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XXIX. Particulars of a Twilight Walk

           "Thisisthesecondtimeyouhavepretendedtodismissme;andwhat’stheuseo’it?"

           "Pretended!Youshallgo,siryourlecturingIwillnothear!Iammistresshere."

           "Go,indeedwhatfollywillyousaynext?TreatingmelikeDick,TomandHarrywhenyouknowthatashorttimeagomypositionwasasgoodasyours!Uponmylife,Bathsheba,itistoobarefaced.Youknow,too,thatIcan’tgowithoutputtingthingsinsuchastraitasyouwouldn’tgetoutofIcan’ttellwhen.Unless,indeed,you’llpromisetohaveanunderstandingmanasbailiff,ormanager,orsomething.I’llgoatonceifyou’llpromisethat."

           "Ishallhavenobailiff;Ishallcontinuetobemyownmanager,"shesaiddecisively.

           "Verywell,then;youshouldbethankfultomeforbiding.Howwouldthefarmgoonwithnobodytominditbutawoman?Butmindthis,Idon’twish’eetofeelyouowemeanything.NotI.WhatIdo,Ido.SometimesIsayIshouldbeasgladasabirdtoleavetheplacefordon’tsupposeI’mcontenttobeanobody.Iwasmadeforbetterthings.However,Idon’tliketoseeyourconcernsgoingtoruin,astheymustifyoukeepinthismind…Ihatetakingmyownmeasuresoplain,but,uponmylife,yourprovokingwaysmakeamansaywhathewouldn’tdreamofatothertimes!Iowntobeingratherinterfering.

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