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XLI. Suspicion—Fanny Is Sent For

           Ofcourse,shesometimesthoughtofhiminthelightofanoldlover,andhadmomentaryimaginingsofwhatlifewithhimasahusbandwouldhavebeenlike;alsooflifewithBoldwoodunderthesameconditions.ButBathsheba,thoughshecouldfeel,wasnotmuchgiventofutiledreaming,andhermusingsunderthisheadwereshortandentirelyconfinedtothetimeswhenTroy’sneglectwasmorethanordinarilyevident.

           ShesawcominguptheroadamanlikeMr.Boldwood.ItwasMr.Boldwood.Bathshebablushedpainfully,andwatched.Thefarmerstoppedwhenstillalongwayoff,andhelduphishandtoGabrielOak,whowasinafootpathacrossthefield.Thetwomenthenapproachedeachotherandseemedtoengageinearnestconversation.

           Thustheycontinuedforalongtime.JosephPoorgrassnowpassednearthem,wheelingabarrowofapplesupthehilltoBathsheba’sresidence.BoldwoodandGabrielcalledtohim,spoketohimforafewminutes,andthenallthreeparted,Josephimmediatelycomingupthehillwithhisbarrow.

           Bathsheba,whohadseenthispantomimewithsomesurprise,experiencedgreatreliefwhenBoldwoodturnedbackagain."Well,what’sthemessage,Joseph?"shesaid.

           Hesetdownhisbarrow,and,puttinguponhimselftherefinedaspectthataconversationwithaladyrequired,spoketoBathshebaoverthegate.

           "You’llneverseeFannyRobinnomoreusenorprincipalma’am."

           "Why?"

           "Becauseshe’sdeadintheUnion."

           "Fannydeadnever!"

           "Yes,ma’am."

           "Whatdidshediefrom?"

           "Idon’tknowforcertain;butIshouldbeinclinedtothinkitwasfromgeneralneshnessofconstitution.

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