XXX. Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes

           

           HalfanhourlaterBathshebaenteredherownhouse.Thereburntuponherfacewhenshemetthelightofthecandlestheflushandexcitementwhichwerelittlelessthanchronicwithhernow.ThefarewellwordsofTroy,whohadaccompaniedhertotheverydoor,stilllingeredinherears.Hehadbiddenheradieufortwodays,whichwere,sohestated,tobespentatBathinvisitingsomefriends.Hehadalsokissedherasecondtime.

           ItisonlyfairtoBathshebatoexplainherealittlefactwhichdidnotcometolighttillalongtimeafterwards:thatTroy’spresentationofhimselfsoaptlyattheroadsidethiseveningwasnotbyanydistinctlypreconcertedarrangement.Hehadhintedshehadforbidden;anditwasonlyonthechanceofhisstillcomingthatshehaddismissedOak,fearingameetingbetweenthemjustthen.

           Shenowsankdownintoachair,wildandperturbedbyallthesenewandfeveringsequences.Thenshejumpedupwithamannerofdecision,andfetchedherdeskfromasidetable.

           Inthreeminutes,withoutpauseormodification,shehadwrittenalettertoBoldwood,athisaddressbeyondCasterbridge,sayingmildlybutfirmlythatshehadwellconsideredthewholesubjecthehadbroughtbeforeherandkindlygivenhertimetodecideupon;thatherfinaldecisionwasthatshecouldnotmarryhim.ShehadexpressedtoOakanintentiontowaittillBoldwoodcamehomebeforecommunicatingtohimherconclusivereply.ButBathshebafoundthatshecouldnotwait.

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