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LVI. Beauty in Loneliness—After All

           "But,whatareyougoingawayforelse?"

           "Iamnotgoingtoemigrate,youknow;Iwasn’tawarethatyouwouldwishmenottowhenItold’eeorIshouldn’tha’thoughtofdoingit,"hesaid,simply."IhavearrangedforLittleWeatherburyFarmandshallhaveitinmyownhandsatLady-day.YouknowI’vehadashareinitforsometime.Still,thatwouldn’tpreventmyattendingtoyourbusinessasbefore,hadn’titbeenthatthingshavebeensaidaboutus."

           "What?"saidBathsheba,insurprise."Thingssaidaboutyouandme!Whatarethey?"

           "Icannottellyou."

           "Itwouldbewiserifyouwereto,Ithink.Youhaveplayedthepartofmentortomemanytimes,andIdon’tseewhyyoushouldfeartodoitnow."

           "Itisnothingthatyouhavedone,thistime.Thetopandtailo’tisthisthatIamsniffingabouthere,andwaitingforpoorBoldwood’sfarm,withathoughtofgettingyousomeday."

           "Gettingme!Whatdoesthatmean?"

           "Marryingof’ee,inplainBritish.Youaskedmetotell,soyoumustn’tblameme."

           Bathshebadidnotlookquitesoalarmedasifacannonhadbeendischargedbyherear,whichwaswhatOakhadexpected."Marryingme!Ididn’tknowitwasthatyoumeant,"shesaid,quietly."Suchathingasthatistooabsurdtoosoontothinkof,byfar!"

           "Yes;ofcourse,itistooabsurd.Idon’tdesireanysuchthing;Ishouldthinkthatwasplainenoughbythistime.Surely,surelyyoubethelastpersonintheworldIthinkofmarrying.Itistooabsurd,asyousay."

           "’Toos-s-soon’werethewordsIused.

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