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L. The Sheep Fair—Troy Touches His Wife's Hand

           Themomenthadcomeforsavinghisgame,andTroyimpulsivelyfeltthathewouldplaythecard.Foryetanothertimehelookedatthefairhand,andsawthepinkfinger-tips,andtheblueveinsofthewrist,encircledbyabraceletofcoralchippingswhichshewore:howfamiliaritallwastohim!Then,withthelightningactioninwhichhewassuchanadept,henoiselesslyslippedhishandunderthebottomofthetent-cloth,whichwasfarfrombeingpinnedtightlydown,lifteditalittleway,keepinghiseyetothehole,snatchedthenotefromherfingers,droppedthecanvas,andranawayinthegloomtowardsthebankandditch,smilingatthescreamofastonishmentwhichburstfromher.Troythensliddownontheoutsideoftherampart,hastenedroundinthebottomoftheentrenchmenttoadistanceofahundredyards,ascendedagain,andcrossedboldlyinaslowwalktowardsthefrontentranceofthetent.HisobjectwasnowtogettoPennyways,andpreventarepetitionoftheannouncementuntilsuchtimeasheshouldchoose.

           Troyreachedthetentdoor,andstandingamongthegroupstheregathered,lookedanxiouslyforPennyways,evidentlynotwishingtomakehimselfprominentbyinquiringforhim.Oneortwomenwerespeakingofadaringattemptthathadjustbeenmadetorobayoungladybyliftingthecanvasofthetentbesideher.Itwassupposedthattheroguehadimaginedaslipofpaperwhichsheheldinherhandtobeabanknote,forhehadseizedit,andmadeoffwithit,leavingherpursebehind.Hischagrinanddisappointmentatdiscoveringitsworthlessnesswouldbeagoodjoke,itwassaid

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