A Changed Man and Other Tales
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