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

           ItwaswithgloomheconsideredonlandingatLiverpoolthatifheweretogohomehisreceptionwouldbeofakindveryunpleasanttocontemplate;forwhatTroyhadinthewayofemotionwasanoccasionalfitfulsentimentwhichsometimescausedhimasmuchinconvenienceasemotionofastrongandhealthykind.Bathshebawasnotawomantobemadeafoolof,orawomantosufferinsilence;andhowcouldheendureexistencewithaspiritedwifetowhomatfirstenteringhewouldbebeholdenforfoodandlodging?Moreover,itwasnotatallunlikelythathiswifewouldfailatherfarming,ifshehadnotalreadydoneso;andhewouldthenbecomeliableforhermaintenance:andwhatalifesuchafutureofpovertywithherwouldbe,thespectreofFannyconstantlybetweenthem,harrowinghistemperandembitteringherwords!Thus,forreasonstouchingondistaste,regret,andshamecommingled,heputoffhisreturnfromdaytoday,andwouldhavedecidedtoputitoffaltogetherifhecouldhavefoundanywhereelsetheready-madeestablishmentwhichexistedforhimthere.

           AtthistimetheJulyprecedingtheSeptemberinwhichwefindatGreenhillFairhefellinwithatravellingcircuswhichwasperformingintheoutskirtsofanortherntown.Troyintroducedhimselftothemanagerbytamingarestivehorseofthetroupe,hittingasuspendedapplewithapistol-bulletfiredfromtheanimal’sbackwheninfullgallop,andotherfeats.

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