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XXXIX. Coming Home—A Cry

           

           "Please,sir,doyouknowatwhattimeCasterbridgeUnion-houseclosesatnight?"

           ThewomansaidthesewordstoTroyoverhisshoulder.

           Troystartedvisiblyatthesoundofthevoice;yetheseemedtorecoverpresenceofmindsufficienttopreventhimselffromgivingwaytohisimpulsetosuddenlyturnandfaceher.Hesaid,slowly

           "Idon’tknow."

           Thewoman,onhearinghimspeak,quicklylookedup,examinedthesideofhisface,andrecognizedthesoldierundertheyeoman’sgarb.Herfacewasdrawnintoanexpressionwhichhadgladnessandagonybothamongitselements.Sheutteredanhystericalcry,andfelldown.

           "Oh,poorthing!"exclaimedBathsheba,instantlypreparingtoalight.

           "Staywhereyouare,andattendtothehorse!"saidTroy,peremptorilythrowingherthereinsandthewhip."Walkthehorsetothetop:I’llseetothewoman."

           "ButI"

           "Doyouhear?ClkPoppet!"

           Thehorse,gig,andBathshebamovedon.

           "Howonearthdidyoucomehere?Ithoughtyouweremilesaway,ordead!Whydidn’tyouwritetome?"saidTroytothewoman,inastrangelygentle,yethurriedvoice,asheliftedherup.

           "Ifearedto."

           "Haveyouanymoney?"

           "None."

           "GoodHeavenIwishIhadmoretogiveyou!Here’swretchedthemeresttrifle.ItiseveryfarthingIhaveleft.Ihavenonebutwhatmywifegivesme,youknow,andIcan’taskhernow."

           Thewomanmadenoanswer.

           "Ihaveonlyanothermoment,"continuedTroy;"andnowlisten.Whereareyougoingto-night?CasterbridgeUnion?"

           "Yes;Ithoughttogothere."

           "Youshan’tgothere;yet,wait

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