christian studies. He
was there, a team of horses came slowly up the hill, pulling coal. read the New Testament in Greek; and on Sundays he visited all
'Have you come from Christminster?' he asked th.neit aLc anir dtneuorf. eh gnihtyna gnitalsnart ,sehcruhc lacol eht
'No, not that far,' replied the carter pleasanwtloyh .t uBH .reet snnimotstiirchCed o tt ohge ot reve sa denimreted sa saw eH
book of stories under the boy's arm. 'You couldn't understand could he support himself there while he studied? He had no
the books they read in Christminster, young man,' he went on. income and no trade. Perhaps he could enter the building trade.
m'I !noigiler dna gninrael tub gnihton ,ereht gninrael lla s'tI' did ,rehtaf s'annasuS nisuoc sih ,tem reven dah eh elcnu ehT
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ecclesiastical metal work. Perhaps he, Jude, could do church work 'You didn't do it, oh no!' Jude said to the third. He was almost
of some sort, too. .elbisnopser saw ehs erus
As soon as he had settled matters with his aunt, he went to the tsomla ,tliub-llew ,deye-krad saw lrig ehT '.uoy llet t'nahS'
eht fo htron daor niam eht no ,notsderflA fo nwot-tekram elttil handsome.
.ereht nosam-enots a htiw krow dnuof dna ,esuoH nworB Jude climbed over the hedge and the two met on a small
eht deklaw dna ,keew eht gnirud nwot eht ni deyats won eduJ .maerts eht revo egdirb
eh ,yaw siht nI .yadrutaS yreve neergyraM ot kcab selim evif 'Don't tell people it was I who threw it!' said the girl.
.raey htneetenin sih dessap dna dehcaer '.eman ruoy wonk t'nod I ?I nac woH'
'Arabella Donn. I live here. My father sells pigs.'
reven dah eduJ .erom elttil a dna ,erom elttil a deklat yehT
Chapter 3 Arabella before looked at a woman as a woman. Now he looked from
Arabella's eyes to her mouth, to her breast, to her round bare
ot ylrae gninruter saw eduJ ,emit siht ta noonretfa yadrutaS enO arms.
remmus enif saw tI .kcab sih no sloot fo teksab sih htiw neergyraM 'You should see me on Sundays!' she said.
.ssergorp sih htiw desaelp gnileef saw eh dna rehtaew 'I don't suppose I could? Tomorrow? Shall I call?'
egalliv eht tsap kcab derednaw eh sa flesmih ot dias eh ',woN' 'Yes.' The girl looked at him almost tenderly, and returned to
of Cresscombe, 'I must settle in Christminster where I can buy the congratulations of her companions.
thgim I .egelloc a otni teg dna yenom evas ll'I .ylisae erom skoob sih ,ylnedduS .ria wen dehtaerb ,yaw sih no tnew eh sa ,eduJ
'... hcruhC eht fo redael a emoceb neve .edis eno ot dehsup erew gninrael dna gnikrow ,gnidaer rof snalp
'Ha-ha-ha!' The sound of girls' laughter came over the hedge, 'But it's only a bit of fun,' he said to himself.
.eciton ton did eduJ tub
.yrotsih lacitsaiselcce retsam tsum I ,retsnimtsirhC tA'
'Ha-ha-ha!'
.s'tnua sih ta moor sih ni saw eduJ dna noonretfa yadnuS saw tI
'.em fo duorp eb lliw retsnimtsirhC .drah krow nac I' He would not, he decided, go to meet the girl. He would read
Jude was still deep in his dream when something soft and cold hit tsomla ,dna elbat eht ta nwod tas eH .tnematseT weN keerG sih
fo trap saw tI .nwod dekool eH .teef sih ta llef dna rae eht no mih as soon, jumped up again. He could surely give up just one
!gip a fo trap elbanoitnemnu eht ,gip a afternoon ... In three minutes, he was out of the house in his
He looked over the hedge. There was a stream anedht f oa ts ewc ,os'ntnotDa aglleebarA ot nwod yaw sih no dna sehtolc tseb
with some pigs. Three young women were kneeling by the .esuoH nworB
.retaw gninnur eht ni taem fo spmul gnihsaw ,maerts a ni tuo dellac nam a dna kcab eht morf emac sgip fo llems A
.ecaf sih depiw eh sa ,dias eh '!uoy knahT' business-like voice, 'Arabella! Your young man!'
'I didn't throw it!' said one gyiardl ntuoS h reerh n neii sgrhiabtsonuwro.d emac allebarA sa tsuj deretne eduJ
'Oh, Anny!' said the second. best. She looked so handsome that he was glad he had come.
