Meavwhile Angel Clare returned to his hotel，and sat for a while over breakfast，staring into space．
A note arrived from his mother，saying that his brother Cuthbert was going to marry Mercy Chant． Clare threw away the paper．At last he got up，paid the bill and went to the railway station But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train，in an hour's time． He had nothing to wish for in life，and nobody to love He was in no hurry，but just wanted to get out of that town as soon as possible． So he started walking along the road out of town．The road was open，and dropped down to cross a valley． When he was climbing the far side of the valley，he stopped for breath，and something made him turn round． There was a small black figure in the distance－a human figure，running Clare waited．

同时，安吉尔・克莱尔回到了他的旅馆，整顿早餐他就坐在那儿，死死地盯着前方。
他的母亲来了封短信，说他的哥哥卡斯伯特就要同默茜・钱特结婚了。 克莱尔把信扔掉了。最后他站了起来，付清了账，走到了火车站。 可是他无法耐心地坐在那里等下一趟火车，那得花一个小时。他对生活已不抱任何希望，也没有人可以爱了。他有充裕的时间，但只想尽快地离开这个城镇。 于是他开始沿着出城的马路走着。这条路很开阔，顺着下来，横穿过一座山谷。 当他在山谷远处的那头爬行时，他停下来喘口气，有什么东西促使他转过身去。 远处有个小小的黑影――是一个人的身影，正在跑着。克莱尔等待着。