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

           

           Troy,onpeepingfromhisdressing-tentthroughaslitforareconnoitrebeforeentering,sawhisunconsciouswifeonhighbeforehimasdescribed,sittingasqueenofthetournament.Hestartedbackinutterconfusion,foralthoughhisdisguiseeffectuallyconcealedhispersonality,heinstantlyfeltthatshewouldbesuretorecognizehisvoice.HehadseveraltimesduringthedaythoughtofthepossibilityofsomeWeatherburypersonorotherappearingandrecognizinghim;buthehadtakentheriskcarelessly.Iftheyseeme,letthem,hehadsaid.ButherewasBathshebainherownperson;andtherealityofthescenewassomuchintenserthananyofhisprefiguringsthathefelthehadnothalfenoughconsideredthepoint.

           ShelookedsocharmingandfairthathiscoolmoodaboutWeatherburypeoplewaschanged.Hehadnotexpectedhertoexercisethispoweroverhiminthetwinklingofaneye.Shouldhegoon,andcarenothing?Hecouldnotbringhimselftodothat.Beyondapoliticwishtoremainunknown,theresuddenlyaroseinhimnowasenseofshameatthepossibilitythathisattractiveyoungwife,whoalreadydespisedhim,shoulddespisehimmorebydiscoveringhiminsomeanaconditionaftersolongatime.Heactuallyblushedatthethought,andwasvexedbeyondmeasurethathissentimentsofdisliketowardsWeatherburyshouldhaveledhimtodallyaboutthecountryinthisway.

           ButTroywasnevermorecleverthanwhenabsolutelyathiswit’send.

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