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XVII. In the Market-Place

           

           Boldwoodthoughtherbeautiful,butwonderedwhetherhewasrightinhisthought,foritseemedimpossiblethatthisromanceintheflesh,ifsosweetasheimagined,couldhavebeengoingonlongwithoutcreatingacommotionofdelightamongmen,andprovokingmoreinquirythanBathshebahaddone,eventhoughthatwasnotalittle.Tothebestofhisjudgementneithernaturenorartcouldimprovethisperfectoneofanimperfectmany.Hisheartbegantomovewithinhim.Boldwood,itmustberemembered,thoughfortyyearsofage,hadneverbeforeinspectedawomanwiththeverycentreandforceofhisglance;theyhadstruckuponallhissensesatwideangles.

           Wasshereallybeautiful?Hecouldnotassurehimselfthathisopinionwastrueevennow.Hefurtivelysaidtoaneighbour,"IsMissEverdeneconsideredhandsome?"

           "Ohyes;shewasagooddealnoticedthefirsttimeshecame,ifyouremember.Averyhandsomegirlindeed."

           Amanisnevermorecredulousthaninreceivingfavourableopinionsonthebeautyofawomanheishalf,orquite,inlovewith;amerechild’swordonthepointhastheweightofanR.A.’s.Boldwoodwassatisfiednow.

           Andthischarmingwomanhadineffectsaidtohim,"Marryme."Whyshouldshehavedonethatstrangething?Boldwood’sblindnesstothedifferencebetweenapprovingofwhatcircumstancessuggest,andoriginatingwhattheydonotsuggest,waswellmatchedbyBathsheba’sinsensibilitytothepossiblygreatissuesoflittlebeginnings.

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