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tnemeticxe sih ni tub ,esuoH nworB eht ot pu deklaw yehT The other two girls looked at each other. 'She doesn't know!
lrig yrtnuoc sihT .retsnimtsirhC sdrawot kool ecno ton did eduJ Though she's lived in a town!'
ruO !mih htiw klaw a ekat ot deerga dah sserd yadnuS reh ni a sa ,nam a hctac ot yaw erus a em lleT ?naem uoy od woH'
.emocrevo etiuq saw ,hcruhC eht fo redael erutuf ruo ,tneduts husband.'
dah ,noitseggus s'allebarA ta ,dna notsderflA ot no tnew riap ehT Arabella's companions looked at each other again, and
some beer at an inn. laughed. Then one spoke quietly in her ear.
deklaw yeht dna ,emoh detrats yeht nehw krad gnitteg saw tI 'Ah!' Arabella said slowly. 'I didn't think of that.'
closer together. 'Take my arm,' said Jude, and Arabella took.y nitn, Aup dias ',ti od slrig fo stoL'
to the shoulder.
sih no daeh reh tup ehs ,esuoH nworB eht ot debmilc yeht sA
erew yeht nehW .reh dessik dna tnih eht koot eduJ .redluohs egairraM otni dekcirT 4 retpahC
halfway up the hill, he kissed her again. They reached the top and
he kissed her eoHnc .ea lmleobraer.A htiw tuo deklaw eduJ ,remmus taht dnekeew yrevE
It was nine o'clock when they arrived at her home and later made no progress with his books — but neither did he make the
still when 'Arabella's young man' got back to Marygreen. In his sort of progress that Arabella wanted.
room, the New Testament still lay open on the table in silent ,rehtom reh ot dias lrig eht ,gninrom yadnuS eno ,ylnedduS
accusation. uoy tnaw I .gnineve siht hcruhc htrowsneF ta ecivres a s'erehT'
and Father to walk to that.'
'What's going on tonight, then?'
tA .notsderflA ni keew lausu sih rof gninrom txen ylrae tfel eduJ 'Nothing,' said Arabella. 'But he's shy, and he won't come in
dna deppots eh ,allebarA dessik tsrif dah eh erehw ecalp eht '.ereh er'uoy nehw
!niaga reh ees dluoc eh erofeb syad xiS .dehgis In the afternoon, as usual, she met Jude. They walked on the
-moc owt reh htiw yaw emas eht emac allebarA ,retal elttil A high ground and the sound of church bells floated up from
.ti gniciton neve tuohtiw ssik eht fo ecalp eht dessap ehS .snoinap tnew yeht taht detseggus allebarA ,deppots slleb eht nehW .woleb
'?txen yas eh did tahw dnA' home.
tserednet s'eduJ fo emos detaeper allebarA '... dias eh nehT' .lausu sa ,dias eduJ ',raed ,ni emoc t'now I'
words to her. '?ni emoc ll'uoy ,woN' .dias ehs ',hcruhc ot enog ev'yehT'
.ynnA dellac eno eht dias ',uoy rof erac mih edam ev'uoY' 'Certainly!'
'Yes,' answered Arabella in a low, hungry voice. 'But Idn a w,taha dnna ttekcaj reh ffo koot allebarA .sroodni tnew yehT
'!em yrram ot ,em evah ot mih tnaw I .taht naht erom they sat down, close together.
og uoy fi mih teg nac uoY .namyrtnuoc tsenoh na s'eh lleW' 'You may kiss my cheek,' she said softly.
'.yaw thgir eht ni ti tuoba 'Your cheek!' protested Jude and reached towards her. There
'?yaw thgir eht s'tahW' was a little struggle. He held her close.
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'.og ll'I neht dna' ,dias eh ',ssik reporp enO'
ehs '!tsrif em dnif tsum uoY' .pu depmuj dah allebarA tuB
cried and ran out of the room. It was now dark and her lover
.sriatspu dehsur dah ehs taht dewohs hgual a nehT .ees ton dluoc
Jude rushed up after her.
In the next two months, the pair met constantly. Arabella seemed
.gnirednow ,gnitiaw syawla ,deifsitassid
ll'tI' .yawa gniog saw eh taht reh dlot eduJ ,gnineve eno ,nehT
be better for both of us,' he said.
'!etal oot s'ti tuB' .yrc ot nageb allebarA
'What?' asked Jude, turning pale.'You're not ...'
'Yes, and what shall I do if you leave me?'
tsomla evah I .uoy evael t'ndluow I wonk uoY !allebarA ,hO'
tub — retsnimtsirhC fo maerd ym sdne siht dna ,tey segaw on
'!tsum eW .raed ym ,yrram ll'ew ylniatrec
eH .krad eht ni deklaw dna enola tuo tnew eduJ ,thgin tahT
had to marry Arabella. So he must, he told himself, for his own
peace of mind, think well of her.
The marriage notice was sent out immediately. Jude's aunt made
him a wedding-cake, saying it was the last thing she could do for
the fool, and Arabella sent slices to her two friends, labelled 'In
.'ecivda doog fo ecnarbmemer
On the wedding night, Jude took his wife to a lonely roadside
-yraM dna esuoH nworB eht neewteb detner dah eh egattoc
green. In their own bedroom for the first time, Arabella unpinned
.rorrim eht no ti gnuh dna daeh reh morf riah fo liat gnol a
'What! It wasn't your own hair?' asked Jude in sudden disgust.
.tsugsid neddus ni eduJ deksa '?riah nwo ruoy t'nsaw tI !tahW'
'You've enough of your own, surely?'
',yrtnuoc eht rof hguonE' '?ylerus ,nwo ruoy fo hguone ev'uoY'
'Enough for the country,' she said. 'But in towns the men
.dias allebarA
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htroN ni mahkcirbdlA ta diamrab a saw I nehW .erom tcepxe Chapter 5 Some Family History
Wessex ...'
'False hair? A barmaid?' Jude turned away. Winter came and, one Saturday at dawn, Jude and his wife killed
s'lamina eht — eduJ delbuort gnillik ehT .denettaf dah ehs gip eht
.syaw leurc s'allebarA dna seirc
dlo-raey-neetenin a tsuj llits saw eduJ .roop erew elpuoc ehT 'You tender-hearted fool!' she said.
aprentice stone-wmoanson n. oHtes dheardf lrAent eodt t hdea loorne leyh cTot t.akgreo ownly s isho rof ffo tes eduJ
that Arabella could help by keeping a pig. reminded him too much of his first walks with Arabella, so he
But Mrs Jude Fawley was pleased with her new position in read as he walked, to keep his eyes down.
eh dnA .gniht tnatropmi eht saw taht :dnabsuh a dah ehS .efil dniheb seciov 'slrig draeh eh ,gnineve taht emoh deklaw eh sA
esoht yawa werht eh nehw sesserd wen reh yub ot elba eb dluow a wall, just as he had once heard them behind a hedge.
stupid books and concentrated on his trade. 'If I hadn't suggested it to her, she wouldn't be his wife
One day, in Alfredston, she met her friend Anny for the first today.'
.gniddew eht ecnis emit 'I think she knew there was nothing the matter when she told
dnA' .efiw eht ot lrig eht dias ',ees uoy ,nalp doog a saw ti oS' saw .ehs mih..'
when do you expect ... ?' The voices belonged to Arabella's old companions. They were
'.nekatsim saw I .lla ta toN !hhhS' !reh dna flesmih tuoba gniklat
'Oh-ho, Arabella! "Mistaken"! That's clever! But he won't taf emos pu gniliob saw allebarA ,emoh devirra eduJ nehW
like it. He'll say it was a trick, a double trick.' from the pig. She wanted some money, she said. He ought to
'Pooh! Anyway, what can he do about i'.ts?e gWawe r'uroey mno a,dreriireradm n uooyw y.h'w wonk t'nod I' .erom nrae
But Arabella did not look forward to telling Jude. 'Arabella. That's unfair! You know why. Those friends of
Then, one evening when he was tired after a hard day's work, '.ecivda dab uoy evag sruoy
he said as they went to bed, 'You'll soon have plenty of work 'What advice?'
yourself, dear, won't you?' Jude told her about the conversation he had heard.
'How ndaom yoouw m yearne?v'E' .yldloc dehgual allebarA '.gnihton saw tahT'
'Well, I meant ... little clothes to make ... When will it be? '.taht od ot thgir eht sah
Can't you tell me exactly yet?' yhW ... efil rof nam tsenoh na spart ti nehw toN .alleB ,oN'
eseht teg nemoW .ekatsim a edam I .llet ot gnihton s'erehT' '.t'nod esaelP ?thginot taf taht pu gniliob uoy era
things wrong sometimes.' 'Then I must do it tomorrow morning,' she said angrily.
'Good God!' Jude lay down without another word. Next morning, Arabella went back to her pig fat, still in a bad
When he woke up next morning, he seemed to see the world temper. 'So that's the story about me, is it? That I trapped you?'
gniworhdti fnfearegntelyb. B dunt tahe emlabrraiatg ee hretm aninoed s. koob s'eduJ fo emos was ehS
them to the floor.
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