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LIII. Concurritur—Horae Momento

           "Darkasahedge,to-night,isn’tit?Iallbutmissedtheplankovertheriverath’artthereinthebottomneverdidsuchathingbeforeinmylife.BeyeanyofBoldwood’sworkfolk?"Hepeeredintotheirfaces.

           "Yesallo’us.Wemethereafewminutesago."

           "Oh,Ihearnowthat’sSamSamway:thoughtIknowedthevoice,too.Goingin?"

           "Presently.ButIsay,William,"Samwaywhispered,"haveyeheardthisstrangetale?"

           "WhatthataboutSergeantTroybeingseen,d’yemean,souls?"saidSmallbury,alsoloweringhisvoice.

           "Ay:inCasterbridge."

           "Yes,Ihave.LabanTallnamedahintofittomebutnowbutIdon’tthinkit.Hark,hereLabancomeshimself,’ab’lieve."Afootstepdrewnear.

           "Laban?"

           "Yes,’tisI,"saidTall.

           "Haveyeheardanymoreaboutthat?"

           "No,"saidTall,joiningthegroup."AndI’minclinedtothinkwe’dbetterkeepquiet.Ifsobe’tisnottrue,’twillflurryher,anddohermuchharmtorepeatit;andifsobe’tistrue,’twilldonogoodtoforestallhertimeo’trouble.Godsendthatitmidbealie,forthoughHeneryFrayandsomeof’emdospeakagainsther,she’sneverbeenanythingbutfairtome.She’shotandhasty,butshe’sabravegirlwho’llnevertellaliehowevermuchthetruthmayharmher,andI’venocausetowishherevil."

           "Sheneverdotellwomen’slittlelies,that’strue;and’tisathingthatcanbesaidofveryfew.Ay,alltheharmshethinksshesaystoyerface:there’snothingunderhandwi’her.

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