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LIII. Concurritur—Horae Momento

           "Apromisetomarrymeattheendoffiveyearsandthree-quarters.Youoweittome!"

           "IfeelthatIdo,"saidBathsheba;"thatis,ifyoudemandit.ButIamachangedwomananunhappywomanandnotnot"

           "Youarestillaverybeautifulwoman,"saidBoldwood.Honestyandpureconvictionsuggestedtheremark,unaccompaniedbyanyperceptionthatitmighthavebeenadoptedbybluntflatterytosootheandwinher.

           However,ithadnotmucheffectnow,forshesaid,inapassionlessmurmurwhichwasinitselfaproofofherwords:"Ihavenofeelinginthematteratall.AndIdon’tatallknowwhatisrighttodoinmydifficultposition,andIhavenobodytoadviseme.ButIgivemypromise,ifImust.Igiveitastherenderingofadebt,conditionally,ofcourse,onmybeingawidow."

           "You’llmarrymebetweenfiveandsixyearshence?"

           "Don’tpressmetoohard.I’llmarrynobodyelse."

           "Butsurelyyouwillnamethetime,orthere’snothinginthepromiseatall?"

           "Oh,Idon’tknow,prayletmego!"shesaid,herbosombeginningtorise."Iamafraidwhattodo!Iwanttobejusttoyou,andtobethatseemstobewrongingmyself,andperhapsitisbreakingthecommandments.Thereisconsiderabledoubtofhisdeath,andthenitisdreadful;letmeaskasolicitor,Mr.Boldwood,ifIoughtorno!"

           "Saythewords,dearone,andthesubjectshallbedismissed;ablissfullovingintimacyofsixyears,andthenmarriageOBathsheba,saythem!"hebeggedinahuskyvoice,unabletosustaintheformsofmerefriendshipanylonger.

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