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XXXVI. Wealth in Jeopardy—The Revel

           Troysaysitwillnotrain,"returnedthemessenger,"andhecannotstoptotalktoyouaboutsuchfidgets."

           InjuxtapositionwithTroy,Oakhadamelancholytendencytolooklikeacandlebesidegas,andillatease,hewentoutagain,thinkinghewouldgohome;for,underthecircumstances,hehadnoheartforthesceneinthebarn.Atthedoorhepausedforamoment:Troywasspeaking.

           "Friends,itisnotonlytheharvesthomethatwearecelebratingto-night;butthisisalsoaWeddingFeast.AshorttimeagoIhadthehappinesstoleadtothealtarthislady,yourmistress,andnotuntilnowhavewebeenabletogiveanypublicflourishtotheeventinWeatherbury.Thatitmaybethoroughlywelldone,andthateverymanmaygohappytobed,Ihaveorderedtobebroughtheresomebottlesofbrandyandkettlesofhotwater.Atreble-stronggobletwillbehandedroundtoeachguest."

           Bathshebaputherhanduponhisarm,and,withupturnedpaleface,saidimploringly,"Nodon’tgiveittothempraydon’t,Frank!Itwillonlydothemharm:theyhavehadenoughofeverything."

           "Truewedon’twishfornomore,thankye,"saidoneortwo.

           "Pooh!"saidthesergeantcontemptuously,andraisedhisvoiceasiflightedupbyanewidea."Friends,"hesaid,"we’llsendthewomen-folkhome!’Tistimetheywereinbed.Thenwecockbirdswillhaveajollycarousetoourselves!Ifanyofthemenshowthewhitefeather,letthemlookelsewhereforawinter’swork."

           Bathshebaindignantlyleftthebarn,followedbyallthewomenandchildren.

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