HeaccordinglyaddressedacarefullyconsideredepistletoSue，and，knowingheremotionaltemperament，threwaRhadamanthinestrictnessintothelineshereandthere，carefullyhidinghisheterodoxfeelings，nottofrightenher。Hestatedthat，ithavingcometohisknowledgethatherviewshadconsiderablychanged，hefeltcompelledtosaythathisown，too，werelargelymodifiedbyeventssubsequenttotheirparting。Hewouldnotconcealfromherthatpassionatelovehadlittletodowithhiscommunication。
　　Itarosefromawishtomaketheirlives，ifnotasuccess，atleastnosuchdisastrousfailureastheythreatenedtobecome，throughhisactingonwhathehadconsideredatthetimeaprincipleofjustice，charity，andreason。
　　Toindulgeone’sinstinctiveanduncontrolledsenseofjusticeandright，wasnot，hehadfound，permittedwithimpunityinanoldcivilizationlikeours。Itwasnecessarytoactunderanacquiredandcultivatedsenseofthesame，ifyouwishedtoenjoyanaverageshareofcomfortandhonour；
　　andtoletcrudelovingkindnesstakecareofitself。
　　HesuggestedthatsheshouldcometohimthereatMarygreen。
　　Onsecondthoughtshetookoutthelastparagraphbutone；andhavingrewrittentheletterhedispatcheditimmediately，andinsomeexcitementawaitedtheissue。
　　AfewdaysafterafiguremovedthroughthewhitefogwhichenvelopedtheBeershebasuburbofChristminster，towardsthequarterinwhichJudeFawleyhadtakenuphislodgingsincehisdivisionfromSue。Atimidknocksoundeduponthedoorofhisabode。
　　Itwasevening-sohewasathome；andbyaspeciesofdivinationhejumpedupandrushedtothedoorhimself。
　　`Willyoucomeoutwithme？Iwouldrathernotcomein。Iwantto-totalkwithyou-andtogowithyoutothecemetery。’
　　IthadbeeninthetremblingaccentsofSuethatthesewordscame。
　　Judeputonhishat。`Itisdrearyforyoutobeout，’hesaid。`Butifyouprefernottocomein，Idon’tmind。’
　　`Yes-Ido。Ishallnotkeepyoulong。’
　　Judewastoomuchaffectedtogoontalkingatfirst；she，too，wasnowsuchamereclusterofnervesthatallinitiatorypowerseemedtohavelefther，andtheyproceededthroughthefoglikeAcheronticshadesforalongwhile，withoutsoundorgesture。
　　`Iwanttotellyou，’shepresentlysaid，hervoicenowquick，nowslow，`sothatyoumaynothearofitbychance。IamgoingbacktoRichard。Hehas-somagnanimously-agreedtoforgiveall。’
　　`Goingback？Howcanyougo——’
　　`Heisgoingtomarrymeagain。Thatisforform’ssake，andtosatisfytheworld，whichdoesnotseethingsastheyare。ButofcourseIamhiswifealready。Nothinghaschangedthat。’
　　Heturneduponherwithananguishthatwaswell-nighfierce。
　　`Butyouaremywife！Yes，youare。Youknowit。Ihavealwaysregrettedthatfeintofoursingoingawayandpretendingtocomebacklegallymarried，tosaveappearances。Ilovedyou，andyoulovedme；andweclosedwitheachother；andthatmadethemarriage。Westilllove-
　　youaswellasI-knowit，Sue！Thereforeourmarriageisnotcancelled。’
　　`Yes；Iknowhowyouseeit，’sheansweredwithdespairingself-suppression。
　　`ButIamgoingtomarryhimagain，asitwouldbecalledbyyou。Strictlyspeakingyou，too-don’tmindmysayingit，Jude！-youshouldtakeback-Arabella。’
　　`Ishould？GoodGod-whatnext！ButhowifyouandIhadmarriedlegally，aswewereonthepointofdoing？’
　　`Ishouldhavefeltjustthesame-thatourswasnotamarriage。
　　AndIwouldgobacktoRichardwithoutrepeatingthesacrament，ifheaskedme。But`theworldanditswayshaveacertainworth’Isuppose：thereforeIconcedearepetitionoftheceremony……Don’tcrushallthelifeoutofmebysatireandargument，Iimploreyou！Iwasstrongestonce，Iknow，andperhapsItreatedyoucruelly。ButJude，returngoodforevil！Iamtheweakernow。Don’tretaliateuponme，butbekind。Ohbekindtome-apoorwickedwomanwhoistryingtomend！’
　　Heshookhisheadhopelessly，hiseyeswet。Theblowofherbereavementseemedtohavedestroyedherreasoningfaculty。Theoncekeenvisionwasdimmed。`Allwrong，allwrong！’hesaidhuskily。`Error-perversity！Itdrivesmeoutofmysenses。Doyoucareforhim？Doyoulovehim？Youknowyoudon’t！Itwillbeafanaticprostitution-Godforgiveme，yes-that’swhatitwillbe！’
