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XXII. The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers

           Shewasfarfromhavingawishtoappearmysteriouslyconnectedwithhim;butwomanattheimpressionableagegravitatestothelargerbodynotonlyinherchoiceofwords,whichisapparenteveryday,buteveninhershadesoftoneandhumour,whentheinfluenceisgreat.

           WhattheyconversedaboutwasnotaudibletoGabriel,whowastooindependenttogetnear,thoughtooconcernedtodisregard.Theissueoftheirdialoguewasthetakingofherhandbythecourteousfarmertohelpheroverthespreading-boardintothebrightJunesunlightoutside.Standingbesidethesheepalreadyshorn,theywentontalkingagain.Concerningtheflock?Apparentlynot.Gabrieltheorized,notwithouttruth,thatinquietdiscussionofanymatterwithinreachofthespeakers’eyes,theseareusuallyfixeduponit.Bathshebademurelyregardedacontemptiblestrawlyingupontheground,inawaywhichsuggestedlessovinecriticismthanwomanlyembarrassment.Shebecamemoreorlessredinthecheek,thebloodwaveringinuncertainfluxandrefluxoverthesensitivespacebetweenebbandflood.Gabrielshearedon,constrainedandsad.

           SheleftBoldwood’sside,andhewalkedupanddownalonefornearlyaquarterofanhour.Thenshereappearedinhernewriding-habitofmyrtlegreen,whichfittedhertothewaistasarindfitsitsfruit;andyoungBobCogganledonhermare,Boldwoodfetchinghisownhorsefromthetreeunderwhichithadbeentied.

           Oak’seyescouldnotforsakethem;andinendeavouringtocontinuehisshearingatthesametimethathewatchedBoldwood’smanner,hesnippedthesheepinthegroin.

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