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LI. Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider

           Hadn’tIthefirstplacebesideyou?Haven’tyoubeenalmostmineoncealready?Surelyyoucansaytomeasmuchasthis,youwillhavemebackagainshouldcircumstancespermit?Now,prayspeak!OBathsheba,promiseitisonlyalittlepromisethatifyoumarryagain,youwillmarryme!"

           Histonewassoexcitedthatshealmostfearedhimatthismoment,evenwhilstshesympathized.Itwasasimplephysicalfeartheweakofthestrong;therewasnoemotionalaversionorinnerrepugnance.Shesaid,withsomedistressinhervoice,forsherememberedvividlyhisoutburstontheYalburyRoad,andshrankfromarepetitionofhisanger:

           "Iwillnevermarryanothermanwhilstyouwishmetobeyourwife,whatevercomesbuttosaymoreyouhavetakenmesobysurprise"

           "Butletitstandinthesesimplewordsthatinsixyears’timeyouwillbemywife?Unexpectedaccidentswe’llnotmention,becausethose,ofcourse,mustbegivenwayto.Now,thistimeIknowyouwillkeepyourword."

           "That’swhyIhesitatetogiveit."

           "Butdogiveit!Rememberthepast,andbekind."

           Shebreathed;andthensaidmournfully:"OhwhatshallIdo?Idon’tloveyou,andImuchfearthatInevershallloveyouasmuchasawomanoughttoloveahusband.Ifyou,sir,knowthat,andIcanyetgiveyouhappinessbyamerepromisetomarryattheendofsixyears,ifmyhusbandshouldnotcomeback,itisagreathonourtome.

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