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IV. Gabriel's Resolve—The Visit—The Mistake

           Gabrielhadreachedapitchofexistencehenevercouldhaveanticipatedashorttimebefore.Helikedsaying"Bathsheba"asaprivateenjoymentinsteadofwhistling;turnedoverhistastetoblackhair,thoughhehadswornbybrowneversincehewasaboy,isolatedhimselftillthespacehefilledinthepubliceyewascontemptiblysmall.Loveisapossiblestrengthinanactualweakness.Marriagetransformsadistractionintoasupport,thepowerofwhichshouldbe,andhappilyoftenis,indirectproportiontothedegreeofimbecilityitsupplants.Oakbegannowtoseelightinthisdirection,andsaidtohimself,"I’llmakehermywife,oruponmysoulIshallbegoodfornothing!"

           AllthiswhilehewasperplexinghimselfaboutanerrandonwhichhemightconsistentlyvisitthecottageofBathsheba’saunt.

           Hefoundhisopportunityinthedeathofaewe,motherofalivinglamb.OnadaywhichhadasummerfaceandawinterconstitutionafineJanuarymorning,whentherewasjustenoughblueskyvisibletomakecheerfully-disposedpeoplewishformore,andanoccasionalgleamofsilverysunshine,OakputthelambintoarespectableSundaybasket,andstalkedacrossthefieldstothehouseofMrs.Hurst,theauntGeorge,thedogwalkingbehind,withacountenanceofgreatconcernattheseriousturnpastoralaffairsseemedtobetaking.

           Gabrielhadwatchedthebluewood-smokecurlingfromthechimneywithstrangemeditation.

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