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

           HecouldhearBathsheba’svoiceimmediatelyinsidethecanvas;shewasconversingwithaman.Awarmthoverspreadhisface:surelyshewasnotsounprincipledastoflirtinafair!Hewonderedif,then,shereckoneduponhisdeathasanabsolutecertainty.Togetattherootofthematter,Troytookapenknifefromhispocketandsoftlymadetwolittlecutscrosswiseinthecloth,which,byfoldingbackthecornersleftaholethesizeofawafer.Closetothisheplacedhisface,withdrawingitagaininamovementofsurprise;forhiseyehadbeenwithintwelveinchesofthetopofBathsheba’shead.Itwastooneartobeconvenient.Hemadeanotherholealittletoonesideandlowerdown,inashadedplacebesideherchair,fromwhichitwaseasyandsafetosurveyherbylookinghorizontally.

           Troytookinthescenecompletelynow.Shewasleaningback,sippingacupofteathatsheheldinherhand,andtheownerofthemalevoicewasBoldwood,whohadapparentlyjustbroughtthecuptoher,Bathsheba,beinginanegligentmood,leantsoidlyagainstthecanvasthatitwaspressedtotheshapeofhershoulder,andshewas,infact,asgoodasinTroy’sarms;andhewasobligedtokeephisbreastcarefullybackwardthatshemightnotfeelitswarmththroughtheclothashegazedin.

           Troyfoundunexpectedchordsoffeelingtobestirredagainwithinhimastheyhadbeenstirredearlierintheday.Shewashandsomeasever,andshewashis.Itwassomeminutesbeforehecouldcounteracthissuddenwishtogoin,andclaimher.

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