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XXXIV. Home Again—A Trickster

           Boldwoodexemplifiedthistoanabnormaldegree:heknewnothingofFannyRobin’scircumstancesorwhereabouts,heknewnothingofTroy’spossibilities,yetthatwaswhathesaid.

           "IlikeFannybest,"saidTroy;"andif,asyousay,MissEverdeneisoutofmyreach,whyIhavealltogainbyacceptingyourmoney,andmarryingFan.Butshe’sonlyaservant."

           "Neverminddoyouagreetomyarrangement?"

           "Ido."

           "Ah!"saidBoldwood,inamoreelasticvoice."Oh,Troy,ifyoulikeherbest,whythendidyoustepinhereandinjuremyhappiness?"

           "IloveFannybestnow,"saidTroy."ButBathshMissEverdeneinflamedme,anddisplacedFannyforatime.Itisovernow."

           "Whyshoulditbeoversosoon?Andwhythendidyoucomehereagain?"

           "Thereareweightyreasons.Fiftypoundsatonce,yousaid!"

           "Idid,"saidBoldwood,"andheretheyarefiftysovereigns."HehandedTroyasmallpacket.

           "Youhaveeverythingreadyitseemsthatyoucalculatedonmyacceptingthem,"saidthesergeant,takingthepacket.

           "Ithoughtyoumightacceptthem,"saidBoldwood.

           "You’veonlymywordthattheprogrammeshallbeadheredto,whilstIatanyratehavefiftypounds."

           "Ihadthoughtofthat,andIhaveconsideredthatifIcan’tappealtoyourhonourIcantrusttoyourwell,shrewdnesswe’llcallitnottolosefivehundredpoundsinprospect,andalsomakeabitterenemyofamanwhoiswillingtobeanextremelyusefulfriend."

           "Stop,listen!"saidTroyinawhisper.

           Alightpit-patwasaudibleupontheroadjustabovethem.

           "ByGeorge’tisshe,"hecontinued."Imustgoonandmeether.

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