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XXIX. Particulars of a Twilight Walk

           "

           "Well,Ihopetheyspeakthetruth."

           "Theydo,butwronglyapplied.Idon’ttriflewithhim;butthen,Ihavenothingtodowithhim."

           OakwasunfortunatelyledontospeakofBoldwood’srivalinawrongtonetoherafterall."IwishyouhadnevermetthatyoungSergeantTroy,miss,"hesighed.

           Bathsheba’sstepsbecamefaintlyspasmodic."Why?"sheasked.

           "Heisnotgoodenoughfor’ee."

           "Didanyonetellyoutospeaktomelikethis?"

           "Nobodyatall."

           "ThenitappearstomethatSergeantTroydoesnotconcernushere,"shesaid,intractably."YetImustsaythatSergeantTroyisaneducatedman,andquiteworthyofanywoman.Heiswellborn."

           "Hisbeinghigherinlearningandbirththantherucko’soldiersisanythingbutaproofofhisworth.Itshow’shiscoursetobedown’ard."

           "Icannotseewhatthishastodowithourconversation.Mr.Troy’scourseisnotbyanymeansdownward;andhissuperiorityisaproofofhisworth!"

           "Ibelievehimtohavenoconscienceatall.AndIcannothelpbeggingyou,miss,tohavenothingtodowithhim.Listentomethisonceonlythisonce!Idon’tsayhe’ssuchabadmanasIhavefanciedIpraytoGodheisnot.Butsincewedon’texactlyknowwhatheis,whynotbehaveasifhemightbebad,simplyforyourownsafety?Don’ttrusthim,mistress;Iaskyounottotrusthimso."

           "Why,pray?"

           "Ilikesoldiers,butthisoneIdonotlike,"hesaid,sturdily."Hisclevernessinhiscallingmayhavetemptedhimastray,andwhatismirthtotheneighboursisruintothewoman.

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