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The arrangement was that Miss Everdene should honour them by coming there for a day or two to inspect some ingenious con- trivances which this man of the woods had introduced into his wares.
"Mark." said Gabriel, sternly, "now you mind this! none of that dalliance-talk that smack-and-coddle style of yours about Miss Everdene. I don't allow it. Do you hear? " "With all my heart, as I've got no chance." replied Mr. Clark, cordially. "I suppose you've been speaking against her?" said Oak, turning to Joseph Poorgrass with a very grim look.
He was inwardly convinced that, in accordance with the anticipations of his easy-going and worse-educated comrades, that day would see Boldwood the accepted husband of Miss Everdene.
"I was engaged to be married to Miss Everdene," said Boldwood, "but you came and " "Not engaged," said Troy. "As good as engaged." "If I had not turned up she might have become engaged to you." "Hang might!" "Would, then." "If you had not come I should certainly yes, CERTAINLY have been accepted by this time. If you had not seen her you might have been married to Fanny.
" "But she has a will-not to say a temper, and I shall be a mere slave to her. I could do anything with poor Fanny Robin." "Troy." said Boldwood, imploringly," I'll do anything for you, only don't desert her; pray don't desert her, Troy." "Which, poor Fanny?" "No; Bathsheba Everdene. Love her best! Love her tenderly!
"What's a-brewing, Henrey?" asked Jacob and Mark Clark. "Baily Pennyways Baily Pennyways I said so; yes, I said so!" "What, found out stealing anything?" "Stealing it is. The news is, that after Miss Everdene got home she went out again to see all was safe, as she usually do, and coming in found Baily Pennyways creeping down the granary steps with half a a bushel of barley.
Ah." well, Miss Everdene, you are pardon my blunt way you are rather an injury to our race than other- wise. "How indeed?" she said, opening her eyes. "O, it is true enough. Why, Miss Everdene, it is in this manner that your good looks may do more. harm than good in the world." The sergeant looked down the mead in critical abstrac- ion.
I'll make answer hencefor'ard, 'Of course a lady like Miss Everdene can't love him'; I'll say it out in plain black and white." Bathsheba burst out: "O Liddy, are you such a simpleton? Can't you read riddles? Can't you see? Are you a woman yourself?" Liddy's clear eyes rounded with wonderment. "Yes; you must be a blind thing, Liddy!" she said, in reckless abandonment and grief.
He could not assure himself that his opinion was true even now. He fur- tively said to a neighbour, "Is Miss Everdene considered handsome?" "O yes; she was a good deal noticed the first time she came, if you remember. A very handsome girl indeed."
"Ay, at that time he thought of nothing but high things." added Billy Smallbury. "One day Parson Thirdly met him and said, "Good-Morning, Mister Everdene; 'tis a fine day!" "Amen" said Everdene, quite absent- like, thinking only of religion when he seed a parson- "Their daughter was not at all a pretty chile at that time." said Henery Fray.
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