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LV. The March Following—"Bathsheba Boldwood"

           Therewereseveralsetsofladies’dressesinthepiece,ofsundryexpensivematerials;silksandsatins,poplinsandvelvets,allofcolourswhichfromBathsheba’sstyleofdressmighthavebeenjudgedtobeherfavourites.Thereweretwomuffs,sableandermine.Abovealltherewasacaseofjewellery,containingfourheavygoldbraceletsandseverallocketsandrings,alloffinequalityandmanufacture.ThesethingshadbeenboughtinBathandothertownsfromtimetotime,andbroughthomebystealth.Theywereallcarefullypackedinpaper,andeachpackagewaslabelled"BathshebaBoldwood,"adatebeingsubjoinedsixyearsinadvanceineveryinstance.

           ThesesomewhatpatheticevidencesofamindcrazedwithcareandlovewerethesubjectofdiscourseinWarren’smalt-housewhenOakenteredfromCasterbridgewithtidingsofsentence.Hecameintheafternoon,andhisface,asthekilnglowshoneuponit,toldthetalesufficientlywell.Boldwood,aseveryonesupposedhewoulddo,hadpleadedguilty,andhadbeensentencedtodeath.

           TheconvictionthatBoldwoodhadnotbeenmorallyresponsibleforhislateractsnowbecamegeneral.Factselicitedprevioustothetrialhadpointedstronglyinthesamedirection,buttheyhadnotbeenofsufficientweighttoleadtoanorderforanexaminationintothestateofBoldwood’smind.Itwasastonishing,nowthatapresumptionofinsanitywasraised,howmanycollateralcircumstanceswererememberedtowhichaconditionofmentaldiseaseseemedtoaffordtheonlyexplanationamongothers,theunprecedentedneglectofhiscornstacksintheprevioussummer.

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