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XXXIV. Home Again—A Trickster

           "

           "Butwhy?Comewithmeto-night,andgowithmeto-morrowtothesurrogate’s."

           "Butshemustbeconsulted;atanyrateinformed."

           "Verywell;goon."

           TheywentupthehilltoBathsheba’shouse.Whentheystoodattheentrance,Troysaid,"Waithereamoment."Openingthedoor,heglidedinside,leavingthedoorajar.

           Boldwoodwaited.Intwominutesalightappearedinthepassage.Boldwoodthensawthatthechainhadbeenfastenedacrossthedoor.Troyappearedinside,carryingabedroomcandlestick.

           "What,didyouthinkIshouldbreakin?"saidBoldwood,contemptuously.

           "Oh,no,itismerelymyhumourtosecurethings.Willyoureadthisamoment?I’llholdthelight."

           Troyhandedafoldednewspaperthroughtheslitbetweendooranddoorpost,andputthecandleclose."That’stheparagraph,"hesaid,placinghisfingeronaline.

           Boldwoodlookedandread

           Marriages.

           Onthe17thinst.,atSt.Ambrose’sChurch,Bath,bytheRev.G.Mincing,B.A.,FrancisTroy,onlysonofthelateEdwardTroy,Esq.,M.D.,ofWeatherbury,andsergeantwithDragoonGuards,toBathsheba,onlysurvivingdaughterofthelateMr.JohnEverdene,ofCasterbridge.

           "ThismaybecalledFortmeetingFeeble,hey,Boldwood?"saidTroy.Alowgurgleofderisivelaughterfollowedthewords.

           ThepaperfellfromBoldwood’shands.Troycontinued

           "FiftypoundstomarryFanny.Good.Twenty-onepoundsnottomarryFanny,butBathsheba.Good.Finale:alreadyBathsheba’shusband.Now,Boldwood,yoursistheridiculousfatewhichalwaysattendsinterferencebetweenamanandhiswife.Andanotherword

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