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XLIII. Fanny's Revenge

           

           "Idon’tbelieveit!"shesaid,excitedly."Andthere’sonlyonenamewrittenonthecoffin-cover."

           "NorI,ma’am.Andagoodmanyothersdon’t;forweshouldsurelyhavebeentoldmoreaboutitifithadbeentruedon’tyouthinkso,ma’am?"

           "Wemightorwemightnot."

           Bathshebaturnedandlookedintothefire,thatLiddymightnotseeherface.Findingthathermistresswasgoingtosaynomore,Liddyglidedout,closedthedoorsoftly,andwenttobed.

           Bathsheba’sface,asshecontinuedlookingintothefirethatevening,mighthaveexcitedsolicitousnessonheraccountevenamongthosewholovedherleast.ThesadnessofFannyRobin’sfatedidnotmakeBathsheba’sglorious,althoughshewastheEsthertothispoorVashti,andtheirfatesmightbesupposedtostandinsomerespectsascontraststoeachother.WhenLiddycameintotheroomasecondtimethebeautifuleyeswhichmethershadwornalistless,wearylook.Whenshewentoutaftertellingthestorytheyhadexpressedwretchednessinfullactivity.Hersimplecountrynature,fedonold-fashionedprinciples,wastroubledbythatwhichwouldhavetroubledawomanoftheworldverylittle,bothFannyandherchild,ifshehadone,beingdead.

           BathshebahadgroundsforconjecturingaconnectionbetweenherownhistoryandthedimlysuspectedtragedyofFanny’sendwhichOakandBoldwoodneverforamomentcreditedherwithpossessing.ThemeetingwiththelonelywomanonthepreviousSaturdaynighthadbeenunwitnessedandunspokenof.

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