XVII. In the Market-Place

           

           OnSaturdayBoldwoodwasinCasterbridgemarkethouseasusual,whenthedisturberofhisdreamsenteredandbecamevisibletohim.Adamhadawakenedfromhisdeepsleep,andbehold!therewasEve.Thefarmertookcourage,andforthefirsttimereallylookedather.

           Materialcausesandemotionaleffectsarenottobearrangedinregularequation.Theresultfromcapitalemployedintheproductionofanymovementofamentalnatureissometimesastremendousasthecauseitselfisabsurdlyminute.Whenwomenareinafreakishmood,theirusualintuition,eitherfromcarelessnessorinherentdefect,seeminglyfailstoteachthemthis,andhenceitwasthatBathshebawasfatedtobeastonishedto-day.

           Boldwoodlookedathernotslily,critically,orunderstandingly,butblanklyatgaze,inthewayareaperlooksupatapassingtrainassomethingforeigntohiselement,andbutdimlyunderstood.ToBoldwoodwomenhadbeenremotephenomenaratherthannecessarycomplementscometsofsuchuncertainaspect,movement,andpermanence,thatwhethertheirorbitswereasgeometrical,unchangeable,andassubjecttolawsashisown,orasabsolutelyerraticastheysuperficiallyappeared,hehadnotdeemedithisdutytoconsider.

           Hesawherblackhair,hercorrectfacialcurvesandprofile,andtheroundnessofherchinandthroat.Hesawthenthesideofhereyelids,eyes,andlashes,andtheshapeofherear.Nexthenoticedherfigure,herskirt,andtheverysolesofhershoes.

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