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XLI. Suspicion—Fanny Is Sent For

           HetoldmeaboutherhavinglivedbyseampsteringinMelchester,asImentionedtoyou,andthatshewalkedtherefromattheendoflastweek,passingnearhereSaturdaynightinthedusk.TheythensaidIhadbetterjustnameahintofherdeathtoyou,andawaytheywent.Herdeathmighthavebeenbroughtonbybidinginthenightwind,youknow,ma’am;forpeopleusedtosayshe’dgooffinadecline:sheusedtocoughagooddealinwintertime.However,’tisn’tmuchoddstousaboutthatnow,for’tisallover."

           "Haveyouheardadifferentstoryatall?"ShelookedathimsointentlythatJoseph’seyesquailed.

           "Notaword,mistress,Iassure’ee!"hesaid."Hardlyanybodyintheparishknowsthenewsyet."

           "IwonderwhyGabrieldidn’tbringthemessagetomehimself.Hemostlymakesapointofseeingmeuponthemosttriflingerrand."Thesewordsweremerelymurmured,andshewaslookingupontheground.

           "Perhapshewasbusy,ma’am,"Josephsuggested."Andsometimesheseemstosufferfromthingsuponhismind,connectedwiththetimewhenhewasbetteroffthan’aisnow.’A’sratheracuriousitem,butaveryunderstandingshepherd,andlearnedinbooks."

           "Didanythingseemuponhismindwhilsthewasspeakingtoyouaboutthis?"

           "Icannotbutsaythattheredid,ma’am.Hewasterribledown,andsowasFarmerBoldwood."

           "Thankyou,Joseph.Thatwilldo.Goonnow,oryou’llbelate."

           Bathsheba,stillunhappy,wentindoorsagain

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