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XXII. The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers

           Theanimalplunged;Bathshebainstantlygazedtowardsit,andsawtheblood.

           "Oh,Gabriel!"sheexclaimed,withsevereremonstrance,"youwhoaresostrictwiththeothermenseewhatyouaredoingyourself!"

           Toanoutsidertherewasnotmuchtocomplainofinthisremark;buttoOak,whoknewBathshebatobewellawarethatsheherselfwasthecauseofthepoorewe’swound,becauseshehadwoundedtheewe’sshearerinastillmorevitalpart,ithadastingwhichtheabidingsenseofhisinferioritytobothherselfandBoldwoodwasnotcalculatedtoheal.Butamanlyresolvetorecognizeboldlythathehadnolongeralover’sinterestinher,helpedhimoccasionallytoconcealafeeling.

           "Bottle!"heshouted,inanunmovedvoiceofroutine.CainyBallranup,thewoundwasanointed,andtheshearingcontinued.

           BoldwoodgentlytossedBathshebaintothesaddle,andbeforetheyturnedawaysheagainspokeouttoOakwiththesamedominativeandtantalizinggraciousness.

           "IamgoingnowtoseeMr.Boldwood’sLeicesters.Takemyplaceinthebarn,Gabriel,andkeepthemencarefullytotheirwork."

           Thehorses’headswereputabout,andtheytrottedaway.

           Boldwood’sdeepattachmentwasamatterofgreatinterestamongallaroundhim;but,afterhavingbeenpointedoutforsomanyyearsastheperfectexemplarofthrivingbachelorship,hislapsewasananticlimaxsomewhatresemblingthatofSt.JohnLong’sdeathbyconsumptioninthemidstofhisproofsthatitwasnotafataldisease.

           "Thatmeansmatrimony,"saidTemperanceMiller,followingthemoutofsightwithhereyes.

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