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L. The Sheep Fair—Troy Touches His Wife's Hand

           Oneofthese,allotedtothemaleperformers,waspartitionedintohalvesbyacloth;andinoneofthedivisionstherewassittingonthegrass,pullingonapairofjack-boots,ayoungmanwhomweinstantlyrecogniseasSergeantTroy.

           Troy’sappearanceinthispositionmaybebrieflyaccountedfor.ThebrigaboardwhichhewastakeninBudmouthRoadswasabouttostartonavoyage,thoughsomewhatshortofhands.Troyreadthearticlesandjoined,butbeforetheysailedaboatwasdespatchedacrossthebaytoLulwindcove;ashehadhalfexpected,hisclothesweregone.HeultimatelyworkedhispassagetotheUnitedStates,wherehemadeaprecariouslivinginvarioustownsasProfessorofGymnastics,SwordExercise,Fencing,andPugilism.Afewmonthsweresufficienttogivehimadistasteforthiskindoflife.Therewasacertainanimalformofrefinementinhisnature;andhoweverpleasantastrangeconditionmightbewhilstprivationswereeasilywardedoff,itwasdisadvantageouslycoarsewhenmoneywasshort.Therewaseverpresent,too,theideathathecouldclaimahomeanditscomfortsdidhebutchosetoreturntoEnglandandWeatherburyFarm.WhetherBathshebathoughthimdeadwasafrequentsubjectofcuriousconjecture.ToEnglandhedidreturnatlast;butthefactofdrawingnearertoWeatherburyabstracteditsfascinations,andhisintentiontoenterhisoldgrooveattheplacebecamemodified.

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