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XLIX. Oak's Advancement—A Great Hope

           Thestrangeneglectwhichhadproducedthisruinandwastebecamethesubjectofwhisperedtalkamongallthepeopleround;anditwaselicitedfromoneofBoldwood’smenthatforgetfulnesshadnothingtodowithit,forhehadbeenremindedofthedangertohiscornasmanytimesandaspersistentlyasinferiorsdaredtodo.ThesightofthepigsturningindisgustfromtherottenearsseemedtoarouseBoldwood,andheoneeveningsentforOak.WhetheritwassuggestedbyBathsheba’srecentactofpromotionornot,thefarmerproposedattheinterviewthatGabrielshouldundertakethesuperintendenceoftheLowerFarmaswellasofBathsheba’s,becauseofthenecessityBoldwoodfeltforsuchaid,andtheimpossibilityofdiscoveringamoretrustworthyman.Gabriel’smalignantstarwasassuredlysettingfast.

           Bathsheba,whenshelearntofthisproposalforOakwasobligedtoconsultheratfirstlanguidlyobjected.Sheconsideredthatthetwofarmstogetherweretooextensivefortheobservationofoneman.Boldwood,whowasapparentlydeterminedbypersonalratherthancommercialreasons,suggestedthatOakshouldbefurnishedwithahorseforhissoleuse,whentheplanwouldpresentnodifficulty,thetwofarmslyingsidebyside.Boldwooddidnotdirectlycommunicatewithherduringthesenegotiations,onlyspeakingtoOak,whowasthego-betweenthroughout.

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