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LVI. Beauty in Loneliness—After All

           "

           "Imustbegyourpardonforcorrectingyou,butyousaid,’tooabsurd,’andsodoI."

           "Ibegyourpardontoo!"shereturned,withtearsinhereyes."’Toosoon’waswhatIsaid.Butitdoesn’tmatterabitnotatallbutIonlymeant,’toosoon.’Indeed,Ididn’t,Mr.Oak,andyoumustbelieveme!"

           Gabriellookedherlongintheface,butthefirelightbeingfainttherewasnotmuchtobeseen."Bathsheba,"hesaid,tenderlyandinsurprise,andcomingcloser:"ifIonlyknewonethingwhetheryouwouldallowmetoloveyouandwinyou,andmarryyouafterallifIonlyknewthat!"

           "Butyouneverwillknow,"shemurmured.

           "Why?"

           "Becauseyouneverask."

           "OhOh!"saidGabriel,withalowlaughofjoyousness."Myowndear"

           "Yououghtnottohavesentmethatharshletterthismorning,"sheinterrupted."Itshowsyoudidn’tcareabitaboutme,andwerereadytodesertmelikealltherestofthem!Itwasverycruelofyou,consideringIwasthefirstsweetheartthatyoueverhad,andyouwerethefirstIeverhad;andIshallnotforgetit!"

           "Now,Bathsheba,waseveranybodysoprovoking,"hesaid,laughing."YouknowitwaspurelythatI,asanunmarriedman,carryingonabusinessforyouasaverytakingyoungwoman,hadaproperhardparttoplaymoreparticularthatpeopleknewIhadasortoffeelingfor’ee;andIfancied,fromthewaywewerementionedtogether,thatitmightinjureyourgoodname.NobodyknowstheheatandfretIhavebeencausedbyit."

           "Andwasthatall?"

           "All."

           "Oh,howgladIamIcame!"sheexclaimed,thankfully,assherosefromherseat

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