　　`Idon’tlovehim-Imust，must，ownit，indeepestremorse！
　　ButIshalltrytolearntolovehimbyobeyinghim。’
　　Judeargued，urged，implored；butherconvictionwasproofagainstall。Itseemedtobetheonethingonearthonwhichshewasfirm，andthatherfirmnessinthishadlefthertotteringineveryotherimpulseandwishshepossessed。
　　`Ihavebeenconsiderateenoughtoletyouknowthewholetruth，andtotellityoumyself，’shesaidincuttones；`thatyoumightnotconsideryourselfslightedbyhearingofitatsecondhand。IhaveevenownedtheextremefactthatIdonotlovehim。Ididnotthinkyouwouldbesoroughwithmefordoingso！Iwasgoingtoaskyou……’
　　`Togiveyouaway？’
　　`No。Tosend-myboxestome-ifyouwould。ButIsupposeyouwon’t。’
　　`Why，ofcourseIwill。What-isn’thecomingtofetchyou-
　　tomarryyoufromhere？Hewon’tcondescendtodothat？’
　　`No-Iwon’tlethim。Igotohimvoluntarily，justasIwentawayfromhim。WearetobemarriedathislittlechurchatMarygreen。’
　　Shewassosadlysweetinwhathecalledherwrong-headednessthatJudecouldnothelpbeingmovedtotearsmorethanonceforpityofher。`Ineverknewsuchawomanfordoingimpulsivepenances，asyou，Sue！
　　Nosoonerdoesoneexpectyoutogostraighton，astheonerationalproceeding，thanyoudoubleroundthecorner！’
　　`Ah，well；letthatgo！……Jude，Imustsaygood-bye！ButIwantedyoutogotothecemeterywithme。Letourfarewellbethere-besidethegravesofthosewhodiedtobringhometometheerrorofmyviews。’
　　Theyturnedinthedirectionoftheplace，andthegatewasopenedtothemonapplication。Suehadbeenthereoften，andsheknewthewaytothespotinthedark。Theyreachedit，andstoodstill。
　　`Itishere-Ishouldliketopart，’saidshe。
　　`Sobeit！’
　　`Don’tthinkmehardbecauseIhaveactedonconviction。Yourgenerousdevotiontomeisunparalleled，Jude！Yourworldlyfailure，ifyouhavefailed，istoyourcreditratherthantoyourblame。Rememberthatthebestandgreatestamongmankindarethosewhodothemselvesnoworldlygood。Everysuccessfulmanismoreorlessaselfishman。Thedevotedfail……`Charityseekethnotherown。’’
　　`Inthatchapterweareatone，everbeloveddarling，andonitwe’llpartfriends。Itsverseswillstandfastwhenalltherestthatyoucallreligionhaspassedaway！’
　　`Well-don’tdiscussit。Good-bye，Jude；myfellow-sinner，andkindestfriend！’
　　`Good-bye，mymistakenwife。Good-bye！’
　　JudetheObscureChapter47VI-vThenextafternoonthefamiliarChristminsterfogstillhungoverallthings。
　　Sue’sslimshapewasonlyjustdiscerniblegoingtowardsthestation。
　　Judehadnohearttogotohisworkthatday。Neithercouldhegoanywhereinthedirectionbywhichshewouldbelikelytopass。Hewentinanoppositeone，toadreary，strange，flatscene，whereboughsdripped，andcoughsandconsumptionlurked，andwherehehadneverbeenbefore。
　　`Sue’sgonefromme-gone！’hemurmuredmiserably。
　　Sheinthemeantimehadleftbythetrain，andreachedAlfredstonRoad，wheresheenteredthesteam-tramandwasconveyedintothetown。
　　IthadbeenherrequesttoPhillotsonthatheshouldnotmeether。Shewished，shesaid，tocometohimvoluntarily，tohisveryhouseandhearthstone。
　　ItwasFridayevening，whichhadbeenchosenbecausetheschoolmasterwasdisengagedatfouro’clockthatdaytilltheMondaymorningfollowing。
　　ThelittlecarshehiredattheBeartodrivehertoMarygreensetherdownattheendofthelane，halfamilefromthevillage，byherdesire，andprecededhertotheschoolhousewithsuchportionofherluggageasshehadbrought。Onitsreturnsheencounteredit，andaskedthedriverifhehadfoundthemaster’shouseopen。Themaninformedherthathehad，andthatherthingshadbeentakeninbytheschoolmasterhimself。
　　ShecouldnowenterMarygreenwithoutexcitingmuchobservation。
