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LI. Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider

           Andifyouvaluesuchanactoffriendshipfromawomanwhodoesn’testeemherselfasshedid,andhaslittleloveleft,whyIIwill"

           "Promise!"

           "Consider,ifIcannotpromisesoon."

           "Butsoonisperhapsnever?"

           "Ohno,itisnot!Imeansoon.Christmas,we’llsay."

           "Christmas!"Hesaidnothingfurthertillheadded:"Well,I’llsaynomoretoyouaboutittillthattime."

           Bathshebawasinaverypeculiarstateofmind,whichshowedhowentirelythesoulistheslaveofthebody,theetherealspiritdependentforitsqualityuponthetangiblefleshandblood.Itishardlytoomuchtosaythatshefeltcoercedbyaforcestrongerthanherownwill,notonlyintotheactofpromisinguponthissingularlyremoteandvaguematter,butintotheemotionoffancyingthatsheoughttopromise.WhentheweeksinterveningbetweenthenightofthisconversationandChristmasdaybeganperceptiblytodiminish,heranxietyandperplexityincreased.

           OnedayshewasledbyanaccidentintoanoddlyconfidentialdialoguewithGabrielaboutherdifficulty.Itaffordedheralittlereliefofadullandcheerlesskind.Theywereauditingaccounts,andsomethingoccurredinthecourseoftheirlabourswhichledOaktosay,speakingofBoldwood,"He’llneverforgetyou,ma’am,never."

           Thenoutcamehertroublebeforeshewasaware;andshetoldhimhowshehadagaingotintothetoils;whatBoldwoodhadaskedher,andhowhewasexpectingherassent.

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