Explore "The Return of the Native" by Thomas Hardy on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
The reddleman had left Eustacia's presence with desponding views on Thomasin's future happiness; but he was awakened to the fact that one other channel remained untried by seeing, as he followed the way to his van, the form of Mrs. Yeobright slowly walking towards the Quiet Woman. He went across to her; and could almost perceive in her anxious face that this journey of hers to Wildeve was undertaken with the same object as his own to Eustacia.
She did not conceal the fact. "Then," said the reddleman, "you may as well leave it alone, Mrs. Yeobright."