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XXXVII. The Storm—The Two Together

           Andperhapsit’snoharm,foryouarecertainlyundernodelusionthatIeverlovedyou,orthatIcanhaveanyobjectinspeaking,morethanthatobjectIhavementioned.Well,Iwasaloneinastrangecity,andthehorsewaslame.AndatlastIdidn’tknowwhattodo.Isaw,whenitwastoolate,thatscandalmightseizeholdofmeformeetinghimaloneinthatway.ButIwascomingaway,whenhesuddenlysaidhehadthatdayseenawomanmorebeautifulthanI,andthathisconstancycouldnotbecountedonunlessIatoncebecamehis…AndIwasgrievedandtroubled"Sheclearedhervoice,andwaitedamoment,asiftogatherbreath."Andthen,betweenjealousyanddistraction,Imarriedhim!"shewhisperedwithdesperateimpetuosity.

           Gabrielmadenoreply.

           "Hewasnottoblame,foritwasperfectlytrueaboutabouthisseeingsomebodyelse,"shequicklyadded."AndnowIdon’twishforasingleremarkfromyouuponthesubjectindeed,Iforbidit.Ionlywantedyoutoknowthatmisunderstoodbitofmyhistorybeforeatimecomeswhenyoucouldneverknowit.Youwantsomemoresheaves?"

           Shewentdowntheladder,andtheworkproceeded.Gabrielsoonperceivedalanguorinthemovementsofhismistressupanddown,andhesaidtoher,gentlyasamother

           "Ithinkyouhadbettergoindoorsnow,youaretired.Icanfinishtherestalone.Ifthewinddoesnotchangetherainislikelytokeepoff."

           "IfIamuselessIwillgo,"saidBathsheba,inaflaggingcadence."ButO,ifyourlifeshouldbelost!"

           "Youarenotuseless;butIwouldrathernottireyoulonger.Youhavedonewell

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