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XVII. In the Market-Place

           

           Shewasatthismomentcoollydealingwithadashingyoungfarmer,addingupaccountswithhimasindifferentlyasifhisfacehadbeenthepagesofaledger.ItwasevidentthatsuchanatureashishadnoattractionforawomanofBathsheba’staste.ButBoldwoodgrewhotdowntohishandswithanincipientjealousy;hetrodforthefirsttimethethresholdof"theinjuredlover’shell."Hisfirstimpulsewastogoandthrusthimselfbetweenthem.Thiscouldbedone,butonlyinonewaybyaskingtoseeasampleofhercorn.Boldwoodrenouncedtheidea.Hecouldnotmaketherequest;itwasdebasinglovelinesstoaskittobuyandsell,andjarredwithhisconceptionsofher.

           AllthistimeBathshebawasconsciousofhavingbrokenintothatdignifiedstrongholdatlast.Hiseyes,sheknew,werefollowinghereverywhere.Thiswasatriumph;andhaditcomenaturally,suchatriumphwouldhavebeenthesweetertoherforthispiquingdelay.Butithadbeenbroughtaboutbymisdirectedingenuity,andshevalueditonlyasshevaluedanartificialflowerorawaxfruit.

           Beingawomanwithsomegoodsenseinreasoningonsubjectswhereinherheartwasnotinvolved,BathshebagenuinelyrepentedthatafreakwhichhadoweditsexistenceasmuchtoLiddyastoherself,shouldeverhavebeenundertaken,todisturbtheplacidityofamansherespectedtoohighlytodeliberatelytease.

           Shethatdaynearlyformedtheintentionofbegginghispardonontheverynextoccasionoftheirmeeting

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