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XXV. The New Acquaintance Described

           Nevertheless,thatamaledissemblerwhobydelugingherwithuntenablefictionscharmsthefemalewisely,mayacquirepowersreachingtotheextremityofperdition,isatruthtaughttomanybyunsoughtandwringingoccurrences.Andsomeprofesstohaveattainedtothesameknowledgebyexperimentasaforesaid,andjauntilycontinuetheirindulgenceinsuchexperimentswithterribleeffect.SergeantTroywasone.

           Hehadbeenknowntoobservecasuallythatindealingwithwomankindtheonlyalternativetoflatterywascursingandswearing.Therewasnothirdmethod."Treatthemfairly,andyouarealostman."hewouldsay.

           Thisperson’spublicappearanceinWeatherburypromptlyfollowedhisarrivalthere.Aweekortwoaftertheshearing,Bathsheba,feelinganamelessreliefofspiritsonaccountofBoldwood’sabsence,approachedherhayfieldsandlookedoverthehedgetowardsthehaymakers.Theyconsistedinaboutequalproportionsofgnarledandflexuousforms,theformerbeingthemen,thelatterthewomen,whoworetiltbonnetscoveredwithnankeen,whichhunginacurtainupontheirshoulders.CogganandMarkClarkweremowinginalessforwardmeadow,Clarkhummingatunetothestrokesofhisscythe,towhichJanmadenoattempttokeeptimewithhis.Inthefirstmeadtheywerealreadyloadinghay,thewomenrakingitintococksandwindrows,andthementossingituponthewaggon.

           Frombehindthewaggonabrightscarletspotemerged,andwentonloadingunconcernedlywiththerest

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