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LIII. Concurritur—Horae Momento

           "Promiseyourselftome;Ideserveit,indeedIdo,forIhavelovedyoumorethananybodyintheworld!AndifIsaidhastywordsandshoweduncalled-forheatofmannertowardsyou,believeme,dear,Ididnotmeantodistressyou;Iwasinagony,Bathsheba,andIdidnotknowwhatIsaid.Youwouldn’tletadogsufferwhatIhavesuffered,couldyoubutknowit!SometimesIshrinkfromyourknowingwhatIhavefeltforyou,andsometimesIamdistressedthatallofityouneverwillknow.Begracious,andgiveupalittletome,whenIwouldgiveupmylifeforyou!"

           Thetrimmingsofherdress,astheyquiveredagainstthelight,showedhowagitatedshewas,andatlastsheburstoutcrying."Andyou’llnotpressmeaboutanythingmoreifIsayinfiveorsixyears?"shesobbed,whenshehadpowertoframethewords.

           "Yes,thenI’llleaveittotime."

           Shewaitedamoment."Verywell.I’llmarryyouinsixyearsfromthisday,ifwebothlive,"shesaidsolemnly.

           "Andyou’lltakethisasatokenfromme."

           Boldwoodhadcomeclosetoherside,andnowheclaspedoneofherhandsinbothhisown,andliftedittohisbreast.

           "Whatisit?OhIcannotweararing!"sheexclaimed,onseeingwhatheheld;"besides,Iwouldn’thaveasoulknowthatit’sanengagement!Perhapsitisimproper?Besides,wearenotengagedintheusualsense,arewe?Don’tinsist,Mr.Boldwooddon’t!"Inhertroubleatnotbeingabletogetherhandawayfromhimatonce,shestampedpassionatelyonthefloorwithonefoot,andtearscrowdedtohereyesagain.

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