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X. Mistress and Men

           Well,nowthen"shelookedintothebook"JosephPoorgrass,areyouthere?"

           "Yes,sirma’amImane,"saidthepersonaddressed."IbethepersonalnameofPoorgrass."

           "Andwhatareyou?"

           "Nothinginmyowneye.Intheeyeofotherpeoplewell,Idon’tsayit;thoughpublicthoughtwillout."

           "Whatdoyoudoonthefarm?"

           "Idodocartingthingsalltheyear,andinseedtimeIshootstherooksandsparrows,andhelpsatpig-killing,sir."

           "Howmuchtoyou?"

           "Pleasenineandninepenceandagoodhalfpennywhere’twasabadone,sirma’amImane."

           "Quitecorrect.Nowherearetenshillingsinadditionasasmallpresent,asIamanewcomer."

           Bathshebablushedslightlyatthesenseofbeinggenerousinpublic,andHeneryFray,whohaddrawnuptowardsherchair,liftedhiseyebrowsandfingerstoexpressamazementonasmallscale.

           "HowmuchdoIoweyouthatmaninthecornerwhat’syourname?"continuedBathsheba.

           "MatthewMoon,ma’am,"saidasingularframeworkofclotheswithnothingofanyconsequenceinsidethem,whichadvancedwiththetoesinnodefinitedirectionforwards,butturnedinoroutastheychancedtoswing.

           "MatthewMark,didyousay?speakoutIshallnothurtyou,"inquiredtheyoungfarmer,kindly.

           "MatthewMoon,mem,"saidHeneryFray,correctingly,frombehindherchair,towhichpointhehadedgedhimself.

           "MatthewMoon,"murmuredBathsheba,turningherbrighteyestothebook."Tenandtwopencehalfpennyisthesumputdowntoyou,Isee?"

           "Yes,mis’ess,"saidMatthew,astherustleofwindamongdeadleaves.

           "Hereitis,andtenshillings.

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