V. Departure of Bathsheba—A Pastoral Tragedy

           

           ThenewswhichonedayreachedGabriel,thatBathshebaEverdenehadlefttheneighbourhood,hadaninfluenceuponhimwhichmighthavesurprisedanywhoneversuspectedthatthemoreemphatictherenunciationthelessabsoluteitscharacter.

           Itmayhavebeenobservedthatthereisnoregularpathforgettingoutofloveasthereisforgettingin.Somepeoplelookuponmarriageasashortcutthatway,butithasbeenknowntofail.Separation,whichwasthemeansthatchanceofferedtoGabrielOakbyBathsheba’sdisappearance,thougheffectualwithpeopleofcertainhumours,isapttoidealizetheremovedobjectwithothersnotablythosewhoseaffection,placidandregularasitmaybe,flowsdeepandlong.Oakbelongedtotheeven-temperedorderofhumanity,andfeltthesecretfusionofhimselfinBathshebatobeburningwithafinerflamenowthatshewasgonethatwasall.

           Hisincipientfriendshipwithheraunthadbeennippedbythefailureofhissuit,andallthatOaklearntofBathsheba’smovementswasdoneindirectly.ItappearedthatshehadgonetoaplacecalledWeatherbury,morethantwentymilesoff,butinwhatcapacitywhetherasavisitor,orpermanently,hecouldnotdiscover.

           Gabrielhadtwodogs.

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