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L. The Sheep Fair—Troy Touches His Wife's Hand

           

           MeanwhileTroyhadaddedafewtouchestohisordinarymake-upforthecharacter,themoreeffectuallytodisguisehimself,andthoughhehadfeltfaintqualmsonfirstentering,themetamorphosiseffectedbyjudiciously"lining"hisfacewithawirerenderedhimsafefromtheeyesofBathshebaandhermen.Nevertheless,hewasrelievedwhenitwasgotthrough.

           Therewasasecondperformanceintheevening,andthetentwaslightedup.Troyhadtakenhispartveryquietlythistime,venturingtointroduceafewspeechesonoccasion;andwasjustconcludingitwhen,whilststandingattheedgeofthecirclecontiguoustothefirstrowofspectators,heobservedwithinayardofhimtheeyeofamandartedkeenlyintohissidefeatures.Troyhastilyshiftedhisposition,afterhavingrecognizedinthescrutineertheknavishbailiffPennyways,hiswife’sswornenemy,whostillhungabouttheoutskirtsofWeatherbury.

           AtfirstTroyresolvedtotakenonoticeandabidebycircumstances.Thathehadbeenrecognizedbythismanwashighlyprobable;yettherewasroomforadoubt.ThenthegreatobjectionhehadfelttoallowingnewsofhisproximitytoprecedehimtoWeatherburyintheeventofhisreturn,basedonafeelingthatknowledgeofhispresentoccupationwoulddiscredithimstillfurtherinhiswife’seyes,returnedinfullforce.Moreover,shouldheresolvenottoreturnatall,ataleofhisbeingaliveandbeingintheneighbourhoodwouldbeawkward;andhewasanxioustoacquireaknowledgeofhiswife’stemporalaffairsbeforedecidingwhichtodo.

           InthisdilemmaTroyatoncewentouttoreconnoitre.

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