been laid on the suffering country, and the low-lying purlieus of this ancient borough had more than their share of the infliction. Mixen Lane, in the Durnover qua

e to the most infected street, and he himself was occupied morn, noon, and night in endeavours to stamp out the plague and in alleviating

ed for her at Creston, a spot divided from the Casterbridge valley by a high ridg

utenant in the ---st Foot, a Mr. Vannicock, who was stationed with his regiment at the Budmouth infantry barracks. As Laura frequently sat on the shelv

-a year or two above his own-all tended to make an impression on the young man's h

r arrival there. Just now Casterbridge was so deeply occupied with its own sad affairs-a daily burying of the dead and destruction of contaminated clothes and bedding

es had been resumed. Mr. Maumbry had arranged to see Laura twice a week in the open air, that she might run no risk from him; and, having heard nothing of the faint rumou

ill keep this wall between us, dear.' (Walls formed the field-fences he

running too much risk yourself, aren't you? I

re than

, an insulating wind beating the w

to ask me some

ney for your sufferers; and the way we have thought of is

hat sort of thing, and all that accompanies i

d it was all settled. 'You object t

ed. He wished they had chosen an oratorio, or lecture, or an

on't come to oratorios or lectures! Th

t shall earn the money it is going to giv

s of the

the excuse for their frivolity. Candidly, dear Laura, I wish you wouldn't

d. Time disclosed to all concerned that Mrs. Maumbry played in the c