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IV. Gabriel's Resolve—The Visit—The Mistake

           Why,ifI’dwantedyouIshouldn’thaverunafteryoulikethis;’twouldhavebeentheforwardestthing!Buttherewasnoharminhurryingtocorrectapieceoffalsenewsthathadbeentoldyou."

           "Oh,nonoharmatall."Butthereissuchathingasbeingtoogenerousinexpressingajudgmentimpulsively,andOakaddedwithamoreappreciativesenseofallthecircumstances"Well,Iamnotquitecertainitwasnoharm."

           "Indeed,Ihadn’ttimetothinkbeforestartingwhetherIwantedtomarryornot,foryou’dhavebeengoneoverthehill."

           "Come,"saidGabriel,fresheningagain;"thinkaminuteortwo.I’llwaitawhile,MissEverdene.Willyoumarryme?Do,Bathsheba.Iloveyoufarmorethancommon!"

           "I’lltrytothink,"sheobserved,rathermoretimorously;"ifIcanthinkoutofdoors;mymindspreadsawayso."

           "Butyoucangiveaguess."

           "Thengivemetime."Bathshebalookedthoughtfullyintothedistance,awayfromthedirectioninwhichGabrielstood.

           "Icanmakeyouhappy,"saidhetothebackofherhead,acrossthebush."Youshallhaveapianoinayearortwofarmers’wivesaregettingtohavepianosnowandI’llpractiseupthefluterightwelltoplaywithyouintheevenings."

           "Yes;Ishouldlikethat."

           "Andhaveoneofthoselittleten-poundgigsformarketandniceflowers,andbirdscocksandhensImean,becausetheybeuseful,"continuedGabriel,feelingbalancedbetweenpoetryandpracticality.

           "Ishouldlikeitverymuch."

           "Andaframeforcucumberslikeagentlemanandlady."

           "Yes.

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