XXXVI. Wealth in Jeopardy—The Revel

           

           Onenight,attheendofAugust,whenBathsheba’sexperiencesasamarriedwomanwerestillnew,andwhentheweatherwasyetdryandsultry,amanstoodmotionlessinthestockyardofWeatherburyUpperFarm,lookingatthemoonandsky.

           Thenighthadasinisteraspect.Aheatedbreezefromthesouthslowlyfannedthesummitsofloftyobjects,andintheskydashesofbuoyantcloudweresailinginacourseatrightanglestothatofanotherstratum,neitheroftheminthedirectionofthebreezebelow.Themoon,asseenthroughthesefilms,hadaluridmetalliclook.Thefieldsweresallowwiththeimpurelight,andallweretingedinmonochrome,asifbeheldthroughstainedglass.Thesameeveningthesheephadtrailedhomewardheadtotail,thebehaviouroftherookshadbeenconfused,andthehorseshadmovedwithtimidityandcaution.

           Thunderwasimminent,and,takingsomesecondaryappearancesintoconsideration,itwaslikelytobefollowedbyoneofthelengthenedrainswhichmarkthecloseofdryweatherfortheseason.Beforetwelvehourshadpassedaharvestatmospherewouldbeabygonething.

           Oakgazedwithmisgivingateightnakedandunprotectedricks,massiveandheavywiththerichproduceofone-halfthefarmforthatyear.Hewentontothebarn.

           ThiswasthenightwhichhadbeenselectedbySergeantTroyrulingnowintheroomofhiswifeforgivingtheharvestsupperanddance.AsOakapproachedthebuildingthesoundofviolinsandatambourine,andtheregularjiggingofmanyfeet,grewmoredistinct.Hecameclosetothelargedoors,oneofwhichstoodslightlyajar,andlookedin.

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