　　Shecrossedbythewellandunderthetreestotheprettynewschoolontheotherside，andliftedthelatchofthedwellingwithoutknocking。
　　Phillotsonstoodinthemiddleoftheroom，awaitingher，asrequested。
　　`I’vecome，Richard，’saidshe，lookingpaleandshaken，andsinkingintoachair。`Icannotbelieve-youforgiveyour-wife！’
　　`Everything，darlingSusanna，’saidPhillotson。
　　Shestartedattheendearment，thoughithadbeenspokenadvisedlywithoutfervour。Thenshenervedherselfagain。
　　`Mychildren-aredead-anditisrightthattheyshouldbe！
　　Iamglad-almost。Theyweresin-begotten。Theyweresacrificedtoteachmehowtolive！Theirdeathwasthefirststageofmypurification。That’swhytheyhavenotdiedinvain！……Youwilltakemeback？’
　　Hewassostirredbyherpitifulwordsandtonethathedidmorethanhehadmeanttodo。Hebentandkissedhercheek。
　　Sueimperceptiblyshrankaway，herfleshquiveringunderthetouchofhislips。
　　Phillotson’sheartsank，fordesirewasrenascentinhim。`Youstillhaveanaversiontome！’
　　`Ohno，dear-I-havebeendrivingthroughthedamp，andIwaschilly！’shesaid，withahurriedsmileofapprehension。`Whenarewegoingtohavethemarriage？Soon？’
　　`To-morrowmorning，early，Ithought-ifyoureallywish。Iamsendingroundtothevicartolethimknowyouarecome。Ihavetoldhimall，andhehighlyapproves-hesaysitwillbringourlivestoatriumphantandsatisfactoryissue。But-areyousureofyourself？Itisnottoolatetorefusenowif-youthinkyoucan’tbringyourselftoit，youknow？’
　　`Yes，yes，Ican！Iwantitdonequick。Tellhim，tellhimatonce！Mystrengthistriedbytheundertaking-Ican’twaitlong！’
　　`Havesomethingtoeatanddrinkthen，andgoovertoyourroomatMrs。Edlin’s。I’lltellthevicarhalf-pasteightto-morrow，beforeanybodyisabout-ifthat’snottoosoonforyou？MyfriendGillinghamisheretohelpusintheceremony。He’sbeengoodenoughtocomeallthewayfromShastonatgreatinconveniencetohimself。’
　　Unlikeawomaninordinary，whoseeyeissokeenformaterialthings，Sueseemedtoseenothingoftheroomtheywerein，oranydetailofherenvironment。Butonmovingacrosstheparlourtoputdownhermuffsheutteredalittle`Oh！’andgrewpalerthanbefore。Herlookwasthatofthecondemnedcriminalwhocatchessightofhiscoffin。
　　`What？’saidPhillotson。
　　Theflapofthebureauchancedtobeopen，andinplacinghermuffuponithereyehadcaughtadocumentwhichlaythere。`Oh-onlya-funnysurprise！’shesaid，tryingtolaughawayhercryasshecamebacktothetable。
　　`Ah！Yes，’saidPhillotson。`Thelicence……Ithasjustcome。’
　　Gillinghamnowjoinedthemfromhisroomabove，andSuenervouslymadeherselfagreeabletohimbytalkingonwhatevershethoughtlikelytointeresthim，exceptherself，thoughthatinterestedhimmostofall。
　　Sheobedientlyatesomesupper，andpreparedtoleaveforherlodginghardby。Phillotsoncrossedthegreenwithher，biddinghergood-nightatMrs。
　　Edlin’sdoor。
　　TheoldwomanaccompaniedSuetohertemporaryquarters，andhelpedhertounpack。Amongotherthingsshelaidoutanight-gowntastefullyembroidered。
　　`Oh-Ididn’tknowthatwasputin！’saidSuequickly。
　　`Ididn’tmeanittobe。Hereisadifferentone。’Shehandedanewandabsolutelyplaingarment，ofcoarseandunbleachedcalico。
　　`Butthisistheprettiest，’saidMrs。Edlin。`Thatoneisnobetterthanverysackclotho’Scripture！’
　　`Yes-Imeantittobe。Givemetheother。’
　　Shetookit，andbeganrendingitwithallhermight，thetearsresoundingthroughthehouselikeascreech-owl。
　　`Butmydear，dear！-whatever……’
　　`Itisadulterous！ItsignifieswhatIdon’tfeel-Iboughtitlongago-topleaseJude。Itmustbedestroyed！’
　　Mrs。Edlinliftedherhands，andSueexcitedlycontinuedtotearthelinenintostrips，layingthepiecesinthefire。
　　`Youmedha’giveittome！’saidthewidow。`Itdomakemyheartachetoseesuchprettyopen-workasthata-burnedbytheflames-notthatornamentalnight-railscanbemuchusetoa’ould’oomanlikeI。Mydaysforsuchbeallpastandgone！’