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Bathsheba's ears were keen as those of any wild animal, and she dis- tinctly heard what the speaker said, though her back was towards him "I am looking for Mrs. Troy. Is that she there?" "Yes; that's the young lady, I believe." said the the person addressed. "I have some awkward news to break to her. Her husband is drowned."
The trees stood in an attitude of intentness, as if they waited longingly for a wind to come and rock them. A startling quiet overhung all surrounding things so completely, that the crunching of the waggon- wheels was as a great noise, and small rustles, which had never obtained a hearing except by night, were dis- tinctly individualized.
"It is mine." said she, and, from a sense of proportion, kept down to a small smile an inclination to laugh dis- tinctly: "it flew away last night." "One o'clock this morning?" "Well it was." She was surprised. "How did you know?" she said. "I was here." "You are Farmer Oak, are you not?" "That or thereabouts. I'm lately come to this place."
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