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LI. Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider

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           "Yes,eightyearsandisitwrong?"

           "Perhapsitwouldbeanuncommonagreementforamanandwomantomake:Idon’tseeanythingreallywrongaboutit,"saidOak,slowly."Infacttheverythingthatmakesitdoubtfulifyououghttomarryenunderanycondition,thatis,yournotcaringabouthimforImaysuppose"

           "Yes,youmaysupposethatloveiswanting,"shesaidshortly."Loveisanutterlybygone,sorry,worn-out,miserablethingwithmeforhimoranyoneelse."

           "Well,yourwantofloveseemstometheonethingthattakesawayharmfromsuchanagreementwithhim.Ifwildheathadtodowi’it,makingyelongtoover-cometheawkwardnessaboutyourhusband’svanishing,itmidbewrong;butacold-heartedagreementtoobligeamanseemsdifferent,somehow.Therealsin,ma’aminmymind,liesinthinkingofeverweddingwi’amanyoudon’tlovehonestandtrue."

           "ThatI’mwillingtopaythepenaltyof,"saidBathsheba,firmly."Youknow,Gabriel,thisiswhatIcannotgetoffmyconsciencethatIonceseriouslyinjuredhiminsheeridleness.IfIhadneverplayedatrickuponhim,hewouldneverhavewantedtomarryme.OhifIcouldonlypaysomeheavydamagesinmoneytohimfortheharmIdid,andsogetthesinoffmysoulthatway!Well,there’sthedebt,whichcanonlybedischargedinoneway,andIbelieveIamboundtodoitifithonestlyliesinmypower,withoutanyconsiderationofmyownfutureatall.Whenarakegamblesawayhisexpectations,thefactthatitisaninconvenientdebtdoesn’tmakehimthelessliable.

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