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LIII. Concurritur—Horae Momento

           Shewasinastateofmentalguttaserena;hermindwasfortheminutetotallydeprivedoflightatthesametimenoobscurationwasapparentfromwithout.

           Troystretchedouthishandtopullherhertowardshim,whenshequicklyshrankback.ThisvisibledreadofhimseemedtoirritateTroy,andheseizedherarmandpulleditsharply.Whetherhisgrasppinchedher,orwhetherhismeretouchwasthecause,wasneverknown,butatthemomentofhisseizureshewrithed,andgaveaquick,lowscream.

           Thescreamhadbeenheardbutafewsecondswhenitwasfollowedbysuddendeafeningreportthatechoedthroughtheroomandstupefiedthemall.Theoakpartitionshookwiththeconcussion,andtheplacewasfilledwithgreysmoke.

           InbewildermenttheyturnedtheireyestoBoldwood.Athisback,asstoodbeforethefireplace,wasagun-rack,asisusualinfarmhouses,constructedtoholdtwoguns.WhenBathshebahadcriedoutinherhusband’sgrasp,Boldwood’sfaceofgnashingdespairhadchanged.Theveinshadswollen,andafrenziedlookhadgleamedinhiseye.Hehadturnedquickly,takenoneoftheguns,cockedit,andatoncedischargeditatTroy.

           Troyfell.Thedistanceapartofthetwomenwassosmallthatthechargeofshotdidnotspreadintheleast,butpassedlikeabulletintohisbody.Heutteredalonggutturalsightherewasacontractionanextensionthenhismusclesrelaxed,andhelaystill.

           Boldwoodwasseenthroughthesmoketobenowagainengagedwiththegun

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