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V. Departure of Bathsheba—A Pastoral Tragedy

           

           Itwasasecondtorememberanotherphaseofthematter.Thesheepwerenotinsured.Allthesavingsofafrugallifehadbeendispersedatablow;hishopesofbeinganindependentfarmerwerelaidlow—possiblyforever.Gabriel’senergies,patience,andindustryhadbeensoseverelytaxedduringtheyearsofhislifebetweeneighteenandeight-and-twenty,toreachhispresentstageofprogressthatnomoreseemedtobeleftinhim.Heleantdownuponarail,andcoveredhisfacewithhishands.

           Stupors,however,donotlastforever,andFarmerOakrecoveredfromhis.Itwasasremarkableasitwascharacteristicthattheonesentenceheutteredwasinthankfulness:—

           "ThankGodIamnotmarried:whatwouldshehavedoneinthepovertynowcominguponme!"

           Oakraisedhishead,andwonderingwhathecoulddo,listlesslysurveyedthescene.BytheoutermarginofthePitwasanovalpond,andoverithungtheattenuatedskeletonofachrome-yellowmoonwhichhadonlyafewdaystolast—themorningstardoggingheronthelefthand.Thepoolglitteredlikeadeadman’seye,andastheworldawokeabreezeblew,shakingandelongatingthereflectionofthemoonwithoutbreakingit,andturningtheimageofthestartoaphosphoricstreakuponthewater.AllthisOaksawandremembered

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