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X. Mistress and Men

           Everylooker-on’sinsideshookwiththeblowsofthegreatdrumtohisdeepestvitals,andtherewasnotadryeyethroughoutthetownamongthepublic-housepeopleandthenamelesswomen!"

           "Butthey’renotgonetoanywar?"

           "No,ma’am;buttheybegonetotaketheplacesofthemwhomay,whichisverycloseconnected.AndsoIsaidtomyself,Fanny’syoungmanwasoneoftheregiment,andshe’sgoneafterhim.There,ma’am,that’sitinblackandwhite."

           "Didyoufindouthisname?"

           "No;nobodyknewit.Ibelievehewashigherinrankthanaprivate."

           Gabrielremainedmusingandsaidnothing,forhewasindoubt.

           "Well,wearenotlikelytoknowmoreto-night,atanyrate,"saidBathsheba."ButoneofyouhadbetterrunacrosstoFarmerBoldwood’sandtellhimthatmuch."

           Shethenrose;butbeforeretiring,addressedafewwordstothemwithaprettydignity,towhichhermourningdressaddedasobernessthatwashardlytobefoundinthewordsthemselves.

           "Nowmind,youhaveamistressinsteadofamaster.Idon’tyetknowmypowersormytalentsinfarming;butIshalldomybest,andifyouservemewell,soshallIserveyou.Don’tanyunfaironesamongyou(ifthereareanysuch,butIhopenot)supposethatbecauseI’mawomanIdon’tunderstandthedifferencebetweenbadgoings-onandgood."

           (All.)"No’m!"

           (Liddy.)"Excellentwellsaid."

           "Ishallbeupbeforeyouareawake;Ishallbeafieldbeforeyouareup;andIshallhavebreakfastedbeforeyouareafield.Inshort,Ishallastonishyouall."

           (All.)"Yes’m!"

           "Andsogood-night."

           (All.)"Good-night,ma’am

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