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XXXIV. Home Again—A Trickster

           "

           "Shewho?"

           "Bathsheba."

           "Bathshebaoutaloneatthistimeo’night!"saidBoldwoodinamazement,andstartingup."Whymustyoumeether?"

           "Shewasexpectingmeto-nightandImustnowspeaktoher,andwishhergood-bye,accordingtoyourwish."

           "Idon’tseethenecessityofspeaking."

           "Itcandonoharmandshe’llbewanderingaboutlookingformeifIdon’t.YoushallhearallIsaytoher.Itwillhelpyouinyourlove-makingwhenIamgone."

           "Yourtoneismocking."

           "Ohno.Andrememberthis,ifshedoesnotknowwhathasbecomeofme,shewillthinkmoreaboutmethanifItellherflatlyIhavecometogiveherup."

           "Willyouconfineyourwordstothatonepoint?ShallIheareverywordyousay?"

           "Everyword.Nowsitstillthere,andholdmycarpetbagforme,andmarkwhatyouhear."

           Thelightfootstepcamecloser,haltingoccasionally,asifthewalkerlistenedforasound.Troywhistledadoublenoteinasoft,flutytone.

           "Cometothat,isit!"murmuredBoldwood,uneasily.

           "Youpromisedsilence,"saidTroy.

           "Ipromiseagain."

           Troysteppedforward.

           "Frank,dearest,isthatyou?"ThetoneswereBathsheba’s.

           "OGod!"saidBoldwood.

           "Yes,"saidTroytoher.

           "Howlateyouare,"shecontinued,tenderly."Didyoucomebythecarrier?Ilistenedandheardhiswheelsenteringthevillage,butitwassometimeago,andIhadalmostgivenyouup,Frank."

           "Iwassuretocome,"saidFrank."YouknewIshould,didyounot?"

           "Well,Ithoughtyouwould,"shesaid,playfully;"and,Frank,itissolucky!There’snotasoulinmyhousebutmeto-night.

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