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XXII. The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers

           

           "Ireckonthat’sthesizeo’t,"saidCoggan,workingalongwithoutlookingup.

           "Well,betterwedoverthemixenthanoverthemoor,"saidLabanTall,turninghissheep.

           HeneryFrayspoke,exhibitingmiserableeyesatthesametime:"Idon’tseewhyamaidshouldtakeahusbandwhenshe’sboldenoughtofightherownbattles,anddon’twantahome;for’tiskeepinganotherwomanout.Butletitbe,for’tisapityheandsheshouldtroubletwohouses."

           Asusualwithdecidedcharacters,BathshebainvariablyprovokedthecriticismofindividualslikeHeneryFray.Heremblazonedfaultwastobetoopronouncedinherobjections,andnotsufficientlyovertinherlikings.Welearnthatitisnottherayswhichbodiesabsorb,butthosewhichtheyreject,thatgivethemthecolourstheyareknownby;andinthesamewaypeoplearespecializedbytheirdislikesandantagonisms,whilsttheirgoodwillislookeduponasnoattributeatall.

           Henerycontinuedinamorecomplaisantmood:"Ioncehintedmymindtoheronafewthings,asnearlyasabatteredframedaredtodosotosuchafrowardpiece.Youallknow,neighbours,whatamanIbe,andhowIcomedownwithmypowerfulwordswhenmyprideisboilingwi’scarn?"

           "Wedo,wedo,Henery."

           "SoIsaid,’MistressEverdene,there’splacesempty,andthere’sgiftedmenwilling;butthespite’no,notthespiteIdidn’tsayspite’butthevillainyofthecontrarikind,’Isaid(meaningwomankind),’keeps’emout.’Thatwasn’ttoostrongforher,say?"

           "Passablywellput.

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