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LIV. After the Shock

           Withonehandsheheldherhandkerchieftohisbreastandcoveredthewound,thoughscarcelyasingledropofbloodhadflowed,andwiththeothershetightlyclaspedoneofhis.Thehouseholdconvulsionhadmadeherherselfagain.Thetemporarycomahadceased,andactivityhadcomewiththenecessityforit.Deedsofendurance,whichseemordinaryinphilosophy,arerareinconduct,andBathshebawasastonishingallaroundhernow,forherphilosophywasherconduct,andsheseldomthoughtpracticablewhatshedidnotpractise.Shewasofthestuffofwhichgreatmen’smothersaremade.Shewasindispensabletohighgeneration,hatedatteaparties,fearedinshops,andlovedatcrises.Troyrecumbentinhiswife’slapformednowthesolespectacleinthemiddleofthespaciousroom.

           "Gabriel,"shesaid,automatically,whenheentered,turningupafaceofwhichonlythewell-knownlinesremainedtotellhimitwashers,allelseinthepicturehavingfadedquite."RidetoCasterbridgeinstantlyforasurgeon.Itis,Ibelieve,useless,butgo.Mr.Boldwoodhasshotmyhusband."

           Herstatementofthefactinsuchquietandsimplewordscamewithmoreforcethanatragicdeclamation,andhadsomewhattheeffectofsettingthedistortedimagesineachmindpresentintoproperfocus.Oak,almostbeforehehadcomprehendedanythingbeyondthebriefestabstractoftheevent,hurriedoutoftheroom,saddledahorseandrodeaway.Nottillhehadriddenmorethanamilediditoccurtohimthathewouldhavedonebetterbysendingsomeothermanonthiserrand,remaininghimselfinthehouse.

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