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XXXIX. Coming Home—A Cry

           Thefactis,theseautumnracesaretheruinofeverybody.NeverdidIseesuchadayas’twas!’Tisawildopenplace,justoutofBudmouth,andadrabsearolledintowardsuslikeliquidmisery.WindandraingoodLord!Dark?Why,’twasasblackasmyhatbeforethelastracewasrun.’Twasfiveo’clock,andyoucouldn’tseethehorsestilltheywerealmostin,leavealonecolours.Thegroundwasasheavyaslead,andalljudgmentfromafellow’sexperiencewentfornothing.Horses,riders,people,wereallblownaboutlikeshipsatsea.Threeboothswereblownover,andthewretchedfolkinsidecrawledoutupontheirhandsandknees;andinthenextfieldwereasmanyasadozenhatsatonetime.Ay,Pimpernelregularlystuckfast,whenaboutsixtyyardsoff,andwhenIsawPolicysteppingon,itdidknockmyheartagainsttheliningofmyribs,Iassureyou,mylove!"

           "Andyoumean,Frank,"saidBathsheba,sadlyhervoicewaspainfullyloweredfromthefulnessandvivacityoftheprevioussummer"thatyouhavelostmorethanahundredpoundsinamonthbythisdreadfulhorse-racing?O,Frank,itiscruel;itisfoolishofyoutotakeawaymymoneyso.Weshallhavetoleavethefarm;thatwillbetheendofit!"

           "Humbugaboutcruel.Now,there’tisagainturnonthewaterworks;that’sjustlikeyou."

           "Butyou’llpromisemenottogotoBudmouthsecondmeeting,won’tyou?"sheimplored.Bathshebawasatthefulldepthfortears,butshemaintainedadryeye.

           "Idon’tseewhyIshould;infact,ifitturnsouttobeafineday,Iwasthinkingoftakingyou.

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