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XXXIV. Home Again—A Trickster

           Loveherbest!Lovehertenderly!HowshallIgetyoutoseehowadvantageousitwillbetoyoutosecureheratonce?"

           "Idon’twishtosecureherinanynewway."

           Boldwood’sarmmovedspasmodicallytowardsTroy’spersonagain.Herepressedtheinstinct,andhisformdroopedaswithpain.

           Troywenton

           "Ishallsoonpurchasemydischarge,andthen"

           "ButIwishyoutohastenonthismarriage!Itwillbebetterforyouboth.Youloveeachother,andyoumustletmehelpyoutodoit."

           "How?"

           "Why,bysettlingthefivehundredonBathshebainsteadofFanny,toenableyoutomarryatonce.No;shewouldn’thaveitofme.I’llpayitdowntoyouonthewedding-day."

           TroypausedinsecretamazementatBoldwood’swildinfatuation.Hecarelesslysaid,"AndamItohaveanythingnow?"

           "Yes,ifyouwishto.ButIhavenotmuchadditionalmoneywithme.Ididnotexpectthis;butallIhaveisyours."

           Boldwood,morelikeasomnambulistthanawakefulman,pulledoutthelargecanvasbaghecarriedbywayofapurse,andsearchedit.

           "Ihavetwenty-onepoundsmorewithme,"hesaid."Twonotesandasovereign.ButbeforeIleaveyouImusthaveapapersigned"

           "Paymethemoney,andwe’llgostraighttoherparlour,andmakeanyarrangementyoupleasetosecuremycompliancewithyourwishes.Butshemustknownothingofthiscashbusiness."

           "Nothing,nothing,"saidBoldwood,hastily."Hereisthesum,andifyou’llcometomyhousewe’llwriteouttheagreementfortheremainder,andthetermsalso."

           "Firstwe’llcalluponher.

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