LI. Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider

           

           ThearrangementforgettingbackagaintoWeatherburyhadbeenthatOakshouldtaketheplaceofPoorgrassinBathsheba’sconveyanceanddriveherhome,itbeingdiscoveredlateintheafternoonthatJosephwassufferingfromhisoldcomplaint,amultiplyingeye,andwas,therefore,hardlytrustworthyascoachmanandprotectortoawoman.ButOakhadfoundhimselfsooccupied,andwasfullofsomanycaresrelativetothoseportionsofBoldwood’sflocksthatwerenotdisposedof,thatBathsheba,withouttellingOakoranybody,resolvedtodrivehomeherself,asshehadmanytimesdonefromCasterbridgeMarket,andtrusttohergoodangelforperformingthejourneyunmolested.ButhavingfalleninwithFarmerBoldwoodaccidentally(onherpartatleast)attherefreshment-tent,shefounditimpossibletorefusehisoffertorideonhorsebackbesideherasescort.Ithadgrowntwilightbeforeshewasaware,butBoldwoodassuredherthattherewasnocauseforuneasiness,asthemoonwouldbeupinhalf-an-hour.

           Immediatelyaftertheincidentinthetent,shehadrisentogonowabsolutelyalarmedandreallygratefulforheroldlover’sprotectionthoughregrettingGabriel’sabsence,whosecompanyshewouldhavemuchpreferred,asbeingmoreproperaswellasmorepleasant,sincehewasherownmanaging-manandservant